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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950153-06-001034
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20060421
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20060424
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20060421

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MESA AIR GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000810332
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512]
		IRS NUMBER:				850302351
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15495
		FILM NUMBER:		06773585

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 NORTH 44TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85008
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6026854000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 NORTH 44TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			PHOENIX
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85008

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MESA AIRLINES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950426
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;21, 2006</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>MESA AIR GROUP, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Nevada</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>000-15495</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>85-0302351</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>410 North 44th Street, Suite&nbsp;700<BR>
Phoenix, Arizona, 85008</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)<BR>
(Zip Code)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(602)&nbsp;685-4000</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;21, 2006, Mesa Air Group, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing the
election of Richard Thayer and Carlos Bonilla as members of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors.
Messrs.&nbsp;Thayer and Bonilla&#146;s election is effective April&nbsp;20, 2006. The Board has not yet made
committee assignments for Messrs.&nbsp;Thayer and Bonilla.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no arrangement or understanding between Messrs.&nbsp;Thayer and Bonilla and any other
person, pursuant to which Messrs.&nbsp;Thayer and Bonilla were selected as directors of the Company.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The full text of the Company&#146;s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD align="left">Date: April 21, 2006&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">GEORGE MURNANE III&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 16pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>NEWS RELEASE</I></B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</B></U>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>410 N. 44</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>th</B></SUP><B> St.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Mesa Air Group Announces Additions to its Board of Directors</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>PHOENIX, April&nbsp;21, 2006 </B>&#151; Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MESA) is pleased to announce the
election of Carlos Bonilla and Richard Thayer to its Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Bonilla is currently
Senior Vice President of the Washington Group, a government relations firm. Mr.&nbsp;Bonilla previously
served as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush focusing on a variety of transportation
and pension issues. Prior to joining the Bush administration, Mr.&nbsp;Bonilla served as a
Washington-based advisor to the Bush campaign focusing on the formulation and refinement of the
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act. Mr.&nbsp;Thayer recently retired as Managing
Director at J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and has over twenty-five years experience in the banking
and securities industries at J.P. Morgan and its predecessors in positions including Managing
Director, Global Syndicated Finance and Managing Director, Global Transportation Group.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;Given the opportunities that currently exist for our Company as well as the important role of our
Board of Directors, we believe it is important Mesa has effective and independent directors like
Carlos and Richard. Their expertise combined with the leadership possessed by our other Board
members will be invaluable in helping Mesa move forward successfully,&#148; said Jonathan Ornstein, Mesa
Chairman and CEO.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Messer&#146;s Bonilla and Thayer join Board members Jonathan Ornstein, Chairman; Daniel J. Altobello,
Lead Director and retired Chairman of the Board of LSG Sky Chefs and Onex Food Services, Inc.; Gen.
Ronald R. Fogleman, USAF Retired, former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force; Joseph L.
Manson III, Partner of Baker &#038; Hostetler, LLP; Maurice A. Parker, Executive Director of Regional
Aviation Partners; and Bob Beleson, Chief Executive Officer of Christiana Spirits International.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mesa currently operates 180 aircraft with over 1,050 daily system departures to 172 cities, 45
states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and Mexico. Mesa operates as America West Express, Delta
Connection, US Airways Express and United Express under contractual agreement with America West,
Delta Air Lines, US Airways and United Airlines, respectively, and independently as Mesa Airlines.
Effective June&nbsp;9, 2006 Mesa will launch inter-island Hawaiian service as go! This new operation
will link Honolulu to the neighbor island airports of Hilo, Kahului, Kona, and Lihue. The Company,
founded by Larry and Janie Risley in New Mexico in 1982, has approximately 5,000 employees. Mesa is
a member of the Regional Airline Association and Regional Aviation Partners. The Company was named
2005 Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This press release contains various forward-looking statements that are based on management&#146;s
beliefs, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although
the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are
reasonable; it can give no
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to
certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially
from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected. The company does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements prior to its next required filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">For further information regarding this press release please visit our website at
<U>http://www.mesa-air.com</U>.
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