August 8, 2018
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549-4561
| Attn: | Tetyana Aldave |
| Re: | Mesa Air Group, Inc. |
Registration Statement on FormS-1
FileNo. 333-226173
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the undersigned, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as the representatives of the several underwriters of the offering pursuant to the above-referenced Registration Statement on FormS-1, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), hereby join in the request of Mesa Air Group, Inc. that the effective date of the Registration Statement be accelerated so that the Registration Statement becomes effective at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, August 9, 2018, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
In connection with this acceleration request and pursuant to Rule 460 under the Securities Act, the following information is provided with respect to the distribution of the preliminary prospectus included in the Registration Statement during the period of July 30, 2018 to August 8, 2018:
To Whom Distributed
Prospective underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others
Number of Copies
2,839
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will continue to comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters and dealers that they have complied and will continue to comply, with the requirements of Rule15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH | ||
| INCORPORATED | ||
| As representatives of the several underwriters | ||
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas W. Mullins | |
| Name: | Thomas W. Mullins | |
| Title: | Managing Director — Inv. Banking | |
| MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH | ||
| INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Michele A.H. Allong | |
| Name: | Michele A.H. Allong | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
