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Mesa's new airline - go!Express

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Nice new Caravans. Any thoughts.

go! Grows! - Hawaii's Low Fare Airline Expands With Launch of go!Express and Celebrates With $19* Fare
Thursday March 15, 11:59 pm ET

HONOLULU, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- go!, Hawaii's low-fare interisland carrier, today announced expansion of its route network in Hawaii with the launch of go!Express, operated under a code share agreement with Mokulele Airlines. Beginning April 16, go!Express will offer 12 flights per day between Kona and Kahului, Kahului and Kapalua, and Kapalua and Honolulu.

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To celebrate the launch of this exciting new service, go! is offering one-way fares on all interisland flights for just $19*. This special fare may be purchased from March 16th through March 23rd and is applicable for travel through April 23rd, 2007.

These incredibly low go! fares can be booked online beginning March 16th at www.iflygo.com or by calling toll-free 1-888-IFLYGO2.

"Bill Boyer, Rob McKinney and their team at Mokulele have supported go! since our launch last year. This new go!Express partnership will extend our network and offer go!'s market-leading low fares to more travelers throughout Hawaii. The launch of go!Express further underscores our long term commitment to bringing families and friends together while also offering great new business opportunities to the people of Hawaii," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO.

go!Express will feature new turbine engine Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft which offer first class comfort including 34" pitch, reclining, leather seats and state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment.

"I am excited by the great opportunities this partnership will bring to the smaller communities of Hawaii," said Mokulele Airlines CEO, Bill Boyer. "As a Hawaii company, we are delighted with the opportunity to further develop our passenger business. Our expansion will create many new jobs in the local communities and make travel more convenient and less expensive for kama'aina and visitors alike. This has been made possible through our exciting new partnership with go!" added Boyer.

go! operates 60 flights a day from its Honolulu hub to Lihue, Kahului, Kona, and Hilo using a fleet of modern regional jets. go! operates state-of-the-art Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft outfitted with comfortable leather interiors, no middle seats and the world's quietest cabin.

go! has also launched go!Vacations and go!Active, selling holiday packages and exciting recreational activities through its website. Visitors can choose from a variety of activities and low-cost Hawaii vacations with options to visit one or any number of Hawaiian island destinations.

Passengers who register for go!Miles frequent flyer program are able to earn go! Miles redeemable for future travel on go! and go!Express and can receive 500 free miles by registering online. Additional information is available and tickets can be booked online at iflygo.com or by calling toll free 1-888-IFLYGO2.

Mesa currently operates 201 aircraft with over 1,200 daily system departures to 170 cities, 46 states, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas. Mesa operates as America West Express, Delta Connection, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreement with America West, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines.

* Tickets are nontransferable and nonrefundable. Seats are limited and fares may not be available on all flights. Changes can be made prior to scheduled departure for a fee of $20 per person plus any applicable difference in airfare. Fares displayed do not include September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 each way and a Federal Segment Excise Tax of $3.40 per segment. A segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing. All taxes and fees must be paid at the time of purchase. Flights operated by Mesa Airlines doing business as go! and Mokulele Airlines doing business as go!Express. Tickets must be purchased by March 23, 2007. Fares are valid for travel from March 16, 2007 through April 23, 2007. One-way fares are available ten months in advance of travel date. Other restrictions may apply. Special fares are valid per segment. Special fares may be combined for one-way travel between neighbor islands and may also be combined for roundtrip travel between neighbor islands.
 
Wow, CRJ's with no middle seats. They even give frequent flyer miles. They can really pile up quickly on the longer legs!! :rolleyes:
 
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Caravans used in scheduled passenger service? I thought there was something in the FAR's that required 2 engines. Not to knock the 'van, it is a great plane.
 
Theres still EAS service out there with 'Vans., including soon to be in New Mexico, it will be funny to see ppl actually miss the 1900. Pretty sure there is no 2 engine requirement for 121 service
 
Isn't there another airline out there that has Caravans competing with everyone else? This could spell more problems for Island Air, and all of the Hawaiian airlines in general. People want to see the beautiful views of Hawaii, and may view these planes as more of sight seeing type flights. They may not care about the ride, versus the great views. And, it is cheap, which is big for most people.
 
No, current Mokulele pilots will fly the airplanes (under part 135). I remember discussion a while ago as to whether or not this does infringe on MAG's scope, but I can't remember the verdict. Can one of the MAG pilot's enlighten us?
 
http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2007/03/19/daily7.html?surround=lfn

Interisland fare war widens

Pacific Business News (Honolulu) - 5:58 AM HAST Monday, March 19, 2007


With Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines already matching $19 fares by go! and go!Express, a broader range of $19 tickets is now being offered by Island Air. The two largest legacy carriers have been routinely matching go! fares on the same number of seats on the same flights. Island Air announced over the weekend that it will offer $19 tickets on more routes for more days.

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group (Nasdaq: MESA), the parent company of go!, formed an alliance with the Big Island's Mokulele Airlines to serve smaller markets with smaller planes than go! flies in the four busiest interisland corridors. The service, called go!Express, launches April 16.
Island Air said its own $19 fares will cover service to Molokai and Lanai, from Monday, a month before the go! fares start.
The intensification of the interisland fare war means more tickets are now available at prices which do not cover the cost of running the affected flights.
 
The Mesa pilots' "scope" clause:

B. Scope

1. Except as provided in Section 1.B.2, all present and future flying of any form performed in and for the service of the Company shall be performed by pilots on the Mesa Air Group Pilot System Seniority List in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The phrase “present and future flying of any form performed in and for the service of the Company” includes without limitation all such flying 1) on the Company’s aircraft (whether leased or owned), or 2) under the Company’s operational control, including wet leases and contracting for other carriers or entities (government, military or commercial).

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1.B.1., above, the Company may assign or contract out revenue flying for a period of sixty (60) days during the term of this Agreement if a) such conduct is necessary to accomplish the needs of the service of the Company, and b) the Company does not have sufficient aircraft and pilots to perform the revenue flying assigned or contracted out, and c) no pilot on the Mesa Air Group Pilots System Seniority List is furloughed, or remains on furlough, while the company contracts out revenue flying.

3. The Company shall not create or acquire an “alter ego” to avoid the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
No, current Mokulele pilots will fly the airplanes (under part 135). I remember discussion a while ago as to whether or not this does infringe on MAG's scope, but I can't remember the verdict. Can one of the MAG pilot's enlighten us?

I don't know exactly what is going to happen, but I think I can help frame the issue. The union has been quiet on this one but there will be new leadership soon.

MAG ALPA may mount a legal challenge to the operation of go! Express for the reasons mentioned here. After all, it is 'in and for the service' of Mesa and the airplanes are branded go! where the tickets are sold on the Mesa go! website. It benefits Mesa if for no other reason than it can provide feed. Additionally, the arguement can be made that the schedules are under Mesa's control if they compliment Mesa's current operational schedule.

One question that will be asked is "Who is really making decisions for Mokulele?". In other words, where is the operational control?

Mesa will come back with what they define as 'in and for" by saying that:
1. The airplanes belong to Mokulele.
2. The schedule is up to WB, not Mesa.
3. The airline operates under Mokulele's certificate.
Mesa is receiving a fee for tickets sold and is sharing space at the ticket counters. It broadens Mesa's marketing power allowing it to sell tickets and other travel arrangements to all of the islands. That's it.

The sad thing is that if a court 'remands' the matter to the contractual arbitration process, you can just add this issue to the long list of other issues unresolved.

Mesa pilots gave up quite a bit during the last negotiation to get the current scope language. They've been quiet on the China flying also.
 
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What's next, new C-172 skyhawk service to grass strips around the islands. Of course they will be piloted by flying monkeys. Call it "GO! Banana's" ( see... I knew I was on to something)

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