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It operated its first flight on September 20, 1990, using one 89-seat British Aerospace 146 (BAe 146) regional aircraft between Mexico City and the cities of Tapachula, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, both located in the state of Chiapas.
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By the end of the year, the airline received a second BAe 146 and had initiated service from the two towns in Chiapas to Villahermosa, Mérida, Oaxaca, Chetumal, and Cancún.
Busselton Regional Airport has a single runway (03/21) and both ends are suitable for continuous landings by BAe 146 aircraft.
Several of these BAe 146 jets the airline had on order were then acquired by Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA).
British Aerospace, supplier of the airline's BAe 146 aircraft, contributed $2.5 million, and Nansay provided up to $12 million in loans.
In early 1998, in recognition of the successful introduction of two new airliner types to the fleet (being the Saab 340 propjet and the Avro RJ-85 jetliner) while maintaining excellent operating performance, Mesaba Airlines was presented with the Air Transport World "Regional Airline of the Year for 1997" award.
On November 14, 2005, Asian Spirit Flight 587, a BAe-146-200, reportedly hydroplaned and overran runway 04/22, a 4,429-foot (1350 m) long concrete runway at Catarman National Airport.
Jalal-Abad Airport is linked to Bishkek by daily flights operated by Kyrgyzstan Air Company, Avia Traffic Company, Air Bishkek and Sky Bishkek on BAe-146 and Saab-340 as well as weekly flights to Aksy District and Toguz-Toro District.