Mesa Air Group, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (“Mesa” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 9,630,000 shares of its common stock, at a public offering price of $12.00 per share. The Company and the selling shareholders named in the registration statement granted the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 1,444,500 shares of the Company's common stock. If the overallotment option is exercised in full, 777,833 shares will be purchased directly from the Company, and 666,667 shares will be purchased directly from the selling shareholders. Shares of the Company's common stock are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on August 10, 2018 under the ticker symbol "MESA." The offering is expected to close on August 14, 2018, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Raymond James and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as lead book-running managers for the proposed offering. Cowen, Stifel and Imperial Capital are acting as additional book-running managers for the proposed offering.

The proposed offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the proposed offering, when available, may be obtained from any of the following sources: Raymond James & Associates, Inc., 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, telephone: (800) 248-8863, email: prospectus@raymondjames.com; or BofA Merrill Lynch, attention: Prospectus Department, NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street 3rd floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.

A registration statement on Form S-1, including a prospectus, which is preliminary and subject to completion, relating to the offering has been filed with, and declared effective by, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2018. The securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.