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                                                                    EXHIBIT 21.1


                      SUBSIDIARIES OF MESA AIR GROUP, INC.


MESA AIRLINES, INC. - 2325 East 30th Street, Farmington, NM. Mesa Airlines, Inc.
holds the airline operating divisions of Mesa Air Group, Inc.

AIR MIDWEST, INC. - 2203 Air Cargo Road, Wichita, Kansas. Air Midwest, Inc. was
acquired by Mesa Air Group, Inc. on July 12, 1991 and is doing business as US
Airways Express pursuant to a code-sharing agreement with US Airways, Inc.

WESTAIR HOLDING, INC. - 5570 Air Terminal Drive, Fresno, California. WestAir
Holding, Inc. was acquired by Mesa Air Group, Inc. on May 29, 1992 and is the
holding company for WestAir Commuter Airlines, Inc. and Regional Aircraft
Services, Inc.

WESTAIR COMMUTER AIRLINES, INC. - 5570 Air Terminal Drive, Fresno, California.
WestAir Commuter Airlines, Inc. was acquired as a subsidiary of WestAir Holding,
Inc. by Mesa Air Group, Inc. on May 29, 1992 and is doing business as United
Express pursuant to a code-sharing agreement with United Air Lines, Inc.

REGIONAL AIRCRAFT SERVICES, INC. - Reading Municipal Airport, 184 West Apron
Drive, Reading, PA 19605. Regional Aircraft Services, Inc. provides aircraft and
engine maintenance service to Mesa.

FCA, INC. DBA FOUR CORNERS AVIATION, INC. - 1260 West Navajo, Farmington, New
Mexico 87401. Four Corners was acquired in 1992 and is a fixed base operation.

MPD, INC. DBA MESA PILOT DEVELOPMENT - 2325 East 30th Street, Farmington, New
Mexico 87401. Mesa Pilot Development began operations in 1989 and provides
flight training coordination with a community college.

MAGI INSURANCE, LTD. - P. O. Box 1304, Financial Services Centre, Bishop's Court
Hill, St. Michael, Barbados, WI. Magi Insurance, Ltd., is an insurance company
established for the purpose of obtaining favorable insurance rates.

MESA LEASING, INC. - 3753 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 200, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mesa Leasing, Inc. is a Nevada corporation established to aid in the acquisition
and leasing of aircraft.