ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — SkyWest Inc. (SKYW) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $75.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the St. George, Utah-based company said it had net income of $1.82.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.73 per share.

The regional airline posted revenue of $867.1 million in the period.

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