US Airways and Mesa Air Group Reach Agreement to Expand US Airways Express Regional Jet Network

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On 10/18/2002 2:59:06 PM dashflyer wrote:

US Airways and Mesa Air Group Reach Agreement to Expand US Airways Express Regional Jet Network
Friday October 18, 2:46 pm ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Airways has reached an agreement with Mesa Air Group, Inc., to begin flying 20 additional 50-seat regional jets as part of the US Airways Express network, with the first of these aircraft to begin service in December 2002. All 20 of the regional jets will be integrated into the US Airways Express network during 2003.

As part of the agreement, which is subject to U.S. bankruptcy court approval, Mesa Air Group plans to participate in US Airways' "Jets for Jobs" program allowing some of this new regional jet flying to be done by furloughed US Airways pilots.

Mesa Airlines currently operates as a US Airways Express carrier, using a combination of regional jets and turbo-prop aircraft in 38 US Airways markets. Mesa Airlines, along with other subsidiaries of parent company Mesa Air Group, operate 32 regional jets and 41 turbo-prop aircraft as US Airways Express.

US Airways Express' three wholly-owned subsidiaries and seven affiliate carriers currently operate more than 2,000 flights daily, serving 161 destinations in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.


Wasn't Ornstein planning on creating a new non-union carrier called Freedon Air.....what happened to that idea? Did RJ's get ordered for that venture?
 
Straight from the mouth of the Mesa MEC Chairman: there is NO agreement regarding the J4J proposal. Management's announcement is, to be generous, premature at the least.
 
Well, if RJs ever get delivered, here is a DCA RJ schedule for folks to chew on:

DEP ALB 6:30 AM
ARR DCA 7:45 AM
DEP DCA 8:20 AM
ARR CMH 9:40 AM
DEP CMH 10:15 AM
ARR DCA 11:30 AM
DEP DCA 12:10 PM
ARR GSO 1:20 PM
DEP GSO 1:50 PM
ARR DCA 3:00 PM
DEP DCA 4:00 PM
ARR ORF 4:50 PM
DEP ORF 5:30 PM
ARR DCA 6:20 PM
DEP DCA 7:05 PM
ARR ALB 8:20 PM
DEP CHS 6:30 AM
ARR DCA 8:20 AM
DEP DCA 9:00 AM
ARR SYR 10:15 AM
DEP SYR 10:50 AM
ARR DCA 12:05 PM
DEP DCA 12:45 PM
ARR MCI 2:40 PM
DEP MCI 3:20 PM
ARR DCA 6:40 PM
DEP DCA 7:20 PM
ARR CHS 9:10 PM
DEP BUF 6:30 AM
ARR DCA 7:40 AM
DEP DCA 8:25 AM
ARR TYS 10:05 AM
DEP TYS 10:40 AM
ARR DCA 12:10 PM
DEP DCA 12:45 PM
ARR BUF 1:55 PM
DEP BUF 2:30 PM
ARR DCA 3:40 PM
DEP DCA 4:30 PM
ARR RDU 5:40 PM
DEP RDU 6:20 PM
ARR DCA 7:30 PM
DEP DCA 8:10 PM
ARR BUF 9:20 PM
DEP JAX 6:55 AM
ARR DCA 8:45 AM
DEP DCA 9:40 AM
ARR ROC 10:55 AM
DEP ROC 11:35 AM
ARR DCA 12:50 PM
DEP DCA 1:30 PM
ARR PHL 2:25 PM
DEP PHL 3:10 PM
ARR DCA 4:05 PM
DEP DCA 4:45 PM
ARR GSO 5:55 PM
DEP GSO 6:30 PM
ARR DCA 7:40 PM
DEP DCA 8:20 PM
ARR JAX 10:20 PM
DEP BNA 6:30 AM
ARR DCA 9:10 AM
DEP DCA 9:50 AM
ARR PWM 11:35 AM
DEP PWM 12:15 PM
ARR DCA 2:10 PM
DEP DCA 2:50 PM
ARR HSV 3:40 PM
DEP HSV 4:25 PM
ARR DCA 7:10 PM
DEP DCA 7:50 PM
ARR BNA 8:50 PM
DEP CRW 6:10 AM
ARR DCA 7:15 AM
DEP DCA 8:00 AM
ARR HPN 9:10 AM
DEP HPN 9:45 AM
ARR DCA 10:55 AM
DEP DCA 11:40 AM
ARR RDU 12:50 PM
DEP RDU 1:30 PM
ARR DCA 2:40 PM
DEP DCA 3:20 PM
ARR SYR 4:35 PM
DEP SYR 5:10 PM
ARR DCA 6:25 PM
DEP DCA 7:10 PM
ARR CRW 8:25 PM
DEP ORF 6:05 AM
ARR DCA 6:55 AM
DEP DCA 7:40 AM
ARR YYZ 9:10 AM
DEP YYZ 9:50 AM
ARR DCA 11:20 AM
DEP DCA 11:55 AM
ARR ORF 12:45 PM
DEP ORF 1:25 PM
ARR DCA 2:15 PM
DEP DCA 2:55 PM
ARR MHT 4:20 PM
DEP MHT 4:55 PM
ARR DCA 6:30 PM
DEP DCA 7:10 PM
ARR ORF 8:00 PM
DEP ROC 6:30 AM
ARR DCA 7:45 AM
DEP DCA 8:25 AM
ARR MCI 10:20 AM
DEP MCI 11:00 AM
ARR DCA 2:20 PM
DEP DCA 3:00 PM
ARR YYZ 4:30 PM
DEP YYZ 5:05 PM
ARR DCA 6:35 PM
DEP DCA 7:15 PM
ARR ROC 8:30 PM
DEP IND 6:00 AM
ARR DCA 8:50 AM
DEP DCA 9:25 AM
ARR ALB 10:40 AM
DEP ALB 11:10 AM
ARR DCA 12:25 PM
DEP DCA 1:00 PM
ARR ROC 2:15 PM
DEP ROC 2:50 PM
ARR DCA 4:05 PM
DEP DCA 4:45 PM
ARR BUF 5:55 PM
DEP BUF 6:30 PM
ARR DCA 7:40 PM
DEP DCA 8:15 PM
ARR IND 9:05 PM
DEP YYZ 6:00 AM
ARR DCA 7:30 AM
DEP DCA 8:05 AM
ARR CHS 9:55 AM
DEP CHS 10:30 AM
ARR DCA 12:20 PM
DEP DCA 12:55 PM
ARR ALB 2:10 PM
DEP ALB 2:40 PM
ARR DCA 3:55 PM
DEP DCA 4:40 PM
ARR PHL 5:35 PM
DEP PHL 6:20 PM
ARR DCA 7:15 PM
DEP DCA 7:50 PM
ARR YYZ 9:20 PM
DEP MHT 6:35 AM
ARR DCA 8:10 AM
DEP DCA 8:45 AM
ARR IND 9:35 AM
DEP IND 10:10 AM
ARR DCA 12:45 PM
DEP DCA 1:25 PM
ARR IND 2:15 PM
DEP IND 2:55 PM
ARR DCA 5:30 PM
DEP DCA 6:15 PM
ARR MCI 8:10 PM
DEP MCI 6:00 AM
ARR DCA 9:20 AM
DEP DCA 10:00 AM
ARR HSV 10:50 AM
DEP HSV 11:25 AM
ARR DCA 2:10 PM
DEP DCA 2:50 PM
ARR BNA 3:50 PM
DEP BNA 4:30 PM
ARR DCA 7:10 PM
DEP DCA 7:45 PM
ARR MHT 9:10 PM
DEP SYR 6:20 AM
ARR DCA 7:35 AM
DEP DCA 8:05 AM
ARR MHT 9:30 AM
DEP MHT 10:05 AM
ARR DCA 11:40 AM
DEP DCA 12:15 PM
ARR JAX 2:15 PM
DEP JAX 2:45 PM
ARR DCA 4:35 PM
DEP DCA 5:05 PM
ARR HPN 6:15 PM
DEP HPN 6:45 PM
ARR DCA 7:55 PM
DEP DCA 8:35 PM
ARR SYR 9:50 PM
DEP GSO 6:20 AM
ARR DCA 7:30 AM
DEP DCA 8:10 AM
ARR BNA 9:10 AM
DEP BNA 9:45 AM
ARR DCA 12:25 PM
DEP DCA 1:00 PM
ARR CHS 2:50 PM
DEP CHS 3:30 PM
ARR DCA 5:20 PM
DEP DCA 7:00 PM
ARR RDU 8:10 PM
DEP RDU 6:15 AM
ARR DCA 7:25 AM
DEP DCA 8:00 AM
ARR BUF 9:10 AM
DEP BUF 9:40 AM
ARR DCA 10:50 AM
DEP DCA 11:30 AM
ARR CMH 12:50 PM
DEP CMH 1:25 PM
ARR DCA 2:40 PM
DEP DCA 4:30 PM
ARR ALB 5:45 PM
DEP ALB 6:15 PM
ARR DCA 7:30 PM
DEP DCA 8:10 PM
ARR GSO 9:20 PM
DEP PHL 7:20 AM
ARR DCA 8:15 AM
DEP DCA 8:55 AM
ARR RDU 10:05 AM
DEP RDU 10:40 AM
ARR DCA 11:50 AM
DEP DCA 12:45 PM
ARR SDF 2:30 PM
DEP SDF 3:05 PM
ARR DCA 4:40 PM
DEP DCA 5:20 PM
ARR ROC 6:35 PM
DEP ROC 7:05 PM
ARR DCA 8:20 PM
DEP DCA 8:55 PM
ARR PHL 9:50 PM
 
With Airtran switching to JetConnect in TPA-TLH and some TPA-MIA, there would be an equal chance of pax flying us vs them since it would be the same type of plane service (no prop vs jet) and there are many US ff's on these routes. I guess it depends on where else the RJs are needed first. It would be wise though to not let these markets go unserved by US for too long (like before session starts again in TLH) even if its just 2 flights a day (am/pm).
 
Finally TLH will have RJ's to CLT beginning Jan 6th ..3 flights a day ..I am hoping that the wise people in Crystal City will return TPA MIA and MCO routes to TLH .