# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000100517
**File Stem:** 0000905148-25-004194
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000905148-25-004194.hdr.sgml**: 20251128

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000905148-25-004194

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SCHEDULE 13D/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251128

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251128

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000810332
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 850302351
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-40348
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251536954

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2 BRICKYARD LANE
- **CITY:** CARMEL
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46032
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 317-484-6000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2 BRICKYARD LANE
- **CITY:** CARMEL
- **STATE:** IN
- **ZIP:** 46032

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MESA AIR GROUP INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950426

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MESA AIRLINES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950426
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000100517
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 362675207
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** E. ANNA HA - WHQLD
- **STREET 2:** 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 872-825-4000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** E. ANNA HA - WHQLD
- **STREET 2:** 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** United Continental Holdings, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20100930

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** UAL CORP /DE/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ALLEGIS CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19880613

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## SCHEDULE 13D

### Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**(Amendment No. 4)**

**Republic Airways Holdings Inc.**

*(Name of Issuer)*

**Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share**

*(Title of Class of Securities)*

**590479408**

*(CUSIP Number)*

**Robert S. Rivkin**<br>United Airlines Holdings, Inc.<br>233 South Wacker Drive<br>Chicago IL 60606<br>(872) 825-4000

*(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)*

**11/25/2025**

*(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)*

| **CUSIP No.** | **590479408** |

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|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**United Airlines Holdings, Inc.** | Name of reporting person<br>**United Airlines Holdings, Inc.** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**DELAWARE** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**DELAWARE** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**7746397.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**7746397.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**7746397.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**7746397.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**18.2%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**18.2%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | |

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**Comment for Reporting Person:** The percentage of Shares (as defined herein) reported beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based on a total of approximately 42,597,982 Shares expected to be outstanding upon consummation of the Merger (as defined herein), based on 638,969,740 Shares expected to be outstanding upon consummation of the Merger, as reported in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424B3, filed with the SEC on October 2, 2025, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split (as defined herein).

| **CUSIP No.** | **590479408** |

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|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**UNITED AIRLINES, INC.** | Name of reporting person<br>**UNITED AIRLINES, INC.** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**DELAWARE** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**DELAWARE** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**7746397.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**7746397.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**7746397.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**7746397.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**18.2%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**18.2%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**CO** | |

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**Comment for Reporting Person:** The percentage of Shares reported beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is based on a total of approximately 42,597,982 Shares expected to be outstanding upon consummation of the Merger, based on 638,969,740 Shares expected to be outstanding upon consummation of the Merger, as reported in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424B3, filed with the SEC on October 2, 2025, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

**Item 1. Security and Issuer**

**(a) Title of Class of Securities:**
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

**(b) Name of Issuer:**
Republic Airways Holdings Inc.

**(c) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:**
2 Brickyard Lane, Carmel, IN, 46032

This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 4") is being filed by the undersigned, pursuant to Section 240.13d-2(a), to amend and supplement the Schedule 13D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or the "Commission") by the undersigned on January 23, 2023 (the "Initial Schedule 13D"), as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on March 8, 2023, Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on May 4, 2023, and Amendment No. 3 filed with the Commission on April 8, 2025 (collectively, the "Schedule 13D"), with respect to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Shares"), of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (formerly known as Mesa Air Group, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer" or the "Company"), whose principal executive offices are located at 2 Brickyard Lane, Carmel, Indiana 46032. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 4 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D.

**Item 4. Purpose of Transaction**

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On November 25, 2025, the Company consummated the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement with legacy Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. ("Legacy Republic"), as well as the transactions contemplated by the Three Party Agreement (as defined and described in Amendment No. 3). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Legacy Republic merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation following the Merger and renamed to "Republic Airways Holdings Inc." Legacy Republic stockholders have an 88% interest in the Company, and pre-closing Company stockholders retain a 6% interest in the Company, together collectively representing a 94% interest in the Company. Shares equivalent to the remaining 6% interest in the Company, upon completion of the Merger, were delivered into escrow for allocation in the manner set forth in the Three Party Agreement (the "Escrow Shares") and (i) first become available to United in exchange for the forgiveness and repayment of certain debts and obligations of the pre-closing Company, (ii) second, to the extent of any remainder, become available to the Company to repay certain liabilities, and (iii) third, to the extent of any remainder, become available on a pro rata basis to pre-closing Company stockholders. The outcome of the allocation of the Escrow Shares is subject to final determination within 60 days of the completion of the Merger, and accordingly, such allocation is not yet final.

Also on November 25, 2025, the Company entered into the Go-Forward CPA (as defined in the Merger Agreement) with United, pursuant to which, among other provisions, the Company will provide passenger service as United Express, and United will maintain 60 E175 aircraft. The Go-Forward CPA has a term of 10 years and may be terminated by United upon providing 30 days' written notice if, among other reasons, the Company fails to attain certain operating performance targets for a specified period, subject to a right to cure, or immediately upon written notice (without any prior notice), following the occurrence of a labor strike for 10 or more consecutive days. 

Pursuant to the Three Party Agreement, on November 25, 2025, United forgave, extinguished, and released all of the debt and other obligations that Mesa Airlines, Inc. and its affiliates owed to United under the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2022, by and among Mesa Airlines, Inc. and Mesa Air Group Airline Inventory Management, L.L.C., as the borrowers, the Company, as a guarantor, the other guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wilmington Trust, National Association as successor to CIT Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, as administrative agent (as amended from time to time, the "Debt Agreement"). Consequently, all material obligations under the Debt Agreement were extinguished.

Also pursuant to the Three Party Agreement, on July 9, 2025, and in connection with the Merger, the Issuer assigned, and United assumed, the Archer Rights and Obligations, excluding the Certification Archer Warrants (each as defined in the Three Party Agreement).
	
Prior to the Merger, effective at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 24, 2025, the Company effected a 15-for-1 reverse stock split of its common stock (the "Reverse Stock Split").

At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of common stock of Legacy Republic, par value $0.001 per share ("Legacy Republic Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and dissenting shares held by stockholders who (i) have not voted in favor of the Merger or consented to it in writing and (ii) have properly demanded appraisal of such shares of Legacy Republic Common Stock in accordance with, and have complied in all respects with, the provisions of Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware), were automatically converted into the right to receive 38.9933 validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable Shares of the Company. Accordingly, United received 7,476,926 Shares of the Company as Merger Consideration for the 191,749 shares of Legacy Republic Common Stock it held immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. The amount of Escrow Shares that United may receive is not yet determinable, and United does not currently have any beneficial ownership over the Escrow Shares, and so any such shares have been excluded from the Reporting Person's beneficial ownership as reported herein.

Also in connection with the Merger, Legacy Republic entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of July 10, 2025 (the "Republic Registration Rights Agreement"), with certain existing stockholders, including United, which became effective upon the closing of the Merger. The Republic Registration Rights Agreement provides for customary "demand" registrations and "piggyback" registration rights. The Republic Registration Rights Agreement also contains a lock-up provision whereby the stockholders party thereto agreed, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to dispose of any of the Company's Shares during the period beginning on the date of the closing of the Merger and continuing to and including the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of the closing of the Merger without the Company's consent. The foregoing description of the Republic Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Republic Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated by reference herein.

**Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer**

**(a)**
Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

As of the date hereof, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to own 7,746,397 Shares, which represent approximately 18.2% of the Shares outstanding. The amount of Escrow Shares that United may receive is not yet determinable, and United does not currently have any beneficial ownership over the Escrow Shares, and so any such shares have been excluded from the Reporting Persons' beneficial ownership as reported herein.

The percentage of Shares reported beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons is based on a total of approximately 42,597,982 Shares expected to be outstanding upon consummation of the Merger, based on 638,969,740 Shares expected to be outstanding upon consummation of the Merger, as reported in the Issuer's prospectus on Form 424B3, filed with the SEC on October 2, 2025, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

**(b)**
Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

As the holding company of United, UAL shares with United the power to vote or direct the vote, and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of, the 7,746,397 Shares directly held by United.

**(c)**
Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The disclosure in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 4 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5(c).

**Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.**

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

The disclosure in Item 4 of this Amendment No. 4 is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Schedule 13D, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings, or relationships between the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer.

### SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

**Signature:** /s/ Robert S. Rivkin

**Name/Title:** Robert S. Rivkin, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

**Date:** 11/28/2025

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

**Signature:** /s/ Michael D. Leskinen

**Name/Title:** Michael D. Leskinen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

**Date:** 11/28/2025