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Direct-Entry Captain
Referral Program
Direct-Entry Captain Program
$110,000 sign on bonus paid at completion of training
Unlimited longevity match
Highest pay rates in regional industry
Multiple bases to choose from
A clear and direct path to a United flight deck upon successful completion of the Aviate Program and hiring requirements should you choose to opt in
Near-Entry Captain Program
New hire to Mesa
750+ hours towards 121 upgrade eligibility
$40,000 bonus paid out after new hire IOE
Upgrade upon reaching 1,000 hours
Most secure pilot path to United
unitedaviate.com
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One of the highest pay rates in the regional industry
First Officer rates starting at $100
Captain’s up to $215 per hour!
Highest pilot pay rate in the regional industry
121 longevity matching - Bring your experience with you
United Aviate partner - Direct flow to United Airlines
Crew bases in Phoenix, Dallas, Louisville, Houston, Washington Dulles, and Cincinnati
Partners with United Airlines and United Aviate.
Need flight hours for your ATP certificate?
The 1500hr rule has made it very expensive and time-consuming to become a licensed airline pilot.
Mesa Airlines is the first regional airline in the industry to provide inexpensive and quick access to ATP training.
Build time cost effectively - $60/hr
Pay for 50% of your required hours upfront up to 250 hours. Mesa will cover the rest.
Remaining hours financed at 0% interest. Repayment by payroll deduction upon beginning of employment.
Most direct path to the airline industry
Opportunity for a job with Mesa upon completion of program
The Mesa Pilot Development Program offers full-finance, zero-interest time building at $60/hr, repaid while flying with Mesa Airlines. Let us help sponsor your hours to become an airline pilot faster and more cost-effectively than ever before!
Airline Pilots
Choose your aircraft, upgrade quickly, and enroll in the United Airlines Aviate program for a clear route to United.
Flight Attendants
Travel, people, customer service, and safety. If you're passionate about those things, come be the face of Mesa Airlines.
Maintenance
Our FAA Diamond Award-winning team of mechanics, inspectors, and technical operations staff keep our fleet in the air.
Corporate
Dispatch, crew tracking, finance, HR and more. Corporate HQ in Phoenix is home to fast-paced jobs with room to grow.
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6
Hubs
168
Aircraft
360
Daily
Departures
2,600
Employees
Our hubs
PHX is home to CRJ-900 aircraft, serving destinations across the West - from Kansas City to Santa Barbara to Guadalajara.
Phoenix
IAD is our second E175 base, flying for our United Express operation. From Washington Dulles, we take passengers all the way up to Montreal and down to The Bahamas.
Washington Dulles
Our crews and maintenance work on the CRJ-900, taking passengers from coast to coast.
Dallas
Mesa’s cargo operation is based at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Our 737-400F aircraft, pilots, and mechanics call this base home.
Cincinnati
SDF is our third CRJ-900 base. Pilots and flight attendants who are based here operate flights throughout our extensive network.
Louisville
IAH is Mesa's largest base for our E175 aircraft operating as United Express. From Houston, Mesa crews can fly from Havana to Montana to Cabo.
Houston
What we do
Mesa Airlines operates a large fleet of regional jets and narrow-body aircraft on behalf of our partner United Airlines. We fly the CRJ-900 and the Embraer E175 as United Express. Our partner sells the tickets but we provide the aircraft, crew, and maintenance.
Our partner
We operate flights on behalf of our major airline partner United Airlines. We fly planes that say United Express so our top-notch crews represent both Mesa Airlines and our partner.