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airways and, most recently, american airlines. mesa also acquired westair commuter airlines with its hubs in san francisco, los angeles, portland and seattle and a codeshare with united airlines .
allegheny commuter airlines, inc. d / b / a usairways express - united states of america
allegheny commuter airlines, inc. d / b / a usair express - united states of america
united airlines, inc. , counterdefendant - appellee v. mesa airlines, inc. , and westair commuter airlines, inc. , counterplaintiffs - appellants v. skywest airlines, inc. , third - party, 219 f. 3d 605, 3rd cir. (2000) | federal preemption | united airlines
united airlines, inc. , counterdefendant - appellee v. mesa airlines, inc. , and westair commuter airlines, inc. , counterplaintiffs - appellants v. skywest airlines, inc. , third - party, 219 f. 3d 605, 3rd cir. (2000 )
paul rasmussen, 48, has been named to the new position of senior vice president - operations for westair airlines, the westair holding inc. subsidiary operating as united express. rasmussen has been a consultant to westair since october, 1988 .
documents similar to united airlines, inc. , counterdefendant - appellee v. mesa airlines, inc. , and westair commuter airlines, inc. , counterplaintiffs - appellants v. skywest airlines, inc. , third - party, 219 f. 3d 605, 3rd cir. (2000 )
in may, parent mesa air group retains the international airline support group to assist westair with the disposition of its leased fleet of brasilias and jetstream 31s. on may 31, westair becomes the latest commuter enterprise casualty in california .
in 1996, westair exchanges a number of routes with fellow mesa air group division mountain west airlines (4) .
british north west airlines ltd. t / a british northwest airlines - united kingdom
united coveted, an offer that westair could not match. third, mesa and
central charter airlines, a. s. (central connect airlines) - czech republic
of united' s. second, mesa and westair contend that skywest is liable for
caribbean sun airlines, inc. d / b / a world atlantic airlines - united states of america
in hopes of filling a void left by american airlines' cancellation of three daily nonstop flights between orange county and sacramento in july, westair airlines said tuesday that it will begin daily round trips on that route beginning oct. 15. westair' s 30 - passenger commuter planes, flying as united express, will travel the corridor with three nonstop round - trip flights from sunday through friday and two trips on saturdays .
urltoken, june 15, 1979 allegheny airlines route map (with allegheny commuter service) & nov. 15, 1979 britt airways route map (independently operated routes )
eagle canyon airlines, inc. d / b / a scenic airlines inc. - united states of america
westair holdings, which owns the west coast' s largest regional airline and operates commuter service for united airlines, said thursday that it had received an unsolicited takeover offer valued at an estimated $ 26 million. the fresno - based airline, which also operates under the united express name, said it would review the stock - swap proposal that would merge westair into mesa airlines, a regional carrier based in farmington, n. m .
mesa airlines provides regional air service for american airlines and us airways under the american eagle / us airways express brands and for united airlines under the united express banner .
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westair holdings, which operates the west coast' s largest commuter airline, on monday agreed to a sweetened takeover offer valued at an estimated $ 32 million. the buyer, mesa airlines of farmington, n. m. , had originally proposed to merge with fresno - based westair in a stock - swap deal valued at about $ 26 million. under the agreement based on the new offer, each of westair' s approximately 6. 4 million shares would be exchanged for 0. 2941 share of mesa .
united express commuter service only. owned by mesa air group. westair began operations as stol air, which operated commuter services in northern california out of san rafael with islander / trislander aircraft. in 1979 airline acquired santa barbara based golden eagle airlines and changed its name to westair. through this merger cessna 402s joined the fleet. the airline became a subsidiary of pacific express holding which formed the jet operator pacific express. in 1983 westair was sold to westcom holding, severing ties with the jet operator. the airline added turbine equipment, including twin otters, shorts 330 / 360s, and bandeirantes. in 1986 it became a united express carrier, and flights were eventually expanded into southern california. in 1987, a separate carrier, npa, was launched to operated united express service in the pacific northwest. in december 1989 another westair division, atlantic coast airlines, assumed united express routes at washington (dulles). by the end of 1990 westair and npa merged. in december 1991, atlantic coast was sold off to a group of investors. on may 29, 1992 the airline was acquired by mesa air group, which continued to operate westair separately. in 1998, united terminated its code sharing agreement with mesa and westair, causing westair to cease operations .
when the united airlines shuttle by united division takes on southwest airlines in the california corridor during the fall, westair suffers from the competition. the baes are now withdrawn and the fleet at year’s end includes 18 brasilias and 34 jetstream 31s .
a dispute between mesa air group and its westair commuter airlines unit, doing business as united express (mesa air group), versus united airlines and skywest airlines concerning access to certain west coast markets results in a july lawsuit. ual files suit in the u. s. district court in chicago seeking a determination as to the rights of all parties to the routes before any of the companies suffer economically. mesa does not countersue .
in january 1998, united airlines announces that, effective may 31 and september 30, it has cancelled its contract with westair for “united express” services from san francisco and for the pacific northwest. the markets will be turned over to skywest airlines .
westair transport: united states (1948 - 1964). the aviation corporation of seattle is formed in 1947 to begin nonscheduled air service in and to alaska under the marketing name westair transport. revenue flights commence with a douglas dc - 3 .
westair launches “united express” service in october from san francisco to oxnard, california. the same month, chairman timothy flynn enters into discussions concerning a possible purchase of financially distressed aspen airways; however, aspen’s high labor costs and an offer of east coast services from united airlines causes westair to end its interest in colorado carrier .
stol air is acquired in 1978 by the investment group westair, which appoints timothy flynn its general manager. on april 1, 1979, the new ownership merges its acquisition with another small carrier, santa rosa - based golden eagle airlines, to form western airlines (westair). in 1980, general manager flynn’s company undertakes essential air service (eas) flights to several communities in northern california .
airlines high on commuter aircraft use: air travel: business in orange county is taking off for four regional carriers that are partners to larger companies. small lines fly as if they were part of the big ones .
westair commuter airlines said thursday that it will add seven flights to its schedule at john wayne airport beginning dec. 1. the new flights will expand its service to sacramento, oakland, fresno and los angeles. fresno - based westair, which currently flies 12 daily round - trips from orange county as united express, said it added the flights because its annual passenger allocation at john wayne airport for the fiscal year ended march 31, 1990, has been boosted 46. 6% , to 121, 660 from 82, 994 .
company employment declines another 56. 3% in 1992 to 1, 050. it is announced in february that the mesa airlines acquisition will be worth $ 41. 4 million, with westair shareholders receiving $ 6. 37 per share. as mesa and westair approach their midsummer marriage, the latter drops a number of unprofitable routes and returns several jetstream 31s to british aerospace .
mesa began operations as mesa air shuttle in farmington, new mexico, in 1980. from 1989 through 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 see mesa air group. the following history section details the history of the individual airlines that comprised mesa airlines during this time frame .
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crossair ltd. d / b / a swiss international airlines ltd. - switzerland
westair officially becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of mesa airlines in july. larry risley is chairman with jonathan ornstein as president. the “united express” relationship is maintained as the new owners shift the carrier’s emphasis away from local services and toward feeding the major .
contract talks with leaders of the company’s 75 - member chapter of alpa drag on during the first months of 1994. in april, former superior airlines president rolly bergeson is appointed westair’s ceo and lawrence o. olson becomes president of the wca subsidiary .
ata airlines, inc. d / b / a ata - united states of america
anglo airlines ltd. d / b / a anglo cargo ltd. - united kingdom
aerolinea principal chile s. a. t / a pal - principal airlines - chile
rutas aereas, c. a. d / b / a rutaca airlines - venezuela
furthermore, as of june 2009, mesa no longer has a financial interest in kunpeng airlines, as shenzhen airlines purchased mesa' s interest in the original joint venture .
mesa airlines flight attendants vote 99. 56% to authorize strike - urltoken
air nevada airlines inc. d / b / a pacific wings - united states of america
chautauqua airlines, inc. d / b / a usair express - united states of america
delta air transport n. v. d / b / a sn brussels airlines - belgium
pinnacle airlines, inc. d / b / a northwest airlink - united states of america
aom - minerve s. a. d / b / a aom french airlines - france
malev hungarian airlines public limited company (malev p. l. c .) - hungary
piedmont airlines, inc. d / b / a usair express - united states of america
vision airlines, inc. d / b / a vision air - united states of america
skyway airlines, inc. d / b / a midwest connect - united states of america
prime air, inc. d / b / a transmeridian airlines - united states of america
airline orders planes: westair, california' s largest regional airline, said it has signed an agreement to lease 37 foreign aircraft to modernize its fleet. the $ 200 - million package includes the lease of 15 british aerospace jetstream 31s and 22 jetstream super 31s. it also includes options on an additional 15 jetstream super 31s. fresno - based westair holding inc.' s airlines serve 43 cities in seven western states using both jet and jet - prop aircraft .
american eagle airlines, inc. d / b / a american eagle - united states of america
eagle jet charter, inc. d / b / a scenic airlines - united states of america
express airlines i, inc. d / b / a northwest airlink - united states of america
express airlines 1, inc. d / b / a northwest airlink - united states of america
northwest seaplanes, inc. d / b / a san juan airlines - united states of america
van gaever & co. n. v. d / b / a delsey airlines - belgium
van gaever & co. n. v. d / b / a vg airlines - belgium
piedmont aviation services, inc. d / b / a pace airlines - united states of america
trans state airlines, inc. d / b / a american connection - united states of america
national air cargo group, inc. d / b / a national airlines - united states of america
nac aviation business centre (pty) ltd. d / b / a national airlines - south africa
mega global air services (maldives) pvt. ltd. t / a mega maldives airlines - maldives
trans state airlines, inc. d / b / a trans world express - united states of america
britt airways was formed as a united states commuter airline based in terre haute, indiana. britt primarily operated turboprop aircraft but also flew british aircraft corporation bac one - eleven twinjets as an independent air carrier at one point as well. the airline evolved into a regional air carrier operating code share flights primarily for continental airlines .
with our four brand new cessna grand caravan, st barth commuter offers a daily scheduled flights service from the hub of sint - maarten princess juliana airport, antigua vc bird airport to the beautiful island of st - barths .
maurice j. gallagher, jr. has been actively involved in the management of our company since he became our majority owner and joined our board of directors in 2001. he has served as our chief executive officer since 2003 and was designated chairman of the board in 2006. prior to his involvement with allegiant, mr. gallagher devoted his time to his investment activities, including companies which he founded. mr. gallagher was one of the founders of valujet airlines, inc. (the predecessor of airtran airways which was later acquired by southwest airlines) and served as an officer and director of valujet from its inception in 1993 until 1997. from 1983 until 1992, mr. gallagher was a principal owner and executive of westair commuter airlines .
ozark air lines, inc. d / b / a / great plains airlines - united states of america
air south, inc. d / b / a shawnee airlines, inc. - united states of america
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in early 1983, westair is sold to the new holding company, westcom holdings, which operates it as a subsidiary. the purchase includes not only the airline and its aircraft but the fbo as well .
westair is taken over in 1981 by chico - based pacific express holding company, which also controls the commuter carrier pacific express. general manager flynn is promoted to the post of chairman / ceo, t. r. ashton is named president, and the company’s 12 cessna 402s maintain scheduled passenger and cargo destinations to santa rosa, san francisco, sacramento, arcata, crescent city, and redding. in 1982, three shorts 330s join the fleet .
investment banker russell diehl is a frequent flier. but with increasing frequency, when he flies it is not in a jet but in a 19 - to 37 - passenger turboprop plane. diehl is among the growing ranks of business executives on the go who have found the best way to get from here to there is often not on a jumbo jet. instead, they rely on commuter airlines which now handle much of the major airlines short - haul traffic .
the floridagulf airlines division was formed in 1991 after mesa' s acquisition of air midwest. air midwest' s
in september 2013, mesa airlines announced an agreement with united airlines which extends the operation of 20 crj700s through 2020. the agreement includes an order of 30 united - owned embraer erj - 175s that will be operated under contract by mesa airlines. mesa airlines later announced an agreement with united airlines to add 18 embraer 175 aircraft to mesa' s united express fleet. mesa will operate 48 embraer aircraft for united airlines. in october, the company announced an agreement for the addition of 15 new aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2016, which has now increased to 18. mesa currently operates 54 e175 aircraft and 20 bombardier crj700 aircraft under the united express brand. [ 16 ]
the chico - based airline began service in orange county on thursday, with three - times - daily flights from john wayne airport to the central california city. nine passengers boarded the inaugural 8: 15 a. m. commuter flight to fresno, the first such commercial air service between the two points since far west airlines suspended operations in december. in the last two years, three airlines serving the fresno - orange county route have failed due to financial problems .
the employee population for the company’s 3 divisions explodes by 75. 3% in 1990 to 2, 700 and the fleet now includes 104 aircraft. in march, just after daily roundtrips begin from san francisco to fresno, the san francisco - based westair airlines division is combined with the npa unit, which flies “united express” services out of seattle, under the formers name as the west coast division. atlantic coast airlines remains the east coast division .
in 1984, three cessnas are temporarily replaced by four de havilland canada dhc - 6 - 200 twin otters as orders are placed for embraer emb - 110 bandeirantes and shorts 360s. additional destinations now served include concord, eureka, fresno, modesto, monterey, san jose, and stockton. united airlines designates westair as a marketing partner .
exec. express ii, inc. d / b / a aspen mountain air / lone star airlines - united states of america
in anticipation that the two legacy carriers will place pressure on mesa to offer livable wages and individual benefits comparable to other airlines .
as the merger process between american airlines and us airways was progressing, mesa airlines began operating as american eagle on november 6, 2014 with routes out of the american airlines hubs at dallas / fort worth and los angeles using crj - 900 aircraft. us airways express routes from charlotte and phoenix were gradually shifted to american eagle until the transition and merger was completed on october 17, 2015 .
westates airlines (2): united states (1990 - 1995). terrence dennison, acting on behalf of the finnish concern a. ahlstrom corporation, reforms wa at columbia county airport in hudson, new york, in 1990. although scheduled commuter authority is held, it remains dormant as nonscheduled operations commence with 4 convair cv - 580s between several virginia destinations and atlantic city. operations continue apace in 1991 - 1993, during which time 3 mohawk 298s are acquired for the fleet and a code - sharing agreement is briefly operated with trans world airlines (twa) .
on september 29, 2015 american airlines flight 5786 which was operated by mesa airlines under the american eagle brand encountered a wing strike during landing on a day with calm winds. the plane landed and taxied to the gate without further incident. no injuries were reported. [ 36 ]
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 2006, mesa entered the inter - island market of the hawaiian islands operating independently as go! airlines with five crj - 200 aircraft. the new endeavor brought expanded service and affordable fares to the people of the hawaiian islands. mesa sought other opportunities abroad, researching a joint venture with shenzhen airlines in china while building its domestic position with the addition of 12 dehavilland dash 8 aircraft to its delta connection fleet. in 2007, the joint venture between mesa airlines and shenzen became a reality with the start - up of kungpeng airlines. back at home, mesa added 14 crj - 900 to its fleet and launched go! express, a codeshare agreement with mokulele airlines. the company also celebrated its 25th anniversary .
the desert sun airlines division was created in 1995 to inaugurate mesa' s first jet service utilizing fokker 70 aircraft. it operated as america west express from a phoenix hub. the first two cities to receive jet service were spokane and des moines. in 1996, the division was merged into mesa' s america west express operation, and the fokker 70 aircraft were replaced by bombardier crj aircraft as they were introduced. there was also a previous desert sun airlines that operated scheduled passenger commuter service in southern california during the mid 1980s with beechcraft 99 turboprops and piper chieftain prop aircraft. [ 9 ]
airline employment is increased by 29. 4% in 1989 to 1, 540 as the carrier is now the world’s largest bandeirante operator after the brazilian air force. npa inaugurates commuter operations on march 1 to boise. in early spring, alpa is elected as the collective - bargaining unit for the company’s 375 pilots .
westates airlines (1): united states (1985). westates is established at burlingame, california, in the spring of 1985. president john lowe’s new entrant obtains two convair cv - 580s, which are employed, beginning on july 8, to inaugurate thrice - daily scheduled services in the tough golden state commuter market between santa rosa and los angeles. an application is made for permission to launch flights to south lake tahoe, but the request is denied .
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mesa' s go! was also blamed for the march 31, 2008 shutdown of aloha airlines due to
predatory fares
. [ 13 ]
westair flying services, ltd. : blackpool airport, lancashire, england, united kingdom; phone 44 (0) 1253 404925; fax 44 (0) 1253 401121; http: / / www. westair. demon. co. uk; year founded 1994. denis westoby establishes a flying service at blackpool airport in lancashire in 1994 to provide both scheduled air taxi and charter flights to regional destinations. revenue services commence with 1 beech king air 90 and 2 cessna 401s. over the next five years, aircraft sales, engineering, and a flying school are also operated .
formed at burlingame, california, in 1972 under the name stol air, this commuter is given a fleet of britten - norman bn - 2 islanders and bn - 2a trislanders with which to launch scheduled passenger and cargo flights to san francisco, san rafael, concord, napa, eureka, sacramento, chico, and fresno .
heather stevenson, union president for mesa, said
we' re out of options
as well as
five years of' please' and' thank you' and' could you do better?' hasn' t done anything .
she also stated
... management can choose a different outcome by seriously negotiating a contract. mesa airlines is an important partner in the highly - profitable american airlines and united airlines networks .
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westair de mexico, s. a. de c. v. : hangar 5, fila 8, aerop - uerto international de guadalajara, guadalajara, mexico; phone (013) 688 - 5251; fax (013) 688 - 5017; http: / / www. westairdemexico. com; year founded 1997. westair de mexico is established at guadalajara in the fall of 1997 to offer ad hoc freight charters throughout mexico and into the u. s. upon receipt of its air operator’s certificate, the new concern launches revenue flights on december 11 employing a small fleet of fairchild sa227 metro iiis .
providing a codeshare agreement with united airlines to operate as united express from denver. with its unparalleled growth and success, the airline created its own flight training program ,
in late 1991, mesa commenced service as florida gulf airlines with routes form tampa under a us air express codeshare agreement. mesa' s stock price soared to $ 81 with $ 78 million in revenue. very significantly, in 1992, mesa entered a long - standing relationship with america west airlines which would survive mergers with us
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
“united express” services are provided to four california cities during 1995 as the mesa air group division continues to be caught in the contest between shuttle by united and southwest airlines .
in february 2012 [ 20 ] the contract between flight attendants and mesa airlines expired and became eligible for negotiation between the association of flight attendants (afa) and mesa .
nonstop flights are now inaugurated from john wayne airport in orange county, california, to san francisco. during the summer, westair holding, inc. , now serving a total of 64 cities, is caught up in industry discounting practices. following iraq’s invasion of kuwait on august 2, fuel prices increase significantly and recessionary factors add to financial difficulties .
mesa airlines and the afa returned to the bargaining table during the week of april 3, 2017. while the strike vote had the intended effect, the company still offered a negligible
in september 1992, mesa negotiated a code sharing agreement with america west airlines to operate as america west express out of its phoenix hub, serving 12 cities. these routes were originally from the independent mesa operation and several beech 1900d aircraft were painted in the america west airlines scheme. the code share allowed increased frequency and increased load factors and expansion into several new markets .
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combined enplanements for westair and its subsidiaries increase 22. 4% to 2, 361, 598 and revenues jump 39. 9% to $ 188. 1 million. costs, however, accelerate by an unwelcome 45. 4% to $ 182. 4 million and reduce operating income to $ 3. 92 million. net gain is cut to $ 1. 4 million .
west air said tuesday that it is talking with united airlines about taking over the routes of a troubled virginia airline that halted operations monday. west air, based in fresno, said it wants to take over the routes of presidential airways, which fed passengers from small east coast cities to united airlines' hub at washington' s dulles international airport. presidential filed for bankruptcy protection in october .
in 1995, mesa created a new subdivision called desert sun airlines and acquired a pair of fokker 70 jets for use on new america west express routes from phoenix to des moines and spokane. desert sun was merged into the mesa airlines division in 1997 and its fokker 70 aircraft were replaced by canadair crj - 200 regional jet aircraft. the crj - 200 aircraft also began replacing the beechcraft 1900d and embraer emb - 120 brasilia turboprops. the be - 1900ds were then transitioned over to mesa' s air midwest subsidiary. beginning in december 1997, mesa began operating de havilland canada dhc - 8 dash 8 series 200 aircraft between phoenix and grand junction followed by many other cities throughout colorado, new mexico, arizona, and california. in 2003, mesa airlines took over the operations of freedom airlines and freedom airlines' canadair crj - 900 regional jets were transferred into the america west express operation. the beech 1900 flights operated by air midwest were discontinued on may 30, 2008 .
mesa airlines, inc. is an american regional airline based in phoenix, arizona. 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 and operates flights as american eagle and united express via respective code sharing agreements with american airlines and united airlines. 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. [ 2 ] mesa filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in january 2010, hoping to shed financial obligations for leases on airplanes it no longer needed. in march 2011, mesa emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy. the time mesa spent in bankruptcy was one of the shortest periods in aviation history .
american eagle is the regional marketing brand of american airlines. mesa began flying routes as american eagle in 2014 from american' s hubs in dallas / fort worth and los angeles using bombardier crj900 regional jet aircraft .
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 hub for america west express .
after midwest express notified mesa they would not be renewing the contract to operate their skyway airlines division, mesa allocated the aircraft and crews to form superior airlines in 1994. superior initially competed against their former midwest express partner as america west express and also provided service from the new america west columbus hub. superior operated america west express flights to compete against their former partner from milwaukee to flint, lansing, columbus, grand rapids, indianapolis, des moines and cedar rapids, as well as from rockford to detroit. within 18 months mesa redirected superior and its beech 1900 fleet to focus exclusively on the columbus hub. by 2000 the aircraft and crews, which consisted of crj200s (cl - 65s), were being operated by mesa airlines itself. america west airlines closed its columbus hub in 2003 and mesa again reallocated the assets this time to its newly reacquired united express operation .
the payroll is cut by 11. 1% in 1991 to 2, 400 and the fleet includes 59 aircraft. the carrier joins with united airlines on june 6 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their “united express” partnership .
the original mesa air shuttle was a flight division of jb aviation in farmington, new mexico and operated a single route from farmington to albuquerque using a piper saratoga aircraft. in 1981 as the original frontier airlines (1950 - 1986) was discontinuing its flights between the two cities, mesa obtained a twin engine piper navajo chieftain and increased service on the route. in 1982 the original owners sold the company to larry and janie risley. the risley' s quickly expanded the carrier by acquiring a fleet of 14 - passenger seat beechcraft 99 commuter turboprops and adding service throughout new mexico and surrounding states with a hub at albuquerque. in 1985 larger 19 - passenger seat beechcraft 1900' s were acquired which replaced the beech 99' s and became the backbone of mesa' s fleet. by 1987 up to 47 daily departures were operating from albuquerque to 18 cities. also in 1987 a denver hub was created when mesa acquired centennial airlines which operated several routes from denver into wyoming. after an initial route from farmington and gallup to phoenix began in 1985, phoenix was expanded into a hub in 1989 with new routes throughout arizona. in 1990, most denver flights were incorporated into the united express division which mesa had acquired from aspen airways. in 1992, when mesa established a code share with america west airlines, its phoenix hub was turned over to the america west express division. a minor hub was also operated at farmington in the late 1980s with up to 22 daily flights connecting albuquerque, phoenix, and salt lake city to durango, cortez, and telluride, co. [ 4 ] for a brief time in 1995 and 1996, the mesa airlines operation at albuquerque, the united express operation in denver, and the america west express operation in phoenix were all known as operated by mountain west airlines. in 1997 and 1998, routes from little rock to nashville and wichita and from nashville to tupelo were added, first as mesa airlines, then later as us airways express .
kunpeng airlines was formed as a joint venture between mesa airlines and shenzhen airlines of china. they began flying in october 2007 with three bombardier crj200 aircraft and currently have five in china. the airline originally expected to operate 20 crj' s prior to the 2008 summer olympics in beijing and plan to expand at a rate of 20 aircraft per year for the next 5 years. all pilots would have been based in beijing or xian and the airline initially was to fly to 16 regional airports. mesa intended to replace the outgoing crj200s with larger regional jets such as the crj700 and crj900. kunpeng has recently decided to delay delivery of crj200 in favor of brand new embraer e - 190. all of the mesa aircraft are being returned .
the goal of the pilots is similar to the at - the - time objective of the flight attendants, which is to be paid a standard and comparable wage to other regional airlines that can substantiate necessities such as food and shelter. [ 30 ]
in response mesa airlines ceo jonathan ornstein stated
we' re going to continue to negotiate on good faith and come to an agreement that the company can afford
, and that (it )
takes reasonableness on both parties .
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during the year’s second half, four additional brasilias, six jetstream 31s, and three more bae 146 - 200s are delivered. in september, west - com holdings is transformed into westair holdings; timothy flynn becomes chairman of the parent concern and maurice j. gallagher is appointed president of the airline. the following month, the company’s first public offering of 1. 6 million shares of common stock is made on the new york stock exchange and service is inaugurated to tucson. orders are placed in november for 20 optioned brasilias .
the fleet in 1986 comprises 15 bandeirantes and 4 shorts 360s. in early spring, the company moves its headquarters from chico to fresno and on july 1 it signs a formal marketing and code - sharing contract with united airlines, adopting the “united express” name and aircraft livery .
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mesa announced an agreement with united airlines to add 15 more embraer 175 aircraft to its united express fleet. the agreement was later expanded to 18 aircraft. the company also announced the closing of its first - ever offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates (
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ccair board member peter murname, a principal in barlow partners, and former mesa executive jonathan ornstein, president of virgin express airlines, s. a. , make a $ 50 - million offer in october for mesa’s “united express” operation at denver, along with wca. the tender is rejected .
mesa airlines' story began near a windy mesa in the unassuming town of farmington, new mexico. the company' s founders, larry risley (an a & p mechanic) and his wife janie, mortgaged their house to pursue their dream of operating an airline. in 1982 ,
mesa air shuttle
launched scheduled service between farmington and albuquerque with a five - seat piper saratoga aircraft. the call sign
air shuttle
is still in use today as a tribute to our earliest days. it was the beginning of what would become one of the industry' s most successful regional airlines .
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 .
tragically, on september 11, 2001, the aviation industry came to an abrupt halt as world witnessed the most horrific attack on u. s. soil perpetrated through the use of civil aviation aircraft. not immune to the downturn, mesa was forced to furlough employees for the first time in its history. by 2002, dramatic cuts in capacity began to reverse as the nation showed its resiliency. mesa announced the formation of freedom airlines to utilize its new crj900 aircraft, recalled all furloughed employees and added a new flight attendant contract. in 2003, as us airways emerged from bankruptcy, scope restrictions were removed and mesa negotiated a new pilot contract. subsequently, mesa re - established a codeshare agreement with united airlines to operate as united express. though mesa’s codeshare agreement with frontier came to an end, the company negotiated a codeshare agreement with delta air lines for freedom airlines to operate as a delta connection carrier .
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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. all us airways express flying was converted to american eagle on october 17, 2015 when the merger between american and us airways was completed .
in march 2013, mesa airlines announced the leasing of nine bombardier crj900s, which were previously operated by uruguay' s pluna, for operations at us airways. the aircraft entered the us airways express fleet between april and july 2013 and will operate under an eight - year capacity purchase agreement through 2021. [ 15 ]
mesa' s go! was involved in multiple lawsuits with hawaiian airlines and aloha airlines and was also investigated by the federal aviation administration for an incident on february 13, 2008 where both pilots fell asleep during a regularly scheduled 36 - minute flight between honolulu and hilo. go!' s flight 1002 overshot hilo airport by 15 miles (24 km), remaining 21, 000 feet (6, 400 m) in the air as they missed the destination. air traffic controllers were unable to reach the two pilots for 25 minutes, after which contact was re - established and the aircraft returned for a safe landing in hilo. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]
the afa and mesa airlines met again during june 13–15 and again did not reach a resolution. [ 28 ] the union stated
it soon became apparent the company was not prepared to reach a deal and saw no point in bargaining until after they knew the outcome of the pilots' vote which will be counted on july 12 .
on march 2, 2017, the air line pilots association, international union representing all of mesa airlines pilots filed a lawsuit after wages had stagnated and ceased to increase in any amount for almost ten years and the company had allegedly bypassed the railway labor act by implementing bonus and incentive programs without reaching an agreement beforehand with the alpa. [ 29 ]
on march 29, 2017, the afa released a statement saying that esa airlines flight attendants voted
yes
to a strike vote overwhelmingly by a vote of 99. 56% , [ 23 ] the highest
yes
vote in at least 20 years for the afa, and potentially in the history of the union since its founding in 1945 .
in 1993, mesa’s stock hit an all - time high of $ 108 and the company was honored as air transport world’s 1992 regional airline of year. in 1994, pittsburgh - based crown airways was acquired, further strengthening mesa' s ties to us airways and by 1995, 95 percent of mesa' s flying was derived from operations associated with codesharing agreements with united airlines, usair and america west airlines. 1995 revenues exceeded half a billion dollars and mesa employed more than 5, 000 people. despite challenging times in the industry, larry risley continued to lead the company without a single furlough or employee wage reduction. unfortunately, 1997 was a difficult year as mesa' s codeshare agreement with united ended and independent jet flying in texas was proving unprofitable .
2008 was a challenging year due to the high cost of operating an aging fleet. mesa ceased operations as air midwest and parked its beechcraft 1900 aircraft. simultaneously, delta air lines attempted to terminate its erj - 145 contract, though mesa won a court injunction. in october 2008, industry veteran paul foley was appointed mesa' s chief operating officer. in october 2009, go! airlines assumed the hawaiian flying performed by mokulele airlines (by this time owned by republic airways holdings’ shuttle america) and its parent company. the combined operation was rebranded as go! mokulele. in 2008, mesa’s pilots ratified a new agreement and kunpeng airlines was sold. in 2010, with fuel prices skyrocketing to more than $ 100 a barrel, mesa experienced the most difficult period in its history and was forced to enter a reorganizational bankruptcy by its lenders. the company emerged from bankruptcy on march 1, 2011 (just 14 months later) as a privately - held company (recognized as the fastest and least impactful reorganization processes ever undertaken by an airline .) in the process, the company returned 100 excess 50 - seat aircraft and drastically streamlined to focus on the operation of large regional jets. though its fleet and workforce were dramatically reduced, the company honored its collective bargaining agreements, never furloughed a flight attendant and did not cut employee wages. during the process, mesa sold its ownership in spirit airlines and settled its non - aircraft related debt. a leaner and more efficient carrier, for four consecutive years (2010 - 2013) mesa led the industry as the no. 1 regional airline for dot statistics measuring the percentage of flights arriving on time and completion factor as well as the least passenger complaints and lost bags. in september 2013, mesa announced a new agreement with united airlines to extend the term of its crj700 fleet to 2019 and add 30 new united - owned embraer 175 aircraft to its fleet between june 2014 and july 2015. it signaled a huge vote of confidence from new united leadership and would mean the creation of 750 new jobs over a two - year period. mesa' s maintenance team was recognized with the faa' s prestigious employer’s diamond award for 2013 .
a new operating division, atlantic coast airlines, is established at washington, d. c. (lad) in late fall. it begins revenue operations in december over routes purchased from the creditors of bankrupt presidential airways. meanwhile, an npa jetstream 31, doing business as “united express, ” crashes and bursts into flame 500 feet short of the runway at tricities airport in pasco, washington, on december 26 (six dead) .
destinations served: eugene (or), eureka / arcata (ca), los angeles (ca), pasco (wa), portland (or), redding (ca) * the civil aeronautics board approved republic' s takeover of hughes airwest on september 12, 1980. the carrier operated as republic airlines west and continued using hughes airwest' s
rw
code until january 1983 when the final integration of the two carriers occurred .
since its modest beginnings in farmington, new mexico, mesa continues to build on its proven track record of successful growth supported by safety - focused reliable operations and industry - leading cost efficiency. the people of mesa (long - time employees and new alike) are benefiting from the successful business model established by larry risley in 1982. with growth and advancement opportunities unparalleled in the regional industry, there has never been a better time to join mesa airlines !
in early 1998, jonathan ornstein returned to the company and was appointed ceo of mesa air group. (during his first tenure with mesa, from 1988 to 1994, ornstein worked closely with larry and janie, serving the company in many roles ranging from ramp agent to evp and president of wholly - owned subsidiary, westair holding, inc .) larry risley remained on mesa' s board of directors and over the next year, the new management team moved quickly to restore and expand mesa' s codeshare relationships as the foundation for renewed growth and profitability. mesa negotiated a new codeshare agreement with america west, moved its headquarters from farmington to phoenix and expanded outside representation on its corporate board of directors. by the end of 1998, mesa was operating 24 crj 200 aircraft, 12 dash 8 aircraft and 79 beech1900 d aircraft. mesa’s quick return to growth and profitability made headlines in the industry .
on december 1, daily roundtrip bae 146 - 200 jet service is inaugurated from san francisco to monterrey, adding it to the four turboprop daily services already provided. a daily bae 146 - 200 flight is also offered from san francisco to palm springs, along with another daily emb - 120 run. late in the year, the board of directors agrees to the airline’s acquisition by rapidly expanding mesa airlines during the following year. a separate all - cargo operation will be retained .
during the summer, the company’s eastern division, atlantic coast airlines, is sold for $ 14. 2 million (plus assumption of $ 2. 8 million in indebtedness) to a group of financiers led by former pan american world airways (1) chairman c. edward acker. operations continue under the atlantic coast moniker. in september, the company initiates twice - daily jetstream 31 roundtrips from san diego to fresno while the same schedule is begun in october with saab 340bs from san jose to palm springs .
in 2006, mesa formed go! in the hawaiian islands, using five bombardier crj aircraft from its honolulu hub. it established a code share with mokulele airlines, which served airports that cannot accept jet aircraft and provide point - to - point service in between the islands with cessna caravan turboprops. the codeshare with mokulele was later replaced by one with island air, which was itself later replaced by a joint venture with mokulele dubbed go! mokulele. the airline ceased operations in hawaii on april 1, 2014. [ 10 ]
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 emb 120 brasilia aircraft 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. several beech 1300 and beech 1900 aircraft were repainted with the united airlines scheme .
in 1997, mesa established a small hub at fort worth meacham international airport, using two bombardier (formerly canadair) crj200 regional jet aircraft, providing service from fort worth to san antonio, austin, and houston hobby, as well as new routes from colorado springs to nashville and san antonio. the venture was short - lived and these routes were all eliminated during corporate restructuring. the albuquerque hub was merged into air midwest in 2001 but operated as a code share for mesa airlines until the hub was dissolved at the end of 2007. [ 5 ]
westair commuter airlines , also known as westair airlines ( iata : oe , vb/icao wca , sdu ) , was a united states airline formed when stol air commuter changed its name in 1978 . one of the founders was maurice j. gallagher , jr. , who later acquired allegiant air . westair subsequently became a united express air carrier via a code sharing agreement with united airlines . it was headquartered in fresno , california . westair was sold to mesa air group in 1992 . westair operated a diverse fleet during its history , including such turboprop aircraft as the short 330 and short 360 , embraer emb 110 bandeirante , british aerospace bae-146 , british aerospace jetstream 31 , embraer emb-120 brasilia and de havilland canada dhc-6 twin otter . the airline had previously operated britten-norman bn-2 islander and britten-norman trislander stol capable aircraft when it was known as stol air commuter and was based in san rafael , ca with administrative offices in santa rosa , ca before the name change to westair . upon becoming westair in 1979 , the westair group also bought redding , california-based golden eagle airlines , thereafter westair began to operate that former air carrier 's cessna 402 twin prop aircraft . westair used three different call signs over the years , first was " wescom " . this lasted until the operation was briefly expanded to the eastern us , where air wisconsin used the call sign " wisconsin " and was frequently confused with " wescom " . this forced a call sign change to " shasta " , but that only lasted a short period of time because it was frequently confused with " cessna " . finally , " sundance " became the call sign until westair went out of business . the airline did however change the iata code from vb to oe during the latter part of the 1980s . the sdu icao code was retained throughout their history . westair had hoped to acquire several regional jets , although no particular model had been specifically selected until 1987 , when it placed an order for several british aerospace bae 146-200 jets to be delivered starting in 1988 . westair became part of the mesa air group in may 1992 . shortly afterwards , westair 's handful of british aerospace bae 146 jet aircraft were disposed of in an attempt to dig the airline out of an economic hole . however , united airlines then canceled its united express contract with the carrier , and in 1998 skywest airlines replaced westair as united 's west coast regional united express air carrier . at the time of its demise , westair operated a large fleet of embraer emb-120 and bae jetstream j31 propjets primarily from hubs in los angeles ( lax ) and san francisco ( sfo ) . the majority of the jetstream fleet ended up being stored in kingman , arizona , where most remain today . the brasilias , however , became part of utah-based skywest , and most of these aircraft were flown by the airline for many years before skywest announced that it would retire all of its brasilia turboprops in 2015 . 
westair commuter airlines, also known as westair airlines (iata: oe, vb/icao wca, sdu), was a united states airline formed when stol air commuter changed its name in 1978. one of the founders was maurice j. gallagher, jr., who later acquired allegiant air. westair subsequently became a united express air carrier via a code sharing agreement with united airlines. it was headquartered in fresno, california. westair was sold to mesa air group in 1992. westair operated a diverse fleet during its history, including such turboprop aircraft as the short 330 and short 360, embraer emb 110 bandeirante, british aerospace bae-146, british aerospace jetstream 31, embraer emb-120 brasilia and de havilland canada dhc-6 twin otter. the airline had previously operated britten-norman bn-2 islander and britten-norman trislander stol capable aircraft when it was known as stol air commuter and was based in san rafael, ca with administrative offices in santa rosa, ca before the name change to westair. upon becoming westair in 1979, the westair group also bought redding, california-based golden eagle airlines, thereafter westair began to operate that former air carrier's cessna 402 twin prop aircraft. westair used three different call signs over the years, first was " wescom ". this lasted until the operation was briefly expanded to the eastern us, where air wisconsin used the call sign " wisconsin " and was frequently confused with " wescom ". this forced a call sign change to " shasta ", but that only lasted a short period of time because it was frequently confused with " cessna ". finally, " sundance " became the call sign until westair went out of business. the airline did however change the iata code from vb to oe during the latter part of the 1980s. the sdu icao code was retained throughout their history. westair had hoped to acquire several regional jets, although no particular model had been specifically selected until 1987, when it placed an order for several british aerospace bae 146-200 jets to be delivered starting in 1988. westair became part of the mesa air group in may 1992. shortly afterwards, westair's handful of british aerospace bae 146 jet aircraft were disposed of in an attempt to dig the airline out of an economic hole. however, united airlines then canceled its united express contract with the carrier, and in 1998 skywest airlines replaced westair as united's west coast regional united express air carrier. at the time of its demise, westair operated a large fleet of embraer emb-120 and bae jetstream j31 propjets primarily from hubs in los angeles (lax) and san francisco (sfo). the majority of the jetstream fleet ended up being stored in kingman, arizona, where most remain today. the brasilias, however, became part of utah-based skywest, and most of these aircraft were flown by the airline for many years before skywest announced that it would retire all of its brasilia turboprops in 2015.
westair commuter airlines, also known as westair airlines (iata: oe, vb/icao wca, sdu), was a united states airline formed when stol air commuter changed its name in 1978. one of the founders was maurice j. gallagher, jr., who later acquired allegiant air. westair subsequently became a united express air carrier via a code sharing agreement with united airlines. it was headquartered in fresno, california. westair was sold to mesa air group in 1992. westair operated a diverse fleet during its history, including such turboprop aircraft as the short 330 and short 360, embraer emb 110 bandeirante, british aerospace bae-146, british aerospace jetstream 31, embraer emb-120 brasilia and de havilland canada dhc-6 twin otter. the airline had previously operated britten-norman bn-2 islander and britten-norman trislander stol capable aircraft when it was known as stol air commuter and was based in san rafael, ca with administrative offices in santa rosa, ca before the name change to westair. upon becoming westair in 1979, the westair group also bought redding, california-based golden eagle airlines, thereafter westair began to operate that former air carrier's cessna 402 twin prop aircraft. westair used three different call signs over the years, first was " wescom ". this lasted until the operation was briefly expanded to the eastern us, where air wisconsin used the call sign " wisconsin " and was frequently confused with " wescom ". this forced a call sign change to " shasta ", but that only lasted a short period of time because it was frequently confused with " cessna ". finally, " sundance " became the call sign until westair went out of business. the airline did however change the iata code from vb to oe during the latter part of the 1980s. the sdu icao code was retained throughout their history. westair had hoped to acquire several regional jets, although no particular model had been specifically selected until 1987, when it placed an order for several british aerospace bae 146-200 jets to be delivered starting in 1988. westair became part of the mesa air group in may 1992. shortly afterwards, westair's handful of british aerospace bae 146 jet aircraft were disposed of in an attempt to dig the airline out of an economic hole. however, united airlines then canceled its united express contract with the carrier, and in 1998 skywest airlines replaced westair as united's west coast regional united express air carrier. at the time of its demise, westair operated a large fleet of embraer emb-120 and bae jetstream j31 propjets primarily from hubs in los angeles (lax) and san francisco (sfo). the majority of the jetstream fleet ended up being stored in kingman, arizona, where most remain today. the brasilias, however, became part of utah-based skywest, and most of these aircraft were flown by the airline for many years before skywest announced that it would retire all of its brasilia turboprops in 2015.