More Good News For Mesa- 30 more for UAL

[avrodriver]

Mesa Air Group, Inc. Announces Agreement With United Airlines to Expand
Friday May 13, 8:00 am ET Codeshare Agreement by an Additional 30 Fifty Seat Regional Jets

PHOENIX, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA - News) announced today that it has reached an agreement with United Airlines, Inc. to operate an additional thirty (30) 50-seat regional jets. These additional thirty (30) aircraft are expected to go into service within twelve (12) months and will bring the total United Express fleet for Mesa to 70 aircraft: 45 CRJ-200, 15 CRJ-700 and 10 Dash 8. Mesa also has the right to convert up to 15 CRJ-200 to CRJ-700 aircraft through April 2010. The amendment will be subject to the negotiation and execution of mutually acceptable definitive documentation.


"We are delighted that United Airlines has demonstrated confidence in Mesa and provided us this opportunity to expand our relationship," said Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and CEO of Mesa. "Since returning to the United family, our people have worked hard to provide a high quality, reliable product to our United Express customers and we would like to thank them for their important contribution."

This press release contains various forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable; it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements prior to its next required filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mesa currently operates 180 aircraft with over 1,100 daily system departures to over 168 cities, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Mexico. Mesa operates as America West Express, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreement with America West, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines. The Company, which was founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees. Mesa is a member of the Regional Airline Association and Regional Aviation Partners. The Company was named 2005 Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine.

 

[Beantown]

As is with the Delta flying, looks like this just finds a place for Mesa's US Airways airplanes. Just shifting airplanes around as AWAC moves to U. -Bean

 

[avrodriver]

I noticed they fail to mention which type of 50 seater these will be........I would assume this would be the new home for the EMB-145. I know nothing has been announced, but between this and the Delta deal and no announcement for new airplane orders they must be getting pushed out of USAir.

Notice they have the option to convert 15 CRJ 200's to 700's. Concidering they only operate about 23 CRJ's for USAir and the contract calls for 30 with Delta...I think the extra planes they need for Delta will probably come the United side and will be replaced with 700's.

5 year service contract huh??? You guys better hope you get out before then. What goes around comes around boys.....United is going to put all your sh.it back up for bid and companies like GoJets, etc are all going to be bidding to undercut you.

In the short term though as much as I hate the bast.ard.....JO sure seems to be doing a good job of landing on his feet so far, espeacially with the Delta deal. AD

 

[amcnd]

They have to be exiting the USair system. There is no way they can hire for 30 Delta and 30 united (60 aircraft) this fall!!

 

[SlapShot]

How many airplanes does Mesa operate for Airways? And what is the break down (145/CRJs)?

 

[nimtz]

"We are delighted that United Airlines has demonstrated confidence in Mesa and provided us this opportunity to expand our relationship," said Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman and CEO of Mesa. "Since returning to the United family, our people have worked hard to provide a high quality, reliable product to our United Express customers and we would like to thank them for their important contribution."

Anybody who has ridden on UAL Mesa has gotta call BS on that claim. Reliable, Quality product? Right Johnny keep telling yourself that. Ah well he's gotta keep his bank account full in order to keep bringing those crack hoars up to South Beach condo.

 

[FDJ2]

Anybody who has ridden on UAL Mesa has gotta call BS on that claim. Reliable, Quality product? Right Johnny keep telling yourself that. /QUOTE]

Give him credit, his operation didn't meltdown over the holidays.

 

[Flash]

More Good News For Mesa- 30 more for UAL

And more bad news for the rest of the regionals!

 

[Beantown]

How many airplanes does Mesa operate for Airways? And what is the break down (145/CRJs)?

59 RJ's (36 ERJs and 23 CRJs) -Bean

 

[avrodriver]

"And more bad news for the rest of the regionals!"

With Mesa becoming a key player now in the United family, Skywest Pilots will no longer have anybody raising the bar for them on the United side of the house. Before Mgmt had to keep their pay on par with ACA and Air Whiskey to keep them happy and non union. Now they're on their own. Ohhh Skywest is much to big to ever have to worry about Uhited coming after them. ACA had what....over a 100 planes for them.....Air Wis....80 something.....Bamn...replaced. A large portion of Skywest UAL birds will need to be replaced eventually anyway (EMB-120's), but I'm sure United will just sign on the line to let them keep flying for them without asking for anything. There is a reason United is keeping these service contracts so short ( 5 years). Who's going to be pressed against the wall next??? It's pretty obvious. AD