SkyWest (SKYW) 10-K 2015 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES‑OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10‑K of SkyWest, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Russell A.  Childs, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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Chief Executive Officer
February 18, 2015

/s/ RUSSELL A. CHILDS

Russell A. Childs
Chief Executive Officer
February 26, 2016

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes‑Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.