Mesa Airlines, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from 1995 to 1996. It operates flights as United Express, US Airways Express, Delta Connection (via Freedom Airlines), and under the brand Go! for flights within the Hawaiian Islands. It serves more than 180 markets in the Western Hemisphere. Mesa's safety record was noted as having the fewest incidents among domestic regional airlines in the Journal of Air Transportation.
Airline operations
Mesa Airlines operates as:
- US Airways Express is a mainline airline marketing sub-brand using a separately liveried fleet of Bombardier CRJ 200s, 900s, and De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft under a revenue-guarantee code sharing agreement. Its hubs are in Phoenix and Charlotte.
- United Express is a mainline airline marketing sub-brand using a separately liveried fleet of Bombardier CRJ 700, Bombardier CRJ 200, and the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 aircraft under a revenue-guarantee code sharing agreement. Its hubs are in Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare and Denver.
- go! is a brand using a separately liveried fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft from its hub in Honolulu.
Former airline divisions
- CalPac (California Pacific) (1993-1995)
- Desert Sun Airlines (1995-1996)
- FloridaGulf Airlines (1991-1997)
- Liberty Express Airlines (1994-1997)
- Mountain West Airlines (1995-1996)
- Skyway Airlines (1989-1994)
- Superior Airlines (1994-1995)
- Air Midwest (1991-2008)
History
See also: Mesa Air Group#HistoryFrom 1989 to 1998, Mesa Airlines operated as a conglomeration of up to eight separate airlines. For the history of the acquisition and expansion of Mesa Airlines during this time frame see Mesa Air Group. The following history section details the history of the individual airlines that comprised Mesa Airlines during this time frame:
Mesa Airlines / Mountain West Airlines
Mesa Airlines was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from 1995 to 1997. It has had up to four separate operations based on code share partners. As of October 2006, only its America West Express and United Express operations remain in service.
Independent
The original Mesa Airlines operation was founded by Larry and Jane Risley of Farmington, New Mexico, as the flight division of JB Aviation in 1980. In 1982, it began service as Mesa Air Shuttle . Over the next five years it established a presence in New Mexico and built its Albuquerque hub. It eventually expanded into a hub in Phoenix. In 1992, when Mesa established a code share with America West, its Phoenix hub was turned over to the America West Express division.
In 1997, Mesa established a hub at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, using two Bombardier CRJ aircraft, providing service from Fort Worth to San Antonio, Austin, Houston Hobby, and Colorado Springs. The venture was short-lived and the hub was eliminated during corporate restructuring. The Albuquerque hub was merged into Air Midwest.
In the late 1990s Mesa still had its headquarters in Farmington.
America West Express
Main article: America West ExpressIn September 1992, Mesa negotiated a code sharing agreement with America West to operate out of its Phoenix hub, serving 12 cities. These routes were originally from the independent Mesa operation. The code share allowed increased frequency and increased load factors and expansion into several new markets.
In 1997, Desert Sun Airlines was merged into this division and its Fokker F70s were replaced by Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft. The CRJ-200 aircraft also began replacing the Beechcraft 1900 as the 1900s were transitioned over to Mesa's Air Midwest subsidiary. Beginning in December 1997, Mesa began operating de Havilland Canada Dash 8-200 aircraft between Phoenix and Grand Junction. In 2003, Mesa Airlines took over the operations of Freedom Airlines and Freedom Airlines' CRJ-900s were transferred into the America West Express operation.
On September 16, 2005, America West and US Airways completed their merger. Although the companies merged, as of May 2008, the two flight operations have not been merged and Mesa continues to code share with the new US Airways Group as US Airways Express under its America West Express code share agreement. It operates CRJ-200 and CRJ-900 aircraft from hubs in Charlotte and Phoenix, and Dash-8 aircraft from its Phoenix hub.
US Airways Express
Main article: US Airways ExpressIn November 1997, Mesa negotiated a code share agreement to provide service to US Airways as US Airways Express for 14 turbojets to various cities from its Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina hubs. In 1998 and 2000, the agreement was expanded to 28 jets and then to 52 jets. The first CRJ-200 aircraft began operating in 1998. As Mesa began taking deliveries of the Embraer 145 aircraft in 2000, the CRJs were transferred to the America West division, separating the fleet types.
In 2003, 20 CRJ-200 aircraft were reintroduced to the US Airways Express division. With the reintroduction of the CRJ, the CRJ-200 aircraft operated out of the Philadelphia hub, and the ERJ-145 aircraft operated out of the Charlotte hub.
In 2005, Mesa's code share agreement with US Airways was not reaffirmed in bankruptcy court, and Mesa began transitioning the aircraft to other code shares. Twenty-six ERJ aircraft were transitioned to Freedom Airlines, and the CRJ and remaining ERJs were transferred to Mesa's United Express operation. However, following the America West Airlines merger later that year, the Mesa contract for America West Express was retained and expanded to include non-former America West Express routes.
United Express
Main article: United ExpressIn 1990, Mesa acquired Aspen Airways Denver hub and routes, except for Aspen's Denver to Aspen route. It attempted to acquire Aspen's code share with United, however United was unwilling to code share with an airline that only operated 19-seat turboprops. Mesa leased Embraer-120 Brasilias from its former competitor in New Mexico, Air Midwest. With the Brasilias in hand, Mesa gained a code share with United for its Denver hub.
In 1995, California Pacific and its Los Angeles hub was merged into Mesa's United Express operation. After the closing of Superior Airlines Columbus hub, its aircraft and crews were used to expand United Express into Portland and Seattle. In 1997, operational difficulties with the Denver hub and disagreements over the renewal of Mesa's WestAir subsidiary code share with United resulted in the cancellation of Mesa's code share.
In 2003, Mesa renegotiated a code share agreement with United with a hub in Denver. As of October 2008, Mesa operates CRJ-200 and CRJ-700 aircraft from its Chicago and Washington Dulles hubs, and Dash-8 and CRJ-700 aircraft from its Denver hub.. In October 2009 United has decided to exercise it's early termination option for it's Dash 8 flying. The Dash-8 flying will be done by April 30th 2010 Reuters". At the same time United decided not to extend it's CRJ-200, as a result All of the Mesa CRJ-200s (26 aircrafts) flying under United Express will end on April 30th, 2010.AP"
Skyway Airlines
Main article: Skyway AirlinesThe Skyway Airlines division was Mesa's first foray into the Midwest. Skyway was formed in 1989 when Mesa established a code share agreement with Midwest Express and a Milwaukee hub. From Milwaukee, Mesa served 25 cities in nine states in the upper Midwest region, using Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. Upon expiration of the code share in 1994, it was not renewed. Midwest Express kept the Skyway Airlines name and routes, forming Astral Airways to fill the void as Mesa ceased service in Milwaukee. Mesa reallocated the aircraft and crews to start Superior Airlines in its Columbus, Ohio hub for America West Express.
FloridaGulf Airlines
The FloridaGulf Airlines division was formed in 1991 after Mesa's acquisition of Air Midwest. Air Midwest's CEO, Robert Priddy, was chosen to start up the operation. It operated under a code share agreement with USAir and was a USAir Express carrier. It started with a Tampa hub, providing service to Florida and the southeast United States using Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. Additional hubs in Orlando and New Orleans were established. In 1993, the airline expanded into the Northeast, with a hub in Boston and eventually Philadelphia. In 1994, six Embraer-120 Braslia aircraft were added. By the time it was merged into Air Midwest, in 1997, it was operating 44 Beechcraft 1900 and 9 Embraer-120 aircraft serving 49 destinations.
Superior Airlines
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