Mesa Air Group Reports June 2021 Operating Performance

PHOENIX, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) today reported Mesa Airlines’ operating performance for June 2021.

Mesa Airlines reported 30,015 block hours in June 2021, a 224.6 percent increase from June 2020 as a result of increased flying due to industry recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company also reported a controllable completion factor of 98.58 percent and 99.97 percent for its American and United operations, respectively.

Operating statistics for June 2021 and fiscal year 2021 YTD are included in the table below.

	Jun-21		Jun-20		% Change			YTD FY2021		YTD FY2020		% Change
Block Hours
American	12,610		3,000		320.4	%		98,549		111,199		-11.4	%
United	17,184		6,248		175.0	%		128,129		144,289		-11.2	%
DHL	221		n/a		N/A			1,673		n/a		N/A
Total	30,015		9,247		224.6	%		228,351		255,488		-10.6	%
	Jun-21		Jun-20		% Change			YTD FY2021		YTD FY2020		% Change
Departures
American	7,020		1,699		313.2	%		51,934		63,693		-18.5	%
United	7,712		3,550		117.2	%		59,984		72,559		-17.3	%
DHL	144		n/a		N/A			1,086		n/a		N/A
Total	14,876		5,249		183.4	%		113,004		136,252		-17.1	%
	Jun-21		Jun-20		% Change			YTD FY2021		YTD FY2020		% Change
Controllable Completion Factor*
American	98.58	%	100.00	%	-1.42	%		99.67	%	99.75	%	-0.08	%
United	99.97	%	100.00	%	-0.03	%		99.98	%	99.98	%	0.00	%
Total Completion Factor**
American	96.83	%	100.00	%	-3.17	%		97.00	%	93.27	%	4.00	%
United	98.76	%	99.83	%	-1.07	%		97.62	%	94.72	%	3.06	%

Operating statistics month over month for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 and QTD are included in the table below.

	Jun-21		May-21		% Change			QTD FY2021		QTD FY2020		% Change
Block Hours
American	12,610		11,741		7.4	%		35,417		14,532		143.7	%
United	17,184		16,300		5.4	%		49,127		17,090		187.5	%
DHL	221		223		-1.1	%		617		n/a		N/A
Total	30,015		28,264		6.2	%		85,162		31,622		169.3	%
	Jun-21		May-21		% Change			QTD FY2021		QTD FY2020		% Change
Departures
American	7,020		6,368		10.2	%		19,586		8,316		135.5	%
United	7,712		7,482		3.1	%		22,397		9,776		129.1	%
DHL	144		143		0.7	%		407		n/a		N/A
Total	14,876		13,993		6.3	%		42,390		18,092		134.3	%
	Jun-21		May-21		% Change			QTD FY2021		QTD FY2020		% Change
Controllable Completion Factor*
American	98.58	%	99.84	%	-1.3	%		99.42	%	100.00	%	-0.6	%
United	99.97	%	100.00	%	0.0	%		99.98	%	100.00	%	-0.02	%
Total Completion Factor**
American	96.83	%	97.22	%	-0.4	%		97.57	%	78.50	%	24.3	%
United	98.76	%	99.27	%	-0.5	%		99.21	%	84.77	%	17.0	%

*Controllable Completion Factor excludes cancellations due to weather and air traffic control
**Total Completion Factor includes all cancellations

About Mesa Air Group, Inc.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Mesa Air Group, Inc. is the holding company of Mesa Airlines, a regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 116 cities in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and Mexico as well as cargo services out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. As of June 30, 2021, Mesa operated a fleet of 165 aircraft with approximately 470 daily departures and 3,100 employees. Mesa operates all of its flights as either American Eagle, United Express, or DHL Express flights pursuant to the terms of capacity purchase agreements entered into with American Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, Inc., and DHL.

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