SkyWest orders new GE CF34 engines for Embraer E175s

Southern Airways bailing on Purdue Airport, as SkyWest arrives

Southern Airways unveiled a Purdue-themed plane for its initial passenger flights out of the Purdue Airport in May 2024. (Photo: Dave Bangert)Southern Airways, the company Purdue recruited to return passenger service to the Purdue Airport for the first time in two decades, is leaving the market in early August, university officials confirmed this week.Online bookings for the commuter airline between Purdue Airport and Chicago’s O’Hare Internatio…

SkyWest orders new GE CF34 engines for Embraer E175s

SkyWest has finalised a new agreement with GE Aerospace for CF34-8E engines, including spare units, to power its recently ordered fleet of 60 Embraer 175 regional jets. The move strengthens the long-standing relationship between the two companies and reinforces SkyWest's continued reliance on the CF34 engine family to support its growing operations. GE Aerospace described the agreement as a continuation of a highly successful partnership, pointi…