N740SK

This airframe, registered as N740SK, is a 2005-built regional jet of type Bombardier CRJ-701 (CL-600-2C10) manufactured by Bombardier Inc. and carrying serial number 10196. The aircraft is owned by SkyWest Airlines, a corporation based in St. George, UT, US, and is normally operated in regional service under the carrier’s fleet. The registry country is US. No separate notable registry actions or change-of-ownership events are published for this specific airframe in the supplied data.

The aircraft is fitted in a single-class regional seating layout consistent with SkyWest/American Eagle deployments, carrying approximately the 68–70 seat standard for the operator and specifically listed as 69 seats for this airframe. Avionics are the Rockwell Collins ProLine 4 suite, typical for CRJ-700-series derivatives, providing integrated flight management, weather radar and navigation capabilities suited to frequent short-haul turnarounds. Typical mission profiles for this airframe include short- to medium-range regional sectors, point-to-point feeder routes and high-frequency shuttle operations from SkyWest bases; maintenance planning follows regional-jet schedules for airframe and CF34-series engines, with attention to cycle-related inspections. Operated by SkyWest Airlines out of its regional base network, this airframe is configured for high-utilization regional service rather than premium or long-haul roles.

The CRJ-701 is a member of the CRJ-700 family, positioned to serve high-frequency regional markets where seating around 69 passengers and cruise speeds near 447 kts balance capacity and trip time. Competitors in the same mission niche historically include smaller variants of the Embraer ERJ/ERJ-170/175 family and older regional jets from competing OEMs. Buyer demand for used airframes of this class typically reflects operator fleet commonality, remaining useful life measured in cycles, and CF34 engine hours; resale and maintenance considerations center on part availability and the economics of reconfiguration between different regional carrier seating standards.