Skywest Airlines (USA) (OO, Salt Lake City International (SLC)) and Brazil's Embraer (São José dos Campos Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf (SJK)) have announced a firm order for forty EMB-175s with delivery due to commence from the second quarter of 2014 onwards. For its part, Skywest plans to operate the aircraft under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare International (ORD)) with another 60 firm orders subject to SkyWest being awarded CPA contracts with major US airline partners. The agreement also includes options for another one hundred E-175s, taking the total order potential up to two hundred aircraft. The deal is supplementary to a contract Embraer signed with United Airlines for thirty firm E-175s with 40 options.

American Eagle Airlines (MQ, Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW)) is to be renamed as a result of the planned American Airlines/US Airways merger, though no specific names have yet been decided on. According to a company internal newsletter, with ExpressJet Airlines (EV, Houston George Bush Intercontinental (IAH)), Skywest Airlines (USA) (OO, Salt Lake City International (SLC)) and Republic Airlines (YX, Chicago O'Hare International (ORD)) now flying under the "American Eagle" name as well, the "original" American Eagle will "need to better distinguish and differentiate itself from other regional operators". The memo goes on to add that, in order to placate its other customers, and for the sake of future business dealings, distancing itself from the "American" brand, "would also be beneficial". No exact time frame for the rebranding has been given.

Air Mekong (P8, Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International (SGN)) has announced to its travel agency partners that it plans to temporarily suspend domestic operations in Vietnam with its fleet of four CRJ-900s leased from 30% minority owner Skywest Airlines (USA) (OO, Salt Lake City International (SLC)) from February 28 according to news portal VietNamNet Bridge. It reportedly plans to lease either A320 or B737NG family aircraft to resume operations later this year.

SeaPort Airlines (K5, Portland International (PDX)) will set-up a new base at San Diego International (SAN) and offer up to five daily round-trips from there to El Centro Imperial County (IPL) from March 1. The regional carrier has won the essential air service contract for El Centro and will replace Skywest Airlines (USA) (OO, Salt Lake City International (SLC)) which currently offers two daily EMB-120 services to Los Angeles International (LAX) as United Express using United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare International (ORD)) flight numbers.

Pinnacle Airlines (9E, Memphis International (MEM)) is expected to be the operator of the 40 new CRJ-900s its partner Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International (ATL)) has ordered earlier this month that will be delivered between 2013 and 2014. Pinnacle's pilots have tentatively agreed to a new labour agreement with the regional carrier that is currently operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Pinnacle is expected to retire its 140 CRJ-200s operated for Delta from its fleet over the course of the next three years. The new CRJ-900s will increase its fleet of CRJ-900s from 55 to 81 with 14 of its current aircraft to be transferred to Skywest Airlines (USA) (OO, Salt Lake City International (SLC)) and ExpressJet Airlines (EV, Houston George Bush Intercontinental (IAH)).