Ed Gomes began working at the Mesa subsidiary West Air Airlines as a ramp agent in March 1995. Mr. Gomes has excelled in various departments at Mesa including the Ramp Training and Ground Operations. Mr. Gomes most recently held the position of the Regional Director USX West prior to his promotion to Vice President. Mr. Gomes played an important role in the start up of the Company�s Philadelphia (PHL) Columbus (CMH) and Phoenix (PHX) RJ hub operations and was the liaison to the FAA during the Company�s ERJ-145 and CRJ-200 certification process. Mr. Gomes also spearheaded the PHX transition from a station 24 prop aircraft 6 CRJ-200s and 79 flights a day to a station that grew to a fleet of 35 CRJ 200/900 and 6 Dash-8 aircraft with over 130 flights a day. |