Mesa plans joint venture to fly CRJ900s in Europe
Mesa Air Group on 2 March announced a conditional agreement with London-based Gramercy Associates to launch a joint venture to operate Mesa’s Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft on passenger or cargo routes in Europe by the end of 2021. The Phoenix-based parent company of Mesa Airlines would apply for a new air operator’s certificate to qualify for capacity purchase agreements or ACMI deals with carriers in Europe. Mesa would own 49% of the partnership with Gramercy, whose managing director is Tony Davis, the former chief executive of both Singapore-based Tiger Airways and the now-defunct UK carrier Bmibaby. “We are very excited at the potential to expand our regional business overseas,” Mesa CE Jonathan Ornstein states. The regional carrier has 50 CRJ900 aircraft in service, along with 13 parked or in storage.<br/>
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Mesa plans joint venture to fly CRJ900s in Europe
Mesa Air Group on 2 March announced a conditional agreement with London-based Gramercy Associates to launch a joint venture to operate Mesa’s Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft on passenger or cargo routes in Europe by the end of 2021. The Phoenix-based parent company of Mesa Airlines would apply for a new air operator’s certificate to qualify for capacity purchase agreements or ACMI deals with carriers in Europe. Mesa would own 49% of the partnership with Gramercy, whose managing director is Tony Davis, the former chief executive of both Singapore-based Tiger Airways and the now-defunct UK carrier Bmibaby. “We are very excited at the potential to expand our regional business overseas,” Mesa CE Jonathan Ornstein states. The regional carrier has 50 CRJ900 aircraft in service, along with 13 parked or in storage.<br/>
