• Highest Pay Scale in the Regional Airline Industry. E75/CR9 CA $150-$215 FO $100-$110
• Hiring ground instructors part-time and full-time at $375 per event. Any event over 20 events per month paid at 150%
• Regional Airline operating as United Express, American Eagle, and DHL Express
• Operating 80 E175s for United Airlines (60 E175LR aircraft in dual-class 76 seat configuration and 20 E175LL aircraft in three-class 70 seat configuration)
• The E175LL’s currently contain a 12 year operating agreement for United Airlines
• Operating 40 CRJ900s for American Airlines in dual-class 76 seat configuration
• Operating 3 Cargo Configured 737-400s for DHL with plans of 2 737-800 aircraft to start revenue service in early 2023
• The contract for 42 of the 60 E175LRs has been extended for 5 years 
• The contract for the other 18 E175LRs does not expire until 2028
• A new contract extending the CRJ900 flying for 5 years took effect January of 2021
• Mesa Airlines is a United Express Aviate partner
• Company paid ATP-CTP course for pilots needing to take the ATP written knowledge exam (Includes full pay, transportation, and lodging during the course)
• 6 Incentive Paid Holidays per Year (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
• Company paid single occupancy hotel room during initial new hire training and all subsequent training events 
• Travel benefits on our code share partners for registered family members and/or guests including MYID90 flight benefits
• Other benefits include: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, and 401K
• 100% Cancellation Pay including Block or Better Pay.
• 60% Deadhead Pay
• “Unable to Commute” Policy in place for pilots unsuccessful in commuting into base
• Reimbursed parking in pilot's domicile or in pilot's commuting airport (up to $50 a month)
• Reimbursed continuous monthly payment for iPad EFB ($40 a month)
• IATA code: YV; ICAO code: ASH; ATC call-sign: "Air Shuttle"
• Mesa Airlines has invested in Swedish electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace and plans to order 100 all electric ES-19s (19 seat configuration) in order to bring air service to third-tier regional airports that currently see no scheduled traffic as soon as 2026. http://investor.mesa-air.com/index.php/news-releases/news-release-details/mesa-invest-heart-aerospace-and-orders-100-all-electric-aircraft
• This page last updated: November 4, 2022. (Quick-take, Pay Scales, and Pay Notes)     

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Hiring Direct Entry Captains

New hires going to the E175 and CRJ900 

Captain Seniority Hire Dates: 

• DFW: July 27, 2018 

• PHX: October 20, 2017 

• SDF: June 1, 2018 

• IAD: October 18, 2019 

• IAH: August 30, 2019 

• CVG: June 5, 2014 

First Officer Seniority Hire Dates: 

• DFW: September 8, 2022

• PHX: September 8, 2022 

• SDF: June 16, 2022 

• IAD: August 18, 2022

• IAH: July 7, 2022

• CVG: September 28, 2022 

CASS participant.

EJET/CRJ Monthly/Reserve guarantee: 76 hours

All EJET/CRJ pilots are guaranteed 11 days off per month

*EJET and CRJ Pay Scales came into effect on September 15, 2022. There will be scheduled 1% pay raises on September 15, 2023, and September 15, 2024. The company may credit new hires for any prior active years of service at another Part 121/135 air carrier or at a Mesa-affiliated pilot development program for purposes of calculating years of service for compensation, vacation, and retirement. The Company may start or stop this longevity credit at its discretion based on staffing needs upon 15 days to ALPA. 

737 Monthly/Reserve guarantee: 65 hours (Fleet currently at 3 aircraft)

- Fleet of 2 or less: 62 hours

- Fleet of 3 to 9: 65 hours

- Fleet of 10 or more: 70 hours

All 737 pilots guaranteed 13 days off per month

Company will pay for $200 a month towards commuting cost

DOS $1.60 plus $40/month iPad reimbursement allowance

DOS+1 $1.65 plus $40/month iPad reimbursement allowance

DOS+2 $1.70 plus $40/month iPad reimbursement allowance

DOS+3 $1.70 plus $40/month iPad reimbursement allowance This amount (excluding the iPad Allowance) shall be increased on an annual basis by the Consumer Price Index, on the anniversary date of the execution of the CBA. 

The iPad allowance shall continue to be $40/month (non-taxable).