Mesa shareholders overwhelmingly approve merger with Republic Airways to form one of U.S.'s largest regional carriers

Mesa Air Group shareholders voted to adopt the merger agreement with Republic Airways, with 99.25% of votes supporting the deal on roughly 71% of share capital represented. The approval clears the shareholder hurdle to combine the two carriers into one of the nation’s largest regional airlines.

Discovered 2025-11-18T04:03:02.463284-08:00 | 2025-11-18T04:03:02.463284-08:00

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  • Shareholder approval clears the final corporate hurdle: 99.25% of votes cast supported the merger, with about 71% of share capital represented — enabling the combination that will create one of the largest U.S. regional carriers.

  • The vote follows the DOT9s operational clearance allowing Mesa to operate Republic under common ownership, a regulatory step that eases near-term operational alignment and route/network planning (https://hype.aero/?story=c7914f90-e705-4b87-9a92-fcef36b34b35).

  • Mesa has also amended its 2020 loan and guarantee agreement with Jefferies, extending federal loan guarantees ahead of the close, preserving financing capacity as the carriers move to integrate (https://hype.aero/?story=9b368b6d-d6db-41ef-a8b2-fea7d8664983).

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