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Mesaba Airlines Reports October Traffic Results

Minneapolis/St. Paul -- November 10, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 320,000 passengers in November. The increase includes the third month of operating in thirteen new markets out of the Minneapolis/St. Paul hub which were previously operated by another Airlink affiliate. Additionally the results include the fifth month of service featuring new 69 passenger Avro RJ85 regional jets with six aircraft placed into service as of October 6, 1997. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 91.6% to 76.9 million from 40.1 million in October of 1996. Available Seat Miles (ASMs) increased 80.8% to 136.6 million from 75.5 million in the prior year. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) rose 3.1 points year over year to 56.3%.

October Traffic Summary
1997 1996 % Change
ASM (000's) 136,564 75,522 80.8%
RPM (000's) 136,564 40,141 91.6%
PLF 56.3% 53.2% 3.1 pts.
PASSENGERS 320,000 173,000 85.0%


Fiscal Year to Date 1998
1998 1997 % Change
ASM (000's) 762,372 489,012 55.9%
RPM (000's) 430,072 263,067 63.5%
PLF 56.4% 53.8% 3.1 pts.
PASSENGERS 1,833,800 1,169,300 56.8%


Calendar Year to Date 1997
1997 1996 % Change
ASM (000's) 989,258 675,683 46.4%
RPM (000's) 540,614 353,451 53.0%
PLF 54.6% 52.3% 2.3 pts.
PASSENGERS 2,311,800 1,581,000 46.2%


Mesaba Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAIR), the parent company of Mesaba Airlines, operates as a Northwest Airlink affiliate under code-sharing agreements with Northwest Airlines. Currently, Mesaba Airlines serves 84 cities in 16 states and Canada from its two hubs at Minneapolis/St. Paul and Detroit Metro International Airports. The carrier operates a fleet of 71 turbo-prop and jet aircraft including the 30-34 passenger Saab 340, the 37 passenger deHavilland Dash-8 aircraft and the 69 passenger Avro RJ85.


Mesaba Holdings, Inc. is traded under the symbol MAIR on the NASDAQ National Market.

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Other Mesaba News Stories

Mesaba Airlines and Northwest Airlines Execute New Airlink Agreement
Mesaba Airlines and Northwest Airlines Announce New Airlink Agreement
New Nonstop Service to Aspen/Snowmass
Mesaba Airlines Responds to Press Articles on Possible Express I Sale
Mesaba Airlines Names William R. Ruester Director of Safety and Compliance
Direct Service to Kenora, Ontario
Mesaba Airlines Names Scott L. Durgin, Vice President Customer Service
Mesaba Airlines to Fly Avro RJ85 Regional Jets For Northwest Airlines
Mesaba Airlines and ALPA Reach Agreement
Increase Service to Muskegon Michigan
Amended Airline Services Agreement
Develops Home Page for the Internet
Completes Senior Management Transition
Selects Single Fleet of Saab 340s



Mesaba Holdings Earnings

2nd Quarter 1998, Ending September 30, 1997
1st Quarter 1998, Ending June 30, 1997
Fiscal 1997, Ending March 31, 1997
3rd Quarter 1997, Ending Dec 31, 1996
2nd Quarter 1997, Ending September 30, 1996
1st Quarter 1997, Ending June 30, 1996
Fiscal 1996, Ending March 31, 1996


 

News Summaries:

November 10, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports October Traffic Results
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- November 10, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 320,000 passengers in November.

October 29, 1997
Mesaba Holdings, Inc. Reports Forty-Nine Percent Increase in Second Quarter Net Income
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN -- October 29, 1997 -- Mesaba Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAIR) today reported second quarter net income of $5.75 million for the three months ending September 30, 1997. The results represent a 48.9% increase over the previous year's second fiscal quarter net earnings of $3.86 million. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.41 on 13.92 million shares outstanding, a 36.7% increase over the previous year's quarterly earnings per share of $0.30 on 12.96 million shares outstanding. Operating revenues for the quarter ending September 30, 1997 totaled $71.94 million, an increase of 54.1% over $46.68 million in the same period last year. Second quarter results include the operations of new service featuring the 69 passenger Avro RJ85 regional jets with five aircraft placed into revenue service as of September 30, 1997.

October 9, 1997
Mesaba Airlines and Northwest Airlines Execute New Airlink Agreement
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- October 9, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines and its marketing partner, Northwest Airlines (Nasdaq: NWAC), announced today that they have executed a long-term contract which calls for Mesaba to continue operating as Northwest Airlink. The formal agreement incorporates the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was announced in June of this year. The ten year contract includes the consolidation of all Airlink flying out of Northwest's Minneapolis/St.Paul hub with Mesaba, which was effective August 1, 1997.

October 9, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports September Traffic Results
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- October 9, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 291,000 passengers in September. The increase includes the second month of operating in thirteen new markets out of the Minneapolis/St. Paul hub which were previously operated by another Airlink affiliate.

September 9, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports August Traffic Results
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- September 9, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 331,900 passengers in August, the most passengers the airline has ever carried. The increase includes the first month of operating in thirteen new markets out of the Minneapolis/St. Paul hub which were previously operated by another Airlink affiliate.

August 22, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports Revised July Traffic Data
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- Auguest 22, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, today announced revised traffic data for July 1997. The original information released on August 12th was found to be inaccurate due to a computer software problem discovered during a system upgrade late last week.

August 12, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports Record July Enplanements
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- August 12, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 240,200 passengers in July. The increase includes the results from the second month of service featuring new 69 passenger Avro RJ85 regional jets with three aircraft placed into service as of July 6, 1997.

July 23, 1997
Mesaba Holdings, Inc. Reports Thirty-Two Percent Increase in First Quarter Operating Net Income
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN -- July 23, 1997 -- Mesaba Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAIR) today reported first quarter net income of $3.97 million for the three months ending June 30, 1997. The results represent a 32.4% increase over the previous years first fiscal quarter net earnings of $3.00 million. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.30 on 13.31 million shares outstanding, a 30.4% increase over the previous years quarterly earnings per share of $.23 on 12.98 million shares outstanding. Operating revenues for the quarter ending June 30, 1997 totaled $54.42 million, an increase of 28.3% over $42.42 million in the same period last year.

July 17, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports June Enplanements
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- July 17, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 230,000 passengers in June, the most passengers the airline has ever carried. The increase represents a 38.6% increase over the previous years results of 166,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) rose 0.8 points year over year to 57.4%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 45.9% to 53.9 million from 37.0 million in June of 1996. Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 43.7% to 94.0 million from 65.4 million in the prior year. Mesaba Airlines innaugurated regional jet operations on June 6, 1997. In the first month the airline produced 354.3 block hours with its initial two Avro RJ85 aircraft.

June 10, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports Record May Enplanements
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- June 10, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 207,000 passengers in May, the most passengers the airline has ever carried. The increase represents a 32.7% increase over the previous year's results of 156,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) rose 3.1 points year over year to 55.5%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 40.3% to 48.4 million from 34.5 million in May of 1996. Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 32.6% to 87.2 million from 65.8 million in the prior year.

June 4, 1997
Mesaba Airlines and Northwest Airlines Announce New Airlink Agreement
Minneapolis/St.Paul, June 4, 1997-- Mesaba Airlines and its marketing partner Northwest Airlines, announced today that they have reached agreement on a long-term contract for Mesaba to continue operating as Northwest Airlink. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) includes the incorporation of all Airlink flying out of Northwest's Minneapolis/St.Paul hub under Mesaba effective August 1, 1997. Express Airlines I, Inc. (Express) will continue to operate as Northwest Airlink out of Northwest's Memphis hub, allowing Express to focus on product improvements and growth plans for the hub. With the additional flying, Mesaba will offer over 130 daily departures to 42 cities out of Minneapolis/St. Paul, a significant increase from its present level of operations.

MAY 29, 1997
MESABA HOLDINGS, INC. REPORTS 72% INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR 1997 EARNINGS
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN -- May 29, 1997 -- Mesaba Holdings, Inc. today reported that its consolidated net earnings for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997 rose to $12.0 million, a 71.9% increase from the previous years results of $7.0 million. Earnings per share for the year were $0.93, a 55.0% increase over the previous years earnings per share of $0.60. Weighted average shares outstanding increased 10.1% to 12.9 million from 11.7 million. For the year, consolidated operating revenues increased 8.9% to $185.7 million compared to $170.5 million reported during the previous fiscal year. The prior years revenue figures includes the results from Airtran Airways prior to it's spin-off from the company in September 1995.

MAY 6, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports Record April Enplanements
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- May 6, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 186,300 passengers in April, the most passengers the airline has ever carried during the month of April. The increase represents a 25.0% increase over the previous years results of 149,000. Sytemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) rose 1.1 points year over year to 52.2%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 31.9% to 43.1 million from 32.7 million in April of 1996. Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 29.3% to 82.6 million in April of 1997 from 63.9 million in April of 1996.

April 7, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports Record March Enplanements
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- April 7, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 186,000 passengers in March, the most passengers the airline has ever carried during the month of March. The increase represents a 21.6% increase over the previous years results of 153,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) rose .8 points year over year to 53.1%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 28.5% to 43.2 million from 33.7 million in March of 1996. Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 26.6% from 64.3 million in March of 1996 to 81.4 million in March of 1997.

April 2, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service to Aspen/Snowmass
Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado -- April 2, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, today announced that effective December 19, 1997, it will offer twice-daily seasonal nonstop jet service between Northwest's hub in Minneapolis/St.Paul and Aspen/Snowmass. The service will run through April 6, 1998, and be operated with Mesaba's new Avro RJ85 aircraft, specially configured with a 16-seat first class cabin and 53 coach seats.

March 18, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Responds to Press Articles on Possible Express I Sale
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- March 18, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, today responded to speculation on the potential effects of the possible purchase of Express Airlines I by Northwest Airlines. Bryan K. Bedford, President and Chief Executive Officer said "Mesaba Airlines enjoys an excellent working relationship with Northwest Airlines, and is in the final phase of negotiating a long-term Airline Services Agreement, which forms the basis for our Airlink partnership with Northwest.

March 10, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Names William R. Ruester Director of Safety and Compliance
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- March 18, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it has named William J. Ruester Director of Safety and Compliance. Mr. Ruester comes to the company from Tristar Airlines where he was Vice President of Flight Operations.

March 6, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports February Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- March 6, 1997 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 153,000 passengers in February, an increase of 15.0% over the previous year's results of 133,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) fell 0.7 points year over year to 48.0%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 20.7% to 35.2 million from 29.2 million in February of 1996. Available Seat Miles (ASMs) increased 22.5% from 59.9 million in February of 1996 to 73.4 million in February of 1997.

February 6, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports January Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- February 6, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 139,000 passengers in January, an increase of 10.3% over the previous year's results of 126,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased 0.2 points year over year to 44.5%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 16.1% to 32.1 million from 27.6 million in January of 1996. Available Seat Miles (ASMs) increased 15.6% from 62.3 million in January of 1996 to 72.0 million in January of 1997.

January 22, 1997
Mesaba Holdings, Inc. Reports Eighty-Two Percent Increase in Third Quarter Net Income
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN -- January 22, 1997 -- Mesaba Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAIR) today reported third quarter net income of $3.0 million for the three months ending December 31, 1996. The results represent a 82.9% increase over the previous years third fiscal quarter net earnings of $1.6 million. Operating margin for the quarter increased to 10.2% from 7.5% a year ago. Earnings per share for the quarter were $0.24 on 12.77 million shares outstanding, an 84.6% increase over the previous years quarterly earnings per share of $.13 on 12.77 million shares outstanding.

January 7, 1997
Mesaba Airlines Reports December Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- January 7, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 161,000 passengers in December, an increase of 22.9% over the previous years results of 131,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased 2.3 points year over year to 49.5%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 29.7% to 37.4 million from 28.9 million in December of 1995. Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 23.7% from 61.2 million in December of 1995 to 75.7 million in December of 1996.

December 20, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Announces Direct Service to Kenora, Ontario
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- December 20, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that beginning May 22, 1997 through September 3rd, 1997 the airline will offer daily direct service to Kenora, Ontario from Northwest's and Mesaba's hub at Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport. The flights will be operated with thirty passenger Saab 340 aircraft.

December 9, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports November Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- December 9, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 151,500 passengers in November, an increase of 16.5% over the previous years results of 130,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased 6.4 points year over year to 53.2%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 22.5% to 34.8 million from 28.4 million in November of 1995. Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 19.5% from 60.6 million in November of 1995 to 72.5 million in November of 1996.

December 2, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Names Scott L. Durgin, Vice President Customer Service
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- December 2, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink announced today that it named Scott L. Durgin, Vice President of Customer Service. Mr. Durgin comes to Mesaba Airlines from Business Express Airlines where he was Vice President of Customer Service.

November 8, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports October Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- November 8, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 173,000 passengers in October, an increase of 27.2% over the previous years results of 136,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased 5.9 points year over year to 53.2%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 34.0% to 40.1 million from 29.9 million in October of 1995. Available Seat Miles (ASMs) increased 19.3% from 63.3 million in October of 1995 to 75.5 million in October

October 28, 1996
Mesaba Airlines to Fly Avro RJ85 Regional Jets For Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis/St.Paul - October 28, 1996. Mesaba Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAIR) announced today that it has signed an agreement to fly twelve Avro RJ85 Regional Jets for Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ: NWAC). The aircraft will be configured in a 69 seat, two class cabin and will operate as Northwest Jetlink out of its hubs at Detroit and Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airports.

October 24, 1996
Mesaba Holdings, Inc. Reports Fifty-One Percent Increase in Second Quarter Net Income
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN -- October 24, 1996 -- Mesaba Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAIR) today reported second quarter net income of $3.9 million for the three months ending September 30, 1996. The results represent a 51.1% increase over the previous years second fiscal quarter net earnings of $2.6 million which excludes the $49.3 million nontaxable gain resulting from the spin-off of the company's jet subsidiary, Airways Corporation.

October 9, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports September Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- October 9, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink announced today that it flew 158,000 passengers in September, an increase of 29.5% over the previous years results of 122,000. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased 6.1 points year over year to 49.2%, and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 33.0% to 35.1 million from 26.4 million in September of 1995. Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 16.4% from 61.2 million in September of 1995 to 71.3 million in September of 1996.

September 10, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports August Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul -- September 10, 1996, Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink announced today that for the twelfth consecutive month the airline carried more passengers than the prior year.

August 6, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports July Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St.Paul -- August 6, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines, operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 179,500 passengers in July, an increase of 32.8 percent over the previous years results of 135,200. Systemwide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased 6.5 points year over year to 56.0% and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) increased 39.2 percent to 41.0 million from 29.4 million in July of 1995. Available Seat Miles (ASM's ) increased 23.1 percent from 59.4 million in July 1995 to 73.2 million in July 1996.

July 23, 1996
Mesaba Holdings, Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Earnings
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN-- July 23, 1996--Mesaba Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAIR) today reported net income of $3.0 million for the three months ending June 30, 1996, the highest first quarter net earnings in the Company's history.

July 9, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports June Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN-- July 9, 1996--Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink, announced today that it flew 166,000 passengers in June, an increase of 25.3% over the previous year's results of 135,200. System wide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) increased 7.1 points year over year to 56.6% and Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs) increased 25.7% to 37.0 million from 29.4 million in June of 1995. Available Seat Miles (ASMs) increased 10.1% from 59.4 million in June of 1995 to 65.4 million in June of 1996.

June 26, 1996
Mesaba Airlines and ALPA Reach Agreement
Minneapolis/St. Paul--June 26, 1996--Mesaba Airlines announced today that it has completed an amended collective bargaining agreement with its pilot union represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). The agreement ratified by the pilot group's Master Executive Council (MEC) will run for a term of four years and will be phased in by July 1, 1996.

June 6, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports May Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN-- June 6, 1996--Mesaba Airlines today announced record passenger traffic growth for the ninth straight month. The airline carried 155,000 passengers for the month of May, a 28.1% increase over the previous year's results of 121,000. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) grew by 29.8 percent, from 26.6 million in May 1995 to 34.5 million RPM's in 1996. The company's Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 11.6 percent over the previous year's results of 58.8 million. Passenger Load Factor (PLF) jumped 7.4 points year over year to 52.6 percent.

May 28, 1996
Mesaba Holdings, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 1996 Earnings
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN -- May 28, 1996 -- Mesaba Holdings, Inc. today reported that its consolidated operating revenues for Fiscal Year 1996 ending March 31st rose 16.9% to $170.5 million compared to 145.9 million reported during the previous fiscal year. The airline reported a 168% increase in consolidated net earnings to $7.0 million from $2.6 million. Earnings per share for the year was $0.60 per share, a 107% increase over the previous years earnings per share of $0.29 per share. Fully diluted weighted average shares increased 28% to 11.7 million from 9.1 million.

May 13, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports April Traffic Increase
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN-- May 13, 1996--Mesaba Airlines today announced record passenger traffic growth for the eighth straight month.

May 2, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Increases Service to Muskegon Michigan
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota--May 2, 1996: Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink announced today that beginning July 15, 1996 the airline will add a fifth trip between Muskegon and Detroit Metro International Airport.

April 29, 1996
Mesaba Announces Amended Airline Services Agreement
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota-- April 29, 1996: Mesaba Aviation Inc., a subsidiary of Mesaba Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has signed an amendment to its Airline Services Agreement with Northwest Airlines. The terms of the deal include Northwest purchasing all of Mesaba Airlines Available Seat Mile (ASM) production at a predetermined rate, and the shifting of Dash-8 aircraft heavy maintenance expenses from Northwest to Mesaba.

April 29, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Develops Home Page for the Internet
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, Minn., April 29 -- Mesaba Airlines announced today that it has developed a site on the Internet's World Wide Web. The new Mesaba Airlines Home Page can be found at http://www.mesaba.com.

April 11, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports March Traffic Increase
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota-- April 11, 1996: Mesaba Airlines announced today that for the seventh straight month the airline has reported record passenger traffic growth. The airline carried 152,939 passengers for the month of March, a 21.2 percent increase over the previous year's results of 126,160. Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) grew by 23.0 percent , from 27.4 million in March of 1995 to 33.6 million RPM's in 1996. The company's Available Seat Miles (ASM's) increased 5.8 % over the previous years results of 60.8 million. Passenger Load Factor (PLF) grew 7.3 points year over year to 52.3 percent.

April 1, 1996
Mesaba Completes Senior Management Transition
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota-- April 1, 1996: Mesaba Airlines announced today that it has filled three previously vacant senior management positions. The company has named Wayne Heller as Director of System Operations Control, Sandy Sturm as Director of Purchasing and Contracts, and Warren R. Wilkinson as Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications.

March 11, 1996
Mesaba Selects Single Fleet of Saab 340s
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota/Linköping, Sweden --March 11, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines announced today that it has signed an agreement with Saab Aircraft to acquire up to 72 Saab 340 aircraft. The 34-seat Saab regional airliners will replace Mesaba's current fleet of 51 aircraft within the next three years.

February 7, 1996
Mesaba Airlines Reports Record January Traffic
Minneapolis/St Paul -- February 7, 1996 -- Mesaba Airlines, a subsidiary of Mesaba Holdings, Inc., today reported that it carried 125,892 revenue passengers in the month of January, a 27.0 % increase of 99,103 passengers carried during the same month last year.



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