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PHOENIX, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. and the pilot leadership, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l (ALPA), reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) after only 10 months of negotiations. This agreement, if ratified, will resolve many of the scheduling-related issues between Mesa and the pilot group, as well as provide tangible benefits to both parties and their codeshare partners, investors and passengers. "Our employees are the cornerstone of...

US-based regional airline holding company Mesa Air Group has appointed Paul Foley as its new COO. Michael Lotz remains president and CFO of the Mesa Air Group. Mr Foley was previously employed as vice president of operations at Atlas Air, a cargo operator of Boeing 747 aircraft. Since September 1999, Mr Foley was president and CEO of Mair Holdings, a member of its board of directors and on the executive and safety committees. From September 1999 until October 2002. Mr Foley also served as...

PHOENIX, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (the "Company") today announced the appointment of Paul Foley as Chief Operating Officer Mesa Air Group. Michael Lotz remains President and Chief Financial Officer Mesa Air Group. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990210/LAW065) "Paul brings to Mesa a wealth of operational and leadership experience from his years as CEO of Mesaba Holdings, the parent company of Mesaba Airlines," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air...

Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has announced that its subsidiary Pinnacle Airlines will operate additional CRJ-900 aircraft for Delta Air Lines on a short-term basis beginning in October 2008. Pinnacle currently has 11 CRJ-900 aircraft in its fleet, with nine aircraft in service under its Delta Connection agreement. Pinnacle will receive three CRJ-900s in October and four more in November 2008 that were formerly operated by another Delta Connection carrier, temporarily taking the number in...

By ALASTAIR DALTON TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT PASSENGERS on board Go flight 1002 may have felt a little uneasy had they noticed their plane had flown 15 miles past its destination. That would most likely have turned to blind panic had they known that behind the cockpit door, both their pilots were fast asleep. The mid-morning aviation nightmare happened at 21,000ft over Hawaii, when air traffic controllers found themselves unable to contact the flight crew for more than 17 frantic minutes....

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU - Two pilots for Hawaii's Go airlines who slept through their flight's landing procedure were suspended for the careless and reckless operation of an aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The pilots, who have been fired by Go, completed their suspensions on Sept. 9, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said. He did not know whether they are flying again with a different carrier. Captain Scott Oltman, 54, who was also cited for failing to maintain radio...

Two Go! airline pilots had their licenses suspended for reportedly falling asleep on a flight from Honolulu to Hilo, Hawaii, earlier this year. The Federal Aviation Administration gave the aircraft's captain, Scott Oltman, a 60-day suspension and first officer Dillon Shepley was suspended for 45 days, The Honolulu Advertiser reported Wednesday. FAA records indicate Oltman was cited for careless and reckless operation of an aircraft and for failing to maintain radio communications. Shepley was...

A Mesa Air flight from Edmonton, Canada, en route to Phoenix made a surprise stop at Salt Lake City International Airport a little after 10 a.m. Friday after cracks developed in a cockpit windshield. Mesa Air's vice president for communication, Paul Skellon, spoke by phone from Phoenix Friday and said the aircraft was never in peril. "No emergency was declared on this flight," Skellon said. "The pilot made a decision to make a precautionary landing in Salt Lake about an hour after the crack...

By Henry, John THE STATE HAS 91 AIRPORTS, according to the Arkansas State Airport System Plan, which reported in 2005 that the economic value of the commercial and general aviation airports was $2.5 billion a year. Airports and the revenue they generate have a ripple effect on nearby towns and cities. The Air Transport Association estimates commercial and cargo airlines drive an estimated $1.1 trillion in economic activity annually. So when airlines cut back on flights, it affects those who...

PHOENIX, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. reported its preliminary traffic figures for August 2008. Year-over-year available seat miles decreased 14.84% in August 2008 to 646,921,000 compared to 759,693,000 in August 2007. Revenue passenger miles decreased 13.88% from 593,914,000 in 2007 to 511,452,000 in 2008. Passenger enplanements decreased 24.48% from 1,403,118 in August 2007 to 1,059,603 in August 2008. Year-over-year load factor for the month of August was...