Skywest does not have Q400s. I remember even 3 years ago as a gate agent being told by excited FOs "OMG I hear we have some Qs painted up in DEN". You'd be shocked how many people here just believe these rumors right off the bat. As if Skywest is just going to call an airline one day, buy a few of their Q400s, and just have them sitting painted on the ramp with no where to go and no training in place to operate them.