Simpson Thacher is representing Republic Airways Holdings Inc., one of the largest regional airlines in the United States, in connection with its proposed all-stock merger with Mesa Air Group, Inc. to create a leading publicly-traded airline company that will be renamed Republic Airways Holdings Inc. Upon the closing, Republic shareholders will own 88% of the combined company’s common stock and Republic’s executive leadership team will lead the combined company.
Founded in 1974, Republic maintains a fleet of more than 240 Embraer 170/175 aircraft and offers scheduled passenger service with more than 1,000 daily scheduled flights to 80 cities in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Central America. The airline provides fixed-fee flights operated under its codeshare partners’ brands: American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express.
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