Barkhurst And Brookshire Climb The Corporate Ladder

Mesa Air Group has promoted two if its managers to the next rung in the corporate ladder.

Carla Barkhurst, currently the Company's Senior Director of Customer Service, has been promoted to Vice President of Customer Service. Carla has been with Mesa Air Group since 1994, originally joining the company as Director of Training for Liberty Express, a Mesa Air Group subsidiary. Since that time she has held the positions of Regional Customer Service Manager for Air Midwest, a Mesa Air Group subsidiary, and Senior Director of Customer Service for Mesa Air Group.

Kristen S. Brookshire, currently the Company's Senior Director of Inflight, has been promoted to Vice President of Inflight. Kristen began her service with Mesa Air Group in 1999 as Director of Inflight. During her tenure, Mesa Air Group's flight attendant staff has grown from 125 in 1999 to 700 today. Before joining Mesa, Ms. Brookshire was at Continental Express where she began her career as a flight attendant.

"Each of these individuals brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to their positions and are integral in Mesa's continuing growth plans. Both have excellent "people skills" and are extremely well respected within the Company. We are delighted to promote Carla and Kristen to the position of Vice President in recognition of their contribution to Mesa's success," said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa Air Group's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Mesa currently operates 159 aircraft with 1,012 daily system departures to 151 cities, 40 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas.

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