The Piper PA-32R is a six-seat (or seven-seat), high-performance, single engine, all-metal, fixed-wing aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida . The design began life as the Piper Lance , a retractable-gear version of the Piper Cherokee Six . Later models became known by the designation Piper Saratoga . The primary difference between the Lance and early Saratoga is the development of a tapered wing on the Saratoga, replacing the "Hershey bar" wing on the Lance that was a carryover from the Cherokee Six. Later Saratoga models provided updated/improved avionics, engine and interior touches but retained the same airframe design.
51-542: CalPac may refer to: CalPac (airline) , a former division of Mesa Airlines California Pacific Conference , a U.S. collegiate sports conference located in California, affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) See also [ edit ] California Pacific (disambiguation) Kalpak , a high-crowned cap Topics referred to by
102-494: A Piper Saratoga aircraft. In 1981 as the original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) was discontinuing its flights between the two cities, Mesa obtained a twin-engine Piper Navajo Chieftain and increased service on the route. In 1982, the original owners sold the company to Larry and Janie Risley. The Risleys quickly expanded the carrier by acquiring a fleet of 14-passenger seat Beechcraft Model 99 commuter turboprops and adding service throughout New Mexico and surrounding states with
153-464: A Phoenix hub. The first two cities to receive jet service were Spokane and Des Moines . In 1996, the division was merged into Mesa's America West Express operation, and the Fokker 70 aircraft were replaced by Bombardier CRJ aircraft as they were introduced. There was also a previous Desert Sun Airlines not affiliated with Mesa that operated scheduled passenger commuter service in southern California during
204-745: A brief time in 1995 and 1996, the Mesa Airlines operation at Albuquerque, the United Express operation in Denver, and the America West Express operation in Phoenix were all known as operated by Mountain West Airlines. In 1997 and 1998, routes from Little Rock to Nashville and Wichita and from Nashville to Tupelo were added, first as Mesa Airlines, then later as US Airways Express . In 1997, Mesa established
255-440: A codeshare for Mesa Airlines until the hub was dissolved at the end of 2007. In 1998, Mesa moved its headquarters from Farmington, NM to Phoenix, AZ. In September 1992, Mesa negotiated a code-sharing agreement with America West Airlines to operate as America West Express out of its Phoenix hub, serving 12 cities. These routes were originally from the independent Mesa operation and Several Beechcraft 1900D aircraft were painted in
306-502: A conglomeration of up to eight separate airlines. For the history of the acquisition and expansion of Mesa Airlines during this time see Mesa Air Group . The following history section details the history of the individual airlines that comprised Mesa Airlines during this time frame. The original Mesa Air Shuttle was a flight division of JB Aviation in Farmington , New Mexico , and operated a single route from Farmington to Albuquerque using
357-476: A financial interest in Kunpeng Airlines, as Shenzhen Airlines purchased Mesa's interest in the original joint venture . Limited Crew Bases As of March 2024 , the Mesa Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: In March 2013, Mesa Airlines announced the leasing of nine Bombardier CRJ900s, which were previously operated by Uruguay's Pluna , for operations at US Airways. The aircraft entered
408-527: A hub at Albuquerque. In 1985 larger 19-passenger seat Beechcraft 1900s were acquired which replaced the Beechcraft Model 99s and became the backbone of Mesa's fleet. By 1987 up to 47 daily departures were operating from Albuquerque to 18 cities. Also in 1987, a Denver hub was created when Mesa acquired Centennial Airlines which operated several routes from Denver into Wyoming . After an initial route from Farmington and Gallup to Phoenix began in 1985, Phoenix
459-508: A new CRJ900 crew base in Houston and a pilot base in Denver. United agreed to compensate Mesa for the pilot wage increases it had enacted since September 2022, and agreed to buy 30 spare CRJ900 engines from Mesa for $ 80 million to increase Mesa's cash reserves. United received a 10% ownership stake in Mesa and a seat on the Mesa board of directors. The Skyway Airlines division was Mesa's first foray into
510-768: A new training center in Phoenix. The 23,000-square-foot facility features a full-size CRJ200 cabin trainer aircraft, 14 classrooms, and has the capacity to train 300 crew members at one time. In December 2022, Mesa announced that it would cease operating American Eagle flights by April 3, 2023, citing persistent losses. Mesa said it would transfer its American Eagle assets and personnel to United Express , open two new operating bases, and obtain additional Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft for United Express flights. United Airlines would obtain an ownership stake in Mesa. Mesa began operations as Mesa Air Shuttle in Farmington, New Mexico, in 1980. From 1989 through 1998, Mesa Airlines operated as
561-565: A rate of 20 aircraft per year for the next 5 years. All pilots would have been based in Beijing or Xi'an and the airline initially was to fly to 16 regional airports. Mesa intended to replace the outgoing CRJ200s with larger regional jets such as the CRJ700 and CRJ900. Kunpeng has recently decided to delay the delivery of CRJ200 in favor of brand new Embraer 190 . All of the Mesa aircraft are being returned. Furthermore, as of June 2009, Mesa no longer has
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#1732855780359612-464: A regularly scheduled 36-minute flight between Honolulu and Hilo . go!'s flight 1002 overshot Hilo Airport by 15 miles (24 km), remaining 21,000 feet (6,400 m) in the air as they missed the destination. Air traffic controllers were unable to reach the two pilots for 25 minutes, after which contact was re-established and the aircraft returned for a safe landing in Hilo. Mesa's go! was also blamed for
663-449: A small hub at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport , using two Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet aircraft, providing service from Fort Worth to San Antonio , Austin , and Houston Hobby , as well as new routes from Colorado Springs to Nashville and San Antonio . The venture was short-lived and these routes were all eliminated during a corporate restructuring. The Albuquerque hub was merged into Air Midwest in 2001 but operated as
714-572: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages CalPac (airline) Mesa Airlines, Inc. , is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona . It is an FAA Part 121 –certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group and operates flights as United Express via respective code sharing agreements with United Airlines . It serves more than 180 markets in
765-663: The AFA-CWA . "Enough is enough. Mesa Flight Attendants have the full backing of the 50,000 members of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. We are ready to do whatever it takes to achieve a fair contract." Mesa Airlines and the AFA returned to the bargaining table during the week of April 3, 2017. While the strike vote had the intended effect, the company still offered a negligible pay increase that would keep flight attendants to what they have calculated as "Industry Average". However that number
816-575: The Air Line Pilots Association, International union representing all of Mesa Airlines pilots filed a lawsuit after wages had stagnated and ceased to increase in any amount for almost ten years and the company had allegedly bypassed the Railway Labor Act by implementing bonus and incentive programs without reaching an agreement beforehand with the ALPA. Piper Saratoga Production of
867-575: The Beechcraft 1900D and Embraer EMB 120 turboprops. The Beechcraft 1900Ds were then transitioned over to Mesa's Air Midwest subsidiary. Beginning in December 1997, Mesa began operating Dash 8-200 aircraft between Phoenix and Grand Junction followed by many other cities throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. In 2003, Mesa Airlines took over the operations of Freedom Airlines and Freedom Airlines' CRJ900 regional jets were transferred into
918-509: The National Mediation Board again came to a halt. The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), after over five years of failed negotiations, announced that the members of the union would be coming together for a strike vote in order to either accelerate negotiations or begin using the AFA's patented method of striking – CHAOS – in order to interrupt operations with both American Airlines and United Airlines in anticipation that
969-615: The Western Hemisphere . In a 1997 article from the Journal of Air Transportation , Mesa's safety record was noted as having the fewest incidents among domestic regional airlines at that time. Mesa filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2010, hoping to shed financial obligations for leases on airplanes it no longer needed, and emerged from bankruptcy in March 2011. In November 2017, Mesa opened
1020-555: The America West Airlines merger later that year, the Mesa contract for America West Express was retained and expanded to include non-former America West Express routes. All US Airways Express flying was converted to American Eagle on October 17, 2015, when the merger between American and US Airways was completed. As the merger process between American Airlines and US Airways was progressing, Mesa Airlines began operating as American Eagle on November 6, 2014, with routes out of
1071-530: The America West Airlines scheme. The codeshare allowed increased frequency and increased load factors and expansion into several new markets. In 1995, Mesa created a new subdivision called Desert Sun Airlines and acquired a pair of Fokker 70 jets for use on new America West Express routes from Phoenix to Des Moines and Spokane . Desert Sun was merged into the Mesa Airlines division in 1997 and its Fokker 70 aircraft were replaced by Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet aircraft. The CRJ-200 aircraft also began replacing
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#17328557803591122-793: The America West Express operation. The Beechcraft 1900D flights operated by Air Midwest were discontinued on May 30, 2008. On September 16, 2005, America West Airlines and US Airways completed their merger. Although the corporate side and operationally, those companies merged, as of May 2008, the two flight operations have not been merged and Mesa continues to code share with the new US Airways Group as US Airways Express under its America West Express codeshare agreement. It operated CRJ-200 and CRJ-900 aircraft from hubs in Charlotte and Phoenix, and Dash 8 aircraft from its Phoenix hub until late 2011, when during Mesa's restructuring in bankruptcy, coinciding with United's cancelation of any further CRJ200 service by Mesa,
1173-847: The American Airlines hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles using CRJ-900 aircraft. US Airways Express routes from Charlotte and Phoenix were gradually shifted to American Eagle until the transition and merger was completed on October 17, 2015. As of December 17, 2022, American Eagle announced that they would part ways with Mesa Airlines due to financial troubles. In December 2022, Mesa announced that American Eagle flights would cease on April 3, 2023; Mesa cited losses stemming from utilization penalties and American Airlines' refusal to compensate Mesa for pilot wage increases it had enacted. In 1990, Mesa acquired Aspen Airways Denver hub and routes, except for Aspen's Denver to Aspen route. It attempted to acquire Aspen's codeshare with United. However United
1224-532: The CRJ200s and Dash 8s were removed from service. By early 2012, the only airframe Mesa uses for the "west" side of US Airways out of its Phoenix hub and the "East" side out of its Charlotte hub is with the CRJ900. In November 1997, Mesa negotiated a codeshare agreement to provide service to US Airways as US Airways Express for 14 regional jets to various cities from its Philadelphia and Charlotte hubs. In 1998 and 2000,
1275-574: The Columbus hub. By 2000 the aircraft and crews, which consisted of CRJ200s (CL-65s), were being operated by Mesa Airlines itself. America West Airlines closed its Columbus hub in 2003 and Mesa again reallocated the assets this time to its newly reacquired United Express operation. Mesa created CalPac (California Pacific) in 1992, establishing a second United Express carrier with a Los Angeles hub along with WestAir . It utilized Beechcraft 1900D and Embraer EMB 120 aircraft to serve 12 destinations. In 1995,
1326-485: The Houston hub and CRJ700s flying out of the Washington–Dulles hub. In December 2022, Mesa executed an agreement with United to add up to 38 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft, dependent on the number Embraer 175 aircraft Mesa still operated, starting in March 2023. Mesa would transfer its American Eagle crew and maintenance operations in Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Louisville to United Express, and would open
1377-559: The March 31, 2008 shutdown of Aloha Airlines due to "predatory fares". Kunpeng Airlines was formed as a joint venture between Mesa Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines of China . They began flying in October 2007 with three Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft and currently have five in China . The airline originally expected to operate 20 CRJs prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and plan to expand at
1428-618: The Midwest. Skyway was formed in 1989 when Mesa established a codeshare agreement with Midwest Express and a Milwaukee hub. From Milwaukee, Mesa served 25 cities in nine states in the upper Midwest region, using Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. Upon the expiration of the codeshare in 1994, it was not renewed. Midwest Express kept the Skyway Airlines name and routes, forming Astral Airways to fill the void as Mesa ceased service in Milwaukee. Mesa reallocated
1479-553: The Philadelphia hub, and the ERJ 145 aircraft operated out of the Charlotte hub. In 2005, Mesa's codeshare agreement with US Airways was not reaffirmed in bankruptcy court, and Mesa began transitioning the aircraft to other codeshares. Twenty-six ERJ aircraft were transitioned to Freedom Airlines, and the CRJ and remaining ERJs were transferred to Mesa's United Express operation. However, following
1530-587: The Saratoga was discontinued in 2009. The Saratoga competed for sales with the Beechcraft Bonanza , Mooney M20 , Cirrus SR22 , Cessna 210 , and Cessna 350 . Until 1972, when the assembly line was destroyed in a flood, the Comanche was Piper's luxury, high-performance single. Afterwards, Piper began modifying its heavy-lifting single engined PA-32 Cherokee Six , adding retractable landing gear and designating
1581-649: The US Airways Express fleet between April and July 2013 and will operate under an eight-year capacity purchase agreement through 2021. In September 2013, Mesa Airlines announced an agreement with United Airlines which extends the operation of 20 CRJ700s through 2020. The agreement includes an order of 30 United-owned Embraer 175s that will be operated under contract by Mesa Airlines. Mesa Airlines later announced an agreement with United Airlines to add 18 Embraer 175 aircraft to Mesa's United Express fleet. Mesa will operate 48 Embraer aircraft for United Airlines. In October,
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1632-543: The United Express banner. In October 2009 United decided to exercise its early termination option for the Dash 8 flying. The Dash 8 flying ended on April 30, 2010. Around the same time, United decided not to extend its CRJ200 operation and as a result, all of the Mesa CRJ200s (26 aircraft) flying under United Express were phased out by April 30, 2010. As of 2015, Mesa's United Express operations consisted of Embraer 175s flying out of
1683-628: The agreement was expanded to 28 jets and then to 52 jets. The first CRJ200 aircraft began operating in 1998. As Mesa began taking deliveries of the Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft in 2000, the CRJs were transferred to the America West division, separating the fleet types. In 2003, 20 CRJ200 aircraft were reintroduced to the US Airways Express division. With the reintroduction of the CRJ, the CRJ200 aircraft operated out of
1734-417: The aircraft and crews to start Superior Airlines in its Columbus hub for America West Express. The FloridaGulf Airlines division was formed in 1991 after Mesa's acquisition of Air Midwest. Air Midwest's CEO , Robert Priddy, was chosen to start up the operation. It operated under a codeshare agreement with USAir and was a USAir Express carrier. It started with a Tampa hub, providing service to Florida and
1785-577: The airline division was merged into Mesa's United Express operation. In 1994, Mesa acquired Pittsburgh -based Crown Airways . Using the acquired assets, Mesa established Liberty Express with its hub in Pittsburgh and a codeshare with US Airways. In 1997, it was merged into Air Midwest, operating 14 Beechcraft 1900D aircraft serving 17 destinations. The Desert Sun Airlines division was created in 1995 to inaugurate Mesa's first jet service utilizing Fokker 70 aircraft. It operated as America West Express from
1836-471: The closing of Superior Airlines' Columbus hub, its aircraft and crews were used to expand United Express into Portland and Seattle . In 1997, operational difficulties with the Denver hub and disagreements over the renewal of Mesa's WestAir subsidiary codeshare with United resulted in the cancellation of Mesa's codeshare. In 2003, Mesa agreed to a service agreement with United for service out of their hubs at Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, and Washington-Dulles under
1887-408: The company announced an agreement for the addition of 15 new aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2016, which has now increased to 18. Mesa currently operates 80 Embraer 175 aircraft under the United Express brand. Mesa operates for United Express and DHL Aviation ; below are the current United Express destinations – some routes may only be seasonal. Mesa's destinations as an independent carrier in
1938-573: The company can afford" and that it "takes reasonableness on both parties." Heather Stevenson, union president for Mesa, said "We're out of options" as well as "Five years of 'Please' and 'Thank you' and 'Could you do better?' hasn't done anything." She also stated "...management can choose a different outcome by seriously negotiating a contract. Mesa Airlines is an important partner in the highly-profitable American Airlines and United Airlines networks." "Mesa Flight Attendants will not accept poverty wages", said Sara Nelson , international president of
1989-529: The company, and gain attention from American and United. The AFA and Mesa Airlines met again during June 13–15 and again did not reach a resolution. The union stated "it soon became apparent the Company was not prepared to reach a deal and saw no point in bargaining until after they knew the outcome of the pilots' vote which will be counted on July 12." The AFA and Mesa Airlines reached a Tentative Agreement on August 14 and included these changes: On March 2, 2017,
2040-615: The contract to operate their Skyway Airlines division, Mesa allocated the aircraft and crews to form Superior Airlines in 1994. Superior initially competed against their former Midwest Express partner as America West Express and also provided service from the new America West Columbus hub. Superior operated America West Express flights to compete against their former partner from Milwaukee to Flint, Lansing, Columbus, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids, as well as from Rockford to Detroit. Within 18 months Mesa redirected Superior and its Beechcraft 1900D fleet to focus exclusively on
2091-482: The mid-1980s with Beechcraft 99 turboprops and Piper Chieftain prop aircraft. In 2006, Mesa formed go! in the Hawaiian Islands, using five Bombardier CRJ aircraft from its Honolulu hub. It established a code share with Mokulele Airlines , which served airports that cannot accept jet aircraft and provide point-to-point service in between the islands with Cessna Caravan turboprops. The codeshare with Mokulele
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2193-640: The southeast United States using Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. Additional hubs in Orlando and New Orleans were established. In 1993, the airline expanded into the Northeast, with a hub in Boston and eventually Philadelphia . In 1994, six Embraer EMB 120 aircraft were added. By the time it was merged into Air Midwest, in 1997, it was operating 44 Beechcraft 1900D and 9 Embraer EMB 120 aircraft serving 49 destinations. After Midwest Express notified Mesa they would not be renewing
2244-483: The southwest (1980–2007) included the following: In February 2012 the contract between flight attendants and Mesa Airlines expired and became eligible for negotiation between the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) and Mesa. Flight attendants have been at the core of Mesa's operations since its agreements were reached with US Airways and their United Express operation were reached and for years before. Throughout
2295-556: The two legacy carriers will place pressure on Mesa to offer livable wages and individual benefits comparable to other airlines. On March 29, 2017, the AFA released a statement saying that Mesa Airlines Flight Attendants voted "Yes" to a strike vote overwhelmingly by a vote of 99.56%, the highest "yes" vote in at least 20 years for the AFA, and potentially in the history of the union since its founding in 1945. In response Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein stated "We're going to continue to negotiate on good faith and come to an agreement that
2346-742: The type as the "PA-32R". The PA-32R was built under license by Embraer in Brazil as the Embraer EMB-721 Sertanejo . Kits for the PA-32R-300 (six supplied), PA-32RT-300 (16) and PA-32RT-300T (two) were supplied to Chincul in Argentina for completion. They were designated the PA-A-32R and PA-A-32RT. For the 2008 model year, the Saratoga II HP (normally aspirated) model was eliminated, along with
2397-543: The years many of them became frustrated with stagnant wages and non-competitive retention offerings leading to its current contract negotiations which began in 2012. Negotiations had stalled several times in the years following 2012 in mediation and talks directly with the company after the company had only offered negligible pay increases, unaffordable health insurance, and significantly fewer incentives for flight attendants with longevity compared to other regional airlines . In January 2017, contract negotiations in front of
2448-578: Was expanded into a hub in 1989 with new routes throughout Arizona. In 1990, most Denver flights were incorporated into the United Express division which Mesa had acquired from Aspen Airways. In 1992, when Mesa established a codeshare with America West Airlines , its Phoenix hub was turned over to the America West Express division. A minor hub was also operated at Farmington in the late 1980s with up to 22 daily flights connecting Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City to Durango, Cortez, and Telluride, CO. For
2499-548: Was later replaced by one with Island Air , which was itself later replaced by a joint venture with Mokulele dubbed go! Mokulele . The airline ceased operations in Hawaii on April 1, 2014. Mesa's go! was involved in multiple lawsuits with Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines and was also investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration for an incident on February 13, 2008, where both pilots fell asleep during
2550-472: Was only if both parties ignore all other regional competitors financial compensation that handle the same volume as Mesa. On April 25, 2017, members of the AFA who were not employees of Mesa carried out informational protests in Chicago, Dallas, and Phoenix to educate the public about the union's concerns such as low wages, poor health insurance, lack of progress on contract negotiations, as well as other actions of
2601-633: Was unwilling to codeshare with an airline that only operated 19-seat turboprops. Mesa leased Embraer EMB 120 aircraft from its former competitor in New Mexico, Air Midwest. With the Brasilias in hand, Mesa gained a codeshare with United for its Denver hub. Several Beechcraft 1300 and Beechcraft 1900 aircraft were repainted with the United Airlines scheme. In 1995, California Pacific and its Los Angeles hub were merged into Mesa's United Express operation. After
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