Total Funding
25
56
Total FundingDebt Financing raised
Growth Score
-3 pts
Heat Score
6 pts
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A multiple-time recipient of Air Transport World’s Regional Airline of the Year and Ranked No. 1 Regional
Acquired by 
Republic Airways Holdings
Jonathan Ornstein: CEO and ChairmanPast Role: Virgin Express Airlines, Chairman and CEO
Brian S. Gillman: EVP and General CounselPast Role: Global Aviation Holdings, Inc, EVP and General Counsel
Republic Airways Holdings
About the Company
A multiple recipient of Air Transport World’s Regional Airline of the Year Award and ranked No. 1 Regional Airline three consecutive years by the DOT Air Travel Consumer Report, Phoenix-based Mesa Airlines operates as US Airways Express/American Eagle from hubs in Charlotte and Phoenix and as United Express from Washington Dulles, Houston and
Chicago O’Hare.
Founded on a mesa in New Mexico in 1982 by Larry and Janie Risley, Mesa currently operates 69 aircraft with more than 400 daily system departures to 85 cities, 36 states, the District of Columbia, Canada and Mexico. The company has approximately 2,200 employees and plans to hire an additional 1,000 in the next two years.
