Mesa to go to China

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Mesa Air Group Signs Landmark Agreement in China With Shenzhen Airlines
Thursday December 21, 10:00 pm ET
BEIJING, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mesa Air Group Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA - News), today signed a Joint Venture agreement with Shenzhen Airlines to create a Chinese regional airline, the name of which is yet to be determined. The new airline is expected to commence scheduled services within 12 months, initially operating 50-seat regional jets on domestic routes within the People's Republic of China. Focus cities for the new services will include Shenzhen, Beijing, Chongqing, Xiamen, Nanjing, Kunming, Dalian, Shenyang, Xian, Zhengzhou and Nanning.
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Mesa Air Group Chairman and CEO, Jonathan Ornstein said, "We are delighted and privileged to be the first US passenger airline to form a strategic alliance to create a new airline to operate in The People's Republic of China. Under the leadership of its President Mr. Li Kun, Shenzhen Airlines has earned an outstanding reputation in the industry with its modern fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. We at Mesa look forward to making a positive contribution to the development of the regional airline industry in China and to forging a strong, long-term relationship with our friends at Shenzhen Airlines."
Shenzhen Airlines was founded in 1992 and currently operates a fleet of 45 new generation A320 and B737 aircraft, flying 100 routes within mainland China and South East Asia. The company has carried nearly 5.3 million passengers this year, employs 6300 people and is headquartered in the metropolis of Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong Province.
Shenzhen Airlines President Li Kun said, "Today represents an important milestone for our company as through this joint venture we extend our service to many smaller communities throughout the country. Mesa's experience and reputation as a leader in the regional airline industry make it the perfect choice to partner with us in launching this new regional airline. I wish to thank Jonathan and his team for their enthusiastic support and look forward to a long and successful partnership as together we work to build a world class regional airline."
China currently has just 70 regional jets in operation, flying for seven different carriers. The new carrier, Beijing Airlines, expects to have 20 50-seat regional jets in service prior to the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, growing to more than 100 planes within five years, comprising a mix of 50, 70 and 90 seat regional jet aircraft.
Commenting further on the joint venture from Beijing, Ornstein said, "Mesa will initially provide significant technical capability, including pilot, maintenance and operations support and training, as well as the sourcing of aircraft. We see this new partnership as a great opportunity to continue growing our business and further diversify our airline operations. The potential for Mesa to grow our business with Shenzhen Airlines through this partnership is significant. With a population of more than 1.2 billion people, China is the world's fastest growing air travel market. There are currently 134 airports with plans to grow that number to 200 over the next ten years. Furthermore, 40 of the 50 largest airports have expansion projects underway or planned."
Mesa currently operates 199 aircraft with over 1,300 daily system departures to 173 cities, 43 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. Effective June 9, 2006 Mesa launched inter-island Hawaiian service as go! This new operation links Honolulu to the neighbor island airports of Hilo, Kahului, Kona, and Lihue. The Company, 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.
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.
For further information please visit our website at: www.mesa-air.com

 

[suupah]

maybe they'll stay in china and not come back. he can change his name to xianothan xhenstein

 

[Jack Mehoff]

So I wonder if this is the proof that Mesa if finally getting their A$$e$ canned at one of the code shares.

 

[Superpilot92]

Its probably Johnny O's new way to try and Fcuk up contract negotiations for mesas next pilot contract. Dont fall for his crap. Thats the next freedom, fine you want a raise? I will just send the planes to China and they will fly for 10 bucks an hour over there. What a douchbag!!

 

[MarineGrunt]

And the sad thing is, given China's explosive economy, I'm willing to bet that this venture will be pretty successful... should be interesting/nauseating to watch.

 

[bustinmins]

I don't think Mesa can offer a salary below CBA levels - regardless where the pilots are located. Mesa pilots won some pretty tight scope protections at the cost of Quality of Life in the last contract (if you can call it that). Regardless where these pilots are, they have to be "Mesa Pilots" and paid Mesa Rates (no matter how ugly they are). I am sure JO is up to something. He always is. However, it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

XYV

 

[Soverytired]

maybe they'll stay in china and not come back. he can change his name to xianothan xhenstein

I am SO stealing that!


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[Soverytired]

Here's how Mesa will succeed in China!

This is pretty funny. Apparently the government of China can actually ORDER it's airline passengers to to STFU and stop complaining.

This kinda says it all (and why Mesa will fit in just fine):

"Chinese airline passengers have long got used to surly cabin crew, decrepit in-flight entertainment systems and mysterious delays where aircraft full of people are just left on the tarmac"


http://today.reuters.com/news/artic...asicIndustries&storyid=nPEK6125&from=business

Stop complaining, China tells airline passengers

BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The food's bad, the airport coffee costs too much, the in-flight service is terrible, the flight's delayed and your suitcase got destroyed in transit -- well, it's your fault for having unrealistic expectations.

China's civil aviation authority, seeking to head off an upsurge in consumer complaints about domestic air travel, this week issued a plea to long-suffering travellers to stop complaining so much.

"We hope to increase consumers' understanding about the special nature of the civil aviation industry, so that together we can create a cosier, more harmonious aviation travel environment," the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China said on its Web site (www.caac.gov.cn).

"What must be stressed is that safety is at the root of airline travel, and on-board service revolves around this," it said.

"That is what restricts the type of food carried, as well as the fact that on-board food is frozen first for freshness then reheated, so naturally the flavour suffers," the statement added.

Chinese airline passengers have long got used to surly cabin crew, decrepit in-flight entertainment systems and mysterious delays where aircraft full of people are just left on the tarmac.

But passengers have fought back by refusing to leave aircraft until compensation is paid for late flights, storming runways in protest and breaking down locked doors when herded into lounges after unannounced diversions to remote airports.

The airlines counter that it is the passengers who are unruly and poorly educated about flying, adding they are spending billions of dollars on new aircraft and improving service, especially ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

 

[CA1900]

I bet you could fit 70 people in a CRJ-200 if you narrowed the seats and the aisle, and got rid of a bit of the legroom......

 

[jetpig32]

Its probably Johnny O's new way to try and Fcuk up contract negotiations for mesas next pilot contract. Dont fall for his crap. Thats the next freedom, fine you want a raise? I will just send the planes to China and they will fly for 10 bucks an hour over there. What a douchbag!!

I've got a bad feeling about this.