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Mesa Air Group, Inc. Announces Completion of Merger Agreement With CCAIR

     PHOENIX, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA)
announced today that it has completed its merger with CCAIR, Inc., whereby CCAIR
will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. CCAIR is a Charlotte,
North Carolina based regional airline operating 31 aircraft as US Airways
Express. The transaction, valued at approximately $50.7 million, reflects an
approximate $4.13 per share purchase price based on a Mesa share price of $6.625
and will be accounted for as a pooling of interests. Under the terms of the
Merger Agreement, shareholders of CCAIR will receive .6214 shares of Mesa common
stock for each outstanding share of CCAIR common stock.

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     Jonathan G. Ornstein, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Mesa stated, "CCAIR, operating as US Airways Express in US Airways' largest hub,
represents a significant strategic acquisition for Mesa and is an integral part
of Mesa's long-term business strategy. Over the last few years, CCAIR has
demonstrated tremendous improvements both operationally and financially and has
an excellent relationship with US Airways, as well as superb employees and
management. The acquisition will strengthen Mesa's relationship with US Airways,
which is very important to us, and results in the combined companies serving all
the major US Airways hubs on the East Coast. We are delighted to welcome CCAIR
and its dedicated employees into the Mesa family."

     In addition, Mesa also announced today the election of George Murnane III
to its Board of Directors. Mr. Murnane comes to Mesa with a broad background in
aviation and is Chief Operating Officer and a Director of International Airline
Support Group, Inc. (Amex: YLF). Prior to joining IASG, Mr. Murnane was Chief
Operating Officer of Atlas Air, the world's largest all 747 cargo carrier and
had spent 9 years as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch's Transportation
Group. Mr. Murnane is also a General Partner with Barlow Partners and served on
CCAIR's Board of Directors.

     Mesa Air Group was recently awarded the 1999 Management -- Pilot Teamwork
Award by Professional Pilot Magazine -- a leading aviation publication. The
Company serves 120 cities in 28 states plus the District of Columbia, as well as
Toronto, Canada and Guaymas and Hermasillo, Mexico. The Company operates as
America West Express in the Southwest, US Airways Express throughout the East
Coast and Midwest, and independently as Mesa Airlines in New Mexico and
Colorado.  Mesa operates one of the youngest fleets of jet and turbo-prop
aircraft in the industry today and has over 3000 dedicated employees.

     This press release contains forward-looking statements which are made
pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
statement that the Company has begun a number of initiatives to significantly
improve operating results. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different.
Factors include, but are not limited to, fluctuations of fuel cost, unscheduled
fluctuations caused by market conditions. The forward-looking statements should
be considered in light of these risks and uncertainties. The Company disavows
any obligation to update or correct any of its forward statement.