American Airlines adds five aircraft to Mesa Airlines’ CPA

Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) will increase its Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) by five incremental aircraft in early 2021 with all of them entering service by the end of March. The regional capacity provider said American would retain the right to remove the five aircraft with 60 days’ notice. While it did not identify the type of aircraft, the only one currently operated by Mesa Airlines under the American Eagle brand is the CRJ900. According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Mesa Airlines currently operates fifty-three CRJ900ERs and eleven CRJ900LRs for American Airlines, although its existing CPA only covers 40 aircraft with the remainder used as spares. The airline recently extended its CPA with American for another five years through the end of 2025. The aircraft are predominantly owned by Mesa Airlines, the ch-aviation fleets ownership module shows, with 15 dry-leased from Bombardier Services and one from Aviator Capital. Mesa Airlines also operates a total of twenty CRJ700 Srs 701ERs, sixteen ERJ 170-200LLs, and sixty ERJ 170-200LRs on behalf of United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare), as well as two B737-400(F)s under a deal with DHL Express.