Mesa Air Group
Mesa Air Group, Inc. is a Nevada Corporation commercial aviation holding company with headquarters in Suite 100 at 410 North 44th Street in the Camelback East area of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The company operates one regional airline subsidiary: Mesa Airlines, and five supporting subsidiaries. Air Midwest, its 3rd airline subsidiary, was shut down in 2008. It operates flights under the Mesa Airlines and go! brands, or under contract in accordance with several codeshare agreements as US Airways Express, and United Express.
As of February 11, 2011, Mesa operated 77 aircraft with approximately 439 daily system departures to 94 cities, 38 states, the District of Columbia and Mexico. Mesa operates as US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreements with US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as go!. The company, founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 2,500 employees. In terms of revenue, Mesa Air Group at one point would be considered a major airline carrier as it has over $1 billion annual revenue earnings, however it does not qualify for major status because its aircraft seat less than 100 people. At its peak during September 2007, Mesa Air Group operated 201 aircraft.
On January 5, 2010, Mesa Air Group filed for bankruptcy. The company emerged from bankruptcy on March 1, 2011.
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