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Mesa Airlines , a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group, is a US airline headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona which operates flights as Air Midwest, America West Express, United Express and US Airways Express. It also operates flights under its own name for flights originating from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Albuquerque International Sunport, and under the brand go! for flights in Hawaii.
History
In 1982 Larry Risley founded Mesa Airlines in Farmington, New Mexico with the purchase of the company's first airplane. The company expanded and grew over the next fifteen years, eventually acquiring sufficient power and assets to acquire several competing regional air carriers. The following list details the acquisitions by year.
- 1990 - Aspen Airways (an operator for United Airlines)
- 1991 - Air Midwest (an operator for US Airways)
- 1993 - West Air (an operator for United Airlines)
- 1994 - Crown Airways
- 1999 - CCAir (an operator for US Airways)
In 1997 and 1998, financial problems ended Mesa Airlines' partnership with United Airlines. The company's former CEO returned to Mesa Airlines to help the struggling carrier. Under his leadership, Mesa Airlines moved its headquarters from Farmington, to Phoenix, Arizona. He also arranged a six-year deal for Mesa Airlines to operate flights as America West Express for America West Airlines. Again upon solid financial footing, Mesa Air Group has begun to seek expansion through acquisition of other regional carriers.
Fleet
As of FY2003, Mesa Airlines operated 150 airplanes including:
- Bombardier CRJ-100
- Bombardier CRJ-200
- Bombardier CRJ-700
- Bombardier CRJ-900
- Embraer ERJ 145
- de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100
- de Havilland Canada DHC-8-200
- Beech 1900D
The average Mesa Airlines fleet age is 5.8 years old in march 2006.
External links
- Mesa Air Group Company Website
- Mesa Air Fleet Age
- Mesa Airlines' Fleet Detail at PlaneSpotters.net
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