I just never understood why Skywest or United would want to get rid of the EMB-120 markets. Look at some of the places where you see the Brasilia flying to...

Seattle
Portland
Eugene
Monterey
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara

These are some of the most expensive cities in the country, and they are populated with people who have high incomes, and who are willing to spend more money on airline travel. These are some of the best places to have routes to/from. If Skywest does need to retire the Brasilia for age/maintenance issues, then it needs to be replaced with something similar that can do the exact same mission.