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McCarran International Airport
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
As United Express:
O'Hare International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport
As Delta Connection:
Orlando International Airport
[John F. Kennedy International Airport
As United Express:
Denver International Airport
As Air Midwest:
Kansas City International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport [airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, Arizona, United States. It is a Transport category 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 Mesa Airlines from 1995 to 1996. It operates flights as United Express, US Airways Express, Delta Connection (via Freedom Airlines), and under the brand go! (airline) for flights in the Hawaii. The brand Mesa Airlines is also used to market flights from Albuquerque International Sunport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport that are operated by Air Midwest.

Airline operations Mesa Airlines operates as :

Former airline divisions

History From 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, 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.

America West Express In 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 Canadair Regional Jet 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 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 October 2006, 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 In 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 In 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 2006, Mesa operates CRJ-200 and CRJ-700 aircraft from its Chicago and Washington Dulles hubs, and Dash-8 aircraft from its Denver hub.

Skyway Airlines The 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 Airways 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 After the Skyway Airlines division ceased operation, Mesa allocated the aircraft and crews and formed Superior Airlines in 1994 to provide service from a Columbus, Ohio hub for America West Express. By 2000 the aircraft and crews, which consisted of CRJ-200s (CL-65s), were being operated by Mesa Airlines itself. America West closed its Columbus hub in 2003 and Mesa again reallocated the assets this time to its newly reacquired United Express operation.

CalPac (California Pacific) Mesa created CalPac (California Pacific) in 1993, establishing a United Express carrier with a Los Angeles hub. It utilized Beechcraft 1900 and Embraer-120 aircraft to serve 12 destinations. In 1995, the airline division was merged into Mesa's United Express operation.

Liberty Express Airlines In 1994, Mesa acquired Pittsburgh-based Crown Airways. Using the assets from Crown Airways, Mesa established Liberty Express with its hub in Pittsburgh and a code share with USAir. In 1997, it was merged into Air Midwest, operating 14 Beechcraft 1900 aircraftserving 17 destinations.

Desert Sun Airlines The Desert Sun Airlines division was created in 1995 to inaugurate Mesa's first jet service utilizing Fokker F-70 aircraft. It operated as America West Express from a Phoenix hub. The first two cities to receive jet service were Spokane, Washington and Des Moines, Iowa. In 1996, the division was merged into Mesa's America West Express operation, and the Fokker F-70 aircraft were replaced by Bombardier CRJ aircraft as they were introduced.

go! In 2006, Mesa formed go! in the Hawaiian islands, using six Bombardier CRJ aircraft from its Honolulu hub. It established a code share with Mokulele Airlines, which will serve airports that cannot accept jet aircraft and provide point-to-point service in between the islands.

Kunpeng Airlines Kunpeng Airlines was formed as a joint venture between Mesa Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines of China. They began flying in October 2007 with 3 CRJ-200 aircraft. The airline expects to operate 20 CRJ's prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and plan to expand at a rate of 20 aircraft per year for the next 5 years. All pilots will be based in Beijing or Xian and the airline will initially fly to 16 regional airports. Mesa will be replacing the CRJ-200s going to Kunpeng with larger regional jets such as the CRJ-700 and 900.

Crew bases

Fleet As of August 2007 the Mesa Air Group fleet includes: (198 Aircraft){| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+ Mesa Airlines Fleet|- bgcolor=lightblue!Aircraft!Total!Passengers!Subsidiary|-|Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet#CRJ-900|38
(7 orders)
(112 options)|86|Mesa Airlines|-|Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet#CRJ-700|18
(112 options)|64|Mesa Airlines|-|Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet#CRJ-200/Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet#CRJ-200|58|50|Go!, Mesa Airlines|-|de Havilland Canada Dash 8#Series 200|28|37|Air Midwest, Freedom Airlines|-|Embraer ERJ 145 family#Variants|36
(64 options)|50|Freedom Airlines|-|Beechcraft_1900 |20|19|Air Midwest|}

Incidents On January 25, 2007, a Mesa Airlines CRJ-200LR with registration N17337 and operating as US Airways Express (in America West Express colors) flight 2985 from Denver International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport experienced an uncontained failure of its port engine approximate 50 nautical miles (100 kilometers) from Denver. The flight crew declared an emergency and were able to return to Denver without injury to passengers or crew. The incident is the first of its kind for the GE-Aviation General Electric TF34/CF34 engine used on the CRJ.

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