Merger

Mesa stockholders approved the combination in a vote last week.

The deal is expected to close later this week.

The two airlines expect the deal to close later this month.

The carrier’s code and callsign will disappear by the end of this month.

The changes will come into full effect in April 2026.

Hawaiian Airlines CEO Joe Sprague will retire later this year and be succeeded by Diana Birkett Rakow, currently the senior vice president of public affairs and sustainability at Alaska Airlines.

Mesa Air Group, the parent company of Arizona-based Mesa Airlines, will soon ask its shareholders to vote on its planned merger with Republic Airways.

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines resumed pilot hiring on Friday, reopening the application process for new first officers.

The unions representing pilots at Republic and Mesa have signed a “unity agreement” that will govern contract negotiations as the two carriers work to merge.

But JetBlue leadership pushed back on these so-called “rumors” in an email to employees Thursday that was viewed by AirlineGeeks.