Sale To Pinnacle
On July 1, 2010, Delta Air Lines announced that Mesaba had been sold to Memphis, TN-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. for $62 million. The same day, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. said in a press release that they intend to make Mesaba Airlines an all-turboprop fleet, whereas Pinnacle Airlines will remain an all-regional jet fleet. Pinnacle's other subsidiary, Colgan Air, will be retired, and Mesaba is expected to inherit their fleet of Saab 340s and Bombardier Q400s. Mesaba Airlines announced that its headquarters in Eagan, MN will close on December 26, 2011; Pinnacle announced that it will keep the Mesaba corporate name but the headquarters will be located in Memphis, TN.
In 2011, Mesaba Airlines began operating flights out of New York's LaGuardia Airport for US Airways under the US Airways Express brand, the service utilizes Saab 340 aircraft and replace the current service being operated by Colgan Air.
On January 4, 2012, the Mesaba operation was fenced into the current Pinnacle Airlines operating certificate. In the future the Colgan Airlines operating certificate will be renamed Mesaba
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