Mesa Closes go!
The decision stemmed from a desire to concentrate its resources on its now growing mainland operations and minimize its exposure to “at risk” flying.

Mesa Air Group closed its Hawaii-based go! operation on April 1 following some eight years of financial struggles. According to Mesa, the decision stemmed from a desire to concentrate its resources on its now growing mainland operations and minimize its exposure to “at risk” flying. Before the cessation of Hawaiian operations, capacity purchase code-share agreements accounted for 98 percent of the group’s business.

“While this was an extremely difficult decision to reach, we believe it is in the best interest of Mesa’s long-term strategic objectives, particularly given the company’s ongoing expansion of aircraft in service with United Airlines and US Airways,” said Mesa CEO Jonathan Ornstein.