Flight Data Services (FDS) have announced their appointment by Mesa Air Group to provide a full Flight Data Monitoring (FDM/FOQA) service.

John Flemming, Executive Vice President of FDS said:

We are delighted to welcome the Mesa Air Group to the FDS group of operators, the 1st American customer to date. I believe that FDM is the most powerful flight safety enhancing tool available today saving airlines millions of dollars through safety enhancement, training improvements, preventative maintenance and reduced insurance risk. Mesa Air Group through FDS will now have an objective view of risks rather than assumptions. This gives them the opportunity to see previously unknown risks, mitigate those risks and accomplish a critical step in safety management.

Mesa Air Group, founded in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees and a fleet of CRJ 100/200/700/900, ERJ-145 and Dash 8-200.Their 184 aircraft perform more than 1,100 daily departures to 138 cities in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, the Bahamas and Mexico. Mesa is a member of the Regional Airline Association and Regional Aviation Partners and was awarded Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World magazine in 1992 and 2005.

Notes to Editors: FDS are the world’s leading Flight Data Monitoring (FDM/FOQA)service provider. Mesa Air Group operates as Delta Connection, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreements with Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines and go! (Hawaiian inter-island service).

For further information, please contact:

Riina Savolainen
Business Development Officer

Flight Data Services, Gosport Business Centre, Aerodrome Road, Gosport, PO13 0FQ, UK