Mesaba Aviation

According to planespotters.net, the British Aerospace 146 regional jet airliner that crashed Monday in Columbia was originally part of the fleet that belonged to Mesaba Aviation, once owned by the late Lowell Swenson, of Thief River Falls, in partnership with his children. Swenson, known as the man who ...

From 1999 to 2007 it was owned by Mesaba Aviation, a company based in Eagan, Minnesota, before ownership was transferred. Mesaba was a regional airline that contracted with both Northwest Airlines and its successor, Delta. The plane has been in the hands of Bolivian airline LaMia since October ...

Despite the tragic end of their operations as a result of being caught in several chaotic mergers and financial issues, Mesaba has left a strong legacy behind. Throughout their 68 years of existence, including their years as Mesaba Aviation, the airline did not suffer any documented fatalities, giving them ...

based Mesaba Aviation Inc. for $62 million on July 1, 2010, according to Becker. The company was seeking to expand its business, but instead sowed the seeds of its own bankruptcy. Mesaba had high labor costs compared to other airline companies as well as high costs for maintaining its 50-passenger ...

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. is replacing another company leader, this time its chief executive officer, Sean Menke. Menke is stepping down as the company's CEO June 1, and will be replaced by John Spanjers, the airline's current chief operating officer. Spanjers has been COO at Pinnacle since September ...

Menke, who, according to Pinnacle, has chosen to resign from the company, has agreed to help with the leadership transition over the next five weeks. Spanjers has served as COO at Pinnacle since leaving his position as president of Pinnacle subsidiary Mesaba Aviation in September 2011. Pinnacle said ...

In the most recent case, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) assessed a civil penalty against Mesaba Aviation for violating 14 CFR Part 382 (Part 382). The carrier received a civil penalty of $125,000. European Union: EU Regulation 1107/2006. This regulation applies to all European air carriers whose flights ...

He, his wife Theresa and their two daughters will relocate to the Memphis area. Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) is a $1 billion airline holding company with 7,700 employees. It is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines Inc., Mesaba Aviation Inc. and Colgan Air Inc. Jul 8, 2011 ...

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. on Wednesday named Sean Menke -- former president and CEO of Denver's Frontier Airlines -- its president and CEO. Menke led Frontier for three years, guiding the low-cost carrier through Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, from which it emerged in October 2009 with its purchase ...