SkyWest Airlines selects Shreveport Airport for new maintenance hub

CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Shreveport Regional Airport has been selected as the newest maintenance base and facility for SkyWest Airlines, the largest regional airline carrier in the country. The company will use the facility to tend to its nearly 500-aircraft fleet.

According to a press release, the facility is expected to create 150 new jobs in Caddo Parish with an average annual salary of $70,000, around 27% above the parish average. Louisiana Economic Development

(LED) estimates that an additional 375 indirect jobs will be created from the project.

“SkyWest’s decision to locate a maintenance facility here represents the whole of government approach we have been taking during my administration, rallying state and local stakeholders to put local economies first,” Governor Jeff Landry said. “I want to thank SkyWest for recognizing the skilled workforce we have built in Louisiana, and I want to thank all of the entities that came together to make this project possible.”

The project aligns with LED’s strategic plan, prioritizing Louisiana’s aerospace and logistics sectors. State-specific advantages in these sectors include supply chain access through five of the country’s 20 largest ports and lower business costs.

“With its long history of excellence and high-impact job opportunities, SkyWest is exactly the type of company identified in our strategic plan that will help Louisiana build the most robust, innovative, and dynamic economy in the Southeast,” said LED Secretary Susan B. Bourgeois. “More than 8,000 Louisianans work in the aerospace and defense industry, and we are proud to add another company to our state’s portfolio that is demonstrating so much potential for growth.”

Shreveport Regional Airport will become SkyWest’s 13th maintenance base, which is expected to be operational in the second half of 2025.

“We’re excited to select Shreveport Regional Airport as our newest maintenance base,” said Joe Sigg, SkyWest’s Vice President of Maintenance. “We appreciate the welcome from the local community and the state of Louisiana and look forward to growing our team of skilled technicians to maintain the industry’s premier fleet of regional aircraft.”

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