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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

                                     OF THE

                       RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                                  SKYWEST, INC.

       Pursuant to the provisions of the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act,
the undersigned corporation (the "Corporation") hereby adopts the following
Articles of Amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended:

                                       I.

       The name of the Corporation is SKYWEST, INC.

                                       II.

       The following amendment to the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as
amended, of the Corporation was adopted by the shareholders of the Corporation
on August 8, 2000 in the manner prescribed by the Utah Revised Business
Corporation Act:

       Article IV(a) of the Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of
       the Corporation is hereby amended to read as follows:

                                   ARTICLE IV

              (a) The total number of Common Shares which this Corporation shall
       have authority to issue is 120,000,000, no par value per share.

                                      III.

       The number of shares outstanding as of the record date established for
identifying those shareholders entitled to vote with respect to the foregoing
amendment was 24,784,497 shares of Common Stock, no par value (the "Common
Stock"). The number of shares of the Common Stock entitled to vote on such
amendment was 24,784,497 shares. The number of shares of the Common Stock
represented at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which the foregoing

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amendment was approved was 22,258,596 shares. No other class of shares was
issued and outstanding.

                                       IV.

       The number of shares of the Common Stock voted for the amendment to
Article IV(a) was 13,113,836; the number of shares which were voted against such
amendment was 9,110,382; the number of shares that abstained was 20,262; and the
number of broker non-votes was 14,116.

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       DATED this 8th day of August, 2000.

                                        SkyWest, Inc., a Utah corporation

                                        By:   /s/ JERRY ATKIN
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                                           (Signature)
                                        Its:  Jerry Atkin      President
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                                            (Name and Title)

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                                                  Exhibit 10(aa)

                                                  LONG-TERM
                                                  INCENTIVE PLAN

                                                  Potash Corporation of
                                                  Saskatchewan Inc

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CONTENTS

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<S>                                                                      <C>
SECTION 1 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN                                      1
   1.01     Purpose                                                        1
   1.02     Term                                                           1
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS                                                    2
   2.01     Absolute Percentage                                            2
   2.02     Actively Employed                                              2
   2.03     Award Payment                                                  2
   2.04     Award Percentage                                               2
   2.05     Board                                                          2
   2.06     CEO                                                            2
   2.07     Closing Share Price                                            2
   2.08     Committee                                                      3
   2.09     Corporation                                                    3
   2.10     Dividends                                                      3
   2.11     Entitled Executive                                             3
   2.12     Exchange                                                       3
   2.13     Opening Share Price                                            3
   2.14     PCS Inc.                                                       3
   2.15     Performance Cycle                                              3
   2.16     Permanent Disability                                           3
   2.17     Peer Group of Corporations                                     3
   2.18     Plan                                                           4
   2.19     Relative Percentage                                            4
   2.20     Salary                                                         4
   2.21     Target Percentage                                              4
   2.22     Total Shareholder Return (TSR)                                 4
SECTION 3 - PARTICIPATION                                                  6
   3.01     Participation Requirements                                     6
SECTION 4 - AWARD PAYMENTS                                                 7
   4.01     Calculation of Award Payment                                   7
   4.02     Timing of Payment                                              7
   4.03     Adjustments to Award Payments                                  7
SECTION 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN                                     8
   5.01     Powers of the Committee                                        8
   5.02     Determination of Target Percentage                             8
   5.03     Calculation of Total Shareholder Return                        8
   5.04     Delegation of Duties                                           8
SECTION 6 - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT                                      9
   6.01     Termination of Employment                                      9
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<S>                                                                      <C>
SECTION 7 - GENERAL PROVISIONS                                            10
   7.01     Death Benefits                                                10
   7.02     Disability or Retirement                                      10
   7.03     Leaves of Absence                                             10
   7.04     Assignment or Alienation                                      10
   7.05     Amendment or Termination                                      11
   7.06     Effect of Amendment or Termination                            11
   7.07     No Enlargement of Contractual Rights                          11
   7.08     Interpretation                                                11
   7.09     Withholding of Taxes                                          11
   7.10     Binding on Successors                                         11
   7.11     Currency                                                      11
APPENDIX "A" - ABSOLUTE PERCENTAGE OF TARGET PERCENTAGE                   12
APPENDIX "B" - RELATIVE PERCENTAGE OF TARGET PERCENTAGE                   13
APPENDIX "C" - TARGET PERCENTAGE                                          14
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SECTION 1 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN

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1.01      PURPOSE
          This Long-term Incentive Plan is established for the purpose of:

          (a)  providing competitive compensation for Entitled Executives;

          (b)  rewarding Entitled Executives for improving Total Shareholder
               Return;

          (c)  rewarding Entitled Executives for attaining a Total Shareholder
               Return that is in excess of the Peer Group of Corporations;

          (d)  rewarding Entitled Executives for their efforts and contributions
               to the achievement of the long-term success of the business
               interests of the Corporation;

          (e)  aligning the interests of Entitled Executives more closely with
               the shareholders of the Corporation; and,

          (f)  enhancing the ability of the Corporation to recruit and retain
               high potential, high value executives.

1.02      TERM
          Subject to Section 7.05 (Amendment or Termination), this Plan shall be
          effective on and after January 1, 2000.

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SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS

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The following terms, when capitalized, shall be defined as follows:

2.01     ABSOLUTE PERCENTAGE
         "Absolute Percentage" means the percentage of an Entitled Executive's
         Target Percentage derived in accordance with the table contained in
         Appendix "A" and applied to arrive at the Award Percentage of the
         Entitled Executive for a given Performance Cycle.

2.02     ACTIVELY EMPLOYED
         "Actively Employed" means an Entitled Executive who is at work on a
         regular basis and performing the full scope of his or her job duties.

2.03     AWARD PAYMENT
         "Award Payment" means a cash payment to an Entitled Executive
         calculated pursuant to Section 4.01 (Calculation of Award Payments).

2.04     AWARD PERCENTAGE
         "Award Percentage" means the percentage of an Entitled Executive's
         Salary derived from the following formula:

         (a)      the sum of the Entitled Executive's Absolute Percentage and
                  his or her Relative Percentage

                                    MULTIPLIED BY

         (b)      the Entitled Executive's Target Percentage.

         If the sum of paragraph (a) in the above formula is less than zero,
         then the Award Percentage will be deemed to be zero.

2.05     BOARD
         "Board" means the Board of Directors of PCS Inc..

2.06     CEO
         "CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of PCS Inc..

2.07     CLOSING SHARE PRICE
         "Closing Share Price" means, for PCS Inc. or a corporation of the Peer
         Group of Corporations, the average closing price of the corporation's
         common shares on the Exchange for the last five trading days of a given
         Performance Cycle.
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2.08     COMMITTEE
         "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

2.09     CORPORATION
         "Corporation" means Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. and its
         direct and indirect subsidiaries.

2.10     DIVIDENDS
         "Dividends" means, for PCS Inc. or a corporation of the Peer Group of
         Corporations, an amount equal to the cumulative amount of dividends
         paid by the corporation during a given Performance Cycle, assuming
         dividend reinvestment.

2.11     ENTITLED EXECUTIVE
         "Entitled Executive" means an executive employee of the Corporation who
         is recommended by the CEO and approved by the Committee to participate
         in this Plan.

2.12     EXCHANGE
         "Exchange" means the principal stock exchange upon which PCS Inc. or a
         corporation of the Peer Group of Corporations, as the case may be,
         trades.

2.13     OPENING SHARE PRICE
         "Opening Share Price" means for the Performance Cycle commencing
         January 1, 2000, the average closing price of PCS Inc., or a
         corporation of the Peer Group of Corporations, on the Exchange for the
         last five trading days of 1999. For subsequent Performance Cycles, the
         Opening Share Price means the Closing Share Price of such corporation
         for the immediately preceding Performance Cycle.

2.14     PCS INC.
         "PCS Inc." means Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

2.15     PERFORMANCE CYCLE
         "Performance Cycle" means a period of three consecutive calendar years.
         The first Performance Cycle commences on January 1, 2000 and ends on
         December 31, 2002. The next Performance Cycle will commence on January
         1, 2003 and end on December 31, 2005, and so on.

2.16     PERMANENT DISABILITY
         "Permanent Disability" means the permanent incapacity of an Entitled
         Executive, as determined in accordance with the disability plan to
         which the Entitled Executive belongs.

2.17     PEER GROUP OF CORPORATIONS
         "Peer Group of Corporations" means, initially, the following group of
         corporations:

         (a)      Agrium Inc.;

         (b)      IMC Global Inc.;
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         (c)      Mississippi Chemical Corporation; and,

         (d)      Terra Industries Inc.

         This group may be modified to reflect any mergers or acquisitions
         within the group, or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Committee

2.18     PLAN
         "Plan" means this Long-term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to
         time.

2.19     RELATIVE PERCENTAGE
         "Relative Percentage" means the percentage of an Entitled Executive's
         Target Percentage derived in accordance with the table contained in
         Appendix "B" and applied to arrive at the Award Percentage of the
         Entitled Executive for a given Performance Cycle.

2.20     SALARY
         "Salary" means an amount equal to the sum of the Entitled Executive's
         annual base salary paid in each of the three calendar years in a
         Performance Cycle while the Entitled Executive is Actively Employed or
         on short-term disability, as determined in accordance with the
         disability plan to which the Entitled Executive belongs.

2.21     TARGET PERCENTAGE
         "Target Percentage" means the percentage as set forth in Appendix "C"
         of an Entitled Executive's Salary recommended by the CEO, approved by
         the Committee and applied to arrive at the Award Percentage of the
         Entitled Executive for a given Performance Cycle.

2.22     TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN (TSR)
         "Total Shareholder Return" or "TSR" means, for any corporation in a
         given Performance Cycle, a percentage derived from the following
         formula:

         (a)      Closing Share Price

                  minus

                  Opening Share Price

                  plus

                  Dividends

                                    DIVIDED BY

         (b)      Opening Share Price

                                    MULTIPLIED BY

         (c)      100

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         The Total Shareholder Return for the Peer Group of Corporations shall
         be determined by dividing the sum of the Total Shareholder Returns for
         each corporation of the Peer Group of Corporations by the number of
         corporations in the Peer Group of Corporations.

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SECTION 3 - PARTICIPATION

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3.01     PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
         Participation in the Plan is limited to Entitled Executives.

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SECTION 4 - AWARD PAYMENTS

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4.01     CALCULATION OF AWARD PAYMENT
         An Entitled Executive shall receive an Award Payment equal to the
         Entitled Executive's Award Percentage multiplied by his or her Salary.

4.02     TIMING OF PAYMENT
         The Committee shall approve the amount of the Award Payments within 30
         days of the end of each Performance Cycle and an Entitled Executive
         shall receive his or her Award Payment within 30 days thereafter.

4.03     ADJUSTMENTS TO AWARD PAYMENTS
         (a)     Participation During Performance Cycle
                 An employee of the Corporation who becomes an Entitled
                 Executive after the commencement of a Performance Cycle shall
                 participate in this Plan as of the date he or she becomes an
                 Entitled Executive. The Award Payment of such Entitled
                 Executive shall be calculated by deeming the Opening Share
                 Price used in arriving at the TSR to be the average closing
                 price of PCS Inc., or a corporation of the Peer Group of
                 Corporations, on the Exchange for the last five trading days
                 prior to his or her becoming an Entitled Executive.

         (b)     Job Promotion During Performance Cycle
                 An Entitled Executive who is promoted from one Group to another
                 Group as set forth in Appendix "C", shall have his or her
                 Target Percentage prorated in accordance with his or her period
                 of employment within each Group during a given Performance
                 Cycle.

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SECTION 5 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

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5.01     POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE
         The Committee shall have the power and authority to approve all
         Entitled Executives, approve Target Percentages and generally
         administer the Plan. The Committee shall conclusively interpret the
         provisions of this Plan and decide all questions of fact arising in the
         application thereof.

5.02     DETERMINATION OF TARGET PERCENTAGE
         Within 30 days of the approval of the proposed Entitled Executives and
         their respective Target Percentages by the Committee, PCS Inc. will
         prepare a written notice to such Entitled Executives specifying their
         Target Percentage and the terms of the Plan deemed relevant by the
         Committee.

5.03     CALCULATION OF TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN
         Management of PCS Inc. shall provide a report to the Committee within
         30 days of the end of each Performance Cycle showing the calculations
         for obtaining the Total Shareholder Return for PCS Inc. and each of the
         corporations in the Peer Group of Corporations. Final determination of
         the Total Shareholder Return for PCS Inc. and any corporation in the
         Peer Group of Corporations shall be approved by the Committee.

5.04     DELEGATION OF DUTIES
         The Committee and/or the Board may delegate to any director or
         directors or any officer or officers of PCS Inc. such administrative
         duties and powers as it may see fit with respect to the Plan.

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SECTION 6 - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

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6.01     TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
         (a)      TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE
                  If an Entitled Executive's employment with the Corporation is
                  terminated by the Corporation without just cause, he or she
                  shall be entitled to an Award Payment calculated as of the
                  Entitled Executive's termination date. The Award Payment will
                  be paid to the Entitled Executive within a reasonable period
                  of time from his or her termination date. The Entitled
                  Executive shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan
                  during Performance Cycles commencing after his or her date of
                  notice of termination of employment.

         (b)      VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OR TERMINATION WITH CAUSE
                  If an Entitled Executive's employment with the Corporation is
                  voluntarily terminated by the Entitled Executive or is
                  terminated by the Corporation for just cause, he or she shall
                  immediately cease to participate in the Plan and shall forfeit
                  any and all rights he or she may have under this Plan
                  including, but not limited to, any Award Payment except with
                  respect to any Award Payment granted or grantable for a
                  Performance Cycle completed before the date of such
                  termination.

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SECTION 7 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

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7.01     DEATH BENEFITS
         If an Entitled Executive dies while participating in this Plan, his or
         her estate shall be entitled to an Award Payment calculated as of the
         Entitled Executive's date of death. The Award Payment will be paid to
         the estate of the Entitled Executive within a reasonable period of time
         from the date of death of the Entitled Executive.

7.02     DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT
          If an Entitled Executive suffers:

         (a)      a Permanent Disability; or

         (b)      retires from employment with the Corporation in accordance
                  with the then prevailing retirement policy of the Corporation,

         he or she shall be entitled to an Award Payment calculated as of the
         Entitled Executive's date of Permanent Disability or date of
         retirement, as the case may be. The Award Payment will be paid to the
         Entitled Executive within a reasonable period of time from his or her
         date of Permanent Disability or date of retirement, as the case may be.

         The Entitled Executive shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan
         during Performance Cycles commencing after his or her date of Permanent
         Disability, or retirement.

7.03     LEAVES OF ABSENCE
         If an Entitled Executive takes a leave of absence from employment,
         approved by the Corporation, with or without pay, he or she shall be
         deemed to continue to participate in the Plan for the remainder of the
         Performance Cycle within which the leave of absence is taken. The
         Entitled Executive shall not be eligible to participate in the Plan
         during Performance Cycles commencing after his or her leave of absence
         unless recommended by the CEO and approved by the Committee.

7.04     ASSIGNMENT OR ALIENATION
         Except as required by applicable laws and subject to Section 7.01
         (Death Benefits), the right of an Entitled Executive to receive an
         Award Payment under this Plan shall not be:

         (a)      given as security;

         (b)      subject to transfer, anticipation, commutation, alienation,
                  sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or
                  hypothecation; or

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         (c)      subject to execution, attachment, levy or similar process or
                  assignment by operation of law,

         and any attempt to effect any such action shall be null and void and of
         no effect.

7.05     AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
         Subject to Section 7.06 (Effect of Amendment or Termination), this Plan
         may be amended in whole or in part from time to time or terminated by
         The Corporation. Any amendment or termination shall be binding on The
         Corporation, Entitled Executives and their respective beneficiaries.
         Notice of termination or amendment shall be provided to Entitled
         Executives and in the case of deceased Entitled Executives, their
         respective beneficiaries.

7.06     EFFECT OF AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
         Notwithstanding Section 7.05 (Amendment or Termination), no amendment
         or termination of any provision of this Plan shall directly or
         indirectly deprive any Entitled Executive or beneficiary of all or any
         portion of an Award Payment earned to the date of the amendment or
         termination.

7.07     NO ENLARGEMENT OF CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS
         This Plan shall not give any Entitled Executive the right to be
         retained in the service of the Corporation nor shall it interfere with
         the right of The Corporation to terminate the employment of the
         Entitled Executive. Participation in this Plan shall not give any
         Entitled Executive any right or claim to any benefit, except to the
         extent provided in this Plan.

7.08     INTERPRETATION
         This Plan shall be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Province of
         Saskatchewan. Section headings are for convenience only and shall not
         be considered provisions of the Plan. Words in the singular shall
         include the plural, and vice versa, unless qualified by the context.

7.09     WITHHOLDING OF TAXES
         The Corporation shall withhold all applicable taxes from any amounts
         paid pursuant to this Plan.

7.10     BINDING ON SUCCESSORS
         This Plan shall be binding on any successor or successors of The
         Corporation whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise.

7.11     CURRENCY
         The Award Payments payable pursuant to this Plan shall be paid in the
         same currency as the Entitled Executive receives his or her Salary. If
         the Salary of an Entitled Executive is paid in more than one currency
         during a Performance Cycle, the currency of his or her Award Payment
         for that Performance Cycle shall be determined by the CEO in
         consultation with the Senior Vice-President, Administration.

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APPENDIX "A" - ABSOLUTE PERCENTAGE OF TARGET PERCENTAGE

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                     TSR OF PCS INC.                               ABSOLUTE PERCENTAGE OF TARGET PERCENTAGE
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<S>                                                                                <C>
     Less than or equal to -50%                                                         0%
                           -25%                                                      37.5%
                             0%                                                        75%
                            25%                                                     112.5%
                            50%                                                       150%
                            75%                                                     187.5%
                           100%                                                       225%
                           125%                                                     262.5%
                           150%                                                       300%
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[FN]
Notes:

1.       All absolute TSR performances between the percentages in the above
         table will be interpolated.

2.       Where the TSR of PCS Inc. exceeds 150%, the Absolute Percentage shall
         increase by 37.5% for every 25% increase in the TSR of PCS Inc.
</FN>

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APPENDIX "B" - RELATIVE PERCENTAGE OF TARGET PERCENTAGE

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    TSR OF PCS INC. MINUS THE TSR OF THE PEER GROUP OF             RELATIVE PERCENTAGE OF TARGET PERCENTAGE
                       CORPORATIONS
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<S>                                                                                 <C>
        Less than or equal to -30                                                    - 25.0%
                              -20                                                   - 18.75%
                              -10                                                   - 12.50%
                                0                                                         0%
                                5                                                    + 25.0%
                               10                                                    + 30.0%
                               20                                                    + 35.0%
                               30                                                    + 40.0%
                               40                                                    + 45.0%
                               50                                                    + 50.0%
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[FN]
Notes:

1.       All relative TSR performances between the percentages in the above
         table will be interpolated.

2.       Where TSR of PCS Inc. minus the TSR of the Peer Group of Corporations
         exceeds 50%, the Relative Percentage of Target Percentage shall
         increase by 5% for every 10% increase in the TSR of PCS Inc. minus the
         TSR of the Peer Group of the Corporation.
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APPENDIX "C" - TARGET PERCENTAGE

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TIER      GROUP                                       TARGET AWARD
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I         Corporate President,                               50%
           and CEO

II        Corporate Sr. VPs,                                 40%
          Subsidiary Presidents

III       Corporate VPs,                                     30%
          Subsidiary Executive VPs,
          Selected Subsidiary VPs

IV        Selected Subsidiary VPs,                           25%
          Selected Corporate Executive employees

V         Subsidiary General Managers Operations,            20%
          Selected Subsidiary VPs,
          Selected Directors
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