A Mesaba Airlines Saab 340 is pictured departing Akron-Canton airport in 2010. Photo: Gary Starcher - OPShots.net
The pilots of Mesaba Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, (ALPA) hailed the decision by Mesaba Airlines, Inc., a division of Pinnacle Airlines, Corp., to recall all furloughed pilots. The move is an indication of sustained growth within the airline.
All 159 pilots will be called back to the line at Mesaba to operate Saab aircraft out of the airline’s new LaGuardia, New York, hub. Training classes for recalled pilots will commence as soon as April 4 as a result of this announcement. These classes are anticipated to continue through the summer of 2011.
In Spring 2011, Mesaba Airlines will begin operating flights out of New York’s LaGuardia Airport on behalf of US Airways under the US Airways Express brand, the service will utilize Saab 340 aircraft and replace the current service being operated by Colgan Air.
Mesaba Airlines is an American regional airline based in Eagan, Minnesota. The airline operates under Mesaba Aviation, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation. Its flights are operated under the name Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines.
