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FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility

Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

SWIGART JAMES E.
  1. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

MESA AIR GROUP, INC. - MESA

6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer

(check all applicable)

X Director 10% Owner

(Last) (First) (Middle)

410 North 44th Street, Suite 700

3. I.R.S. Identification

Number of Reporting

Person, if entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for

Month/Year

April 1, 2003

Officer (give title      below)

____ Other (specify below)

__________________________________

(Street)

Phoenix Arizona 85008

  

5. If Amendment,

Date of Original

(Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_X Form filed by One Reporting Person

___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City (State) (Zip)

Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-

action

Date

(Month/

Day

Year)

3. Trans-

action

Code

(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A)

or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of

Securities

Beneficially

Owned at

End of

Month

(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-

ship

Form:

Direct

(D) or

Indirect

(I)

(Instr. 4)

7. Nature

of Indirect

Beneficial

Ownership

(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or

(D)

Price

MESA Common

            

128,565

D

  

MESA Common

            

7,729

I

By Children

MESA Common

            

40,000

I

By Barlow Management
                   

 

 

                  

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FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-

sion or

Exercise

Price of

Deriv-

ative

Security

3. Trans-

action

Date

(Month/

Day/

Year)

4. Transac-

tion Code

(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Deriv-

ative Securities Ac-

quired (A) or Dis-

posed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exer-

cisable and

Expiration Date

(Month/Day/

Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underying    Securities

(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price

of

Deriv-

ative

Secur-

ity

(instr.

5)

9. Number

of Deriv-

ative

Secur-

ities

Bene-

ficially

Owned

at End

of

Month

(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-

ship

Form

of De-

rivative

Secu-

rity:

Direct

(D) or

Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)

11. Nature

of Indirect

Bene-

Ficial

Own-

Ership

(Instr. 4)
         

Date

Exer-

cisable

Expira-

tion

Date

Title

Amount or

Number of

Shares

        
     

Code

V

(A)

(D)

                

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$6.60

1/30/98

        

1/30/98

1/30/08

Mesa Common

3,000

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$6.56

2/02/98

        

2/02/98

2/02/08

Mesa Common

10,000

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$8.75

4/01/98

        

4/01/98

4/01/08

Mesa Common

5,772

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$6.19

4/01/99

        

4/01/99

4/01/09

Mesa Common

5,486

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$6.25

4/01/00

        

4/01/00

4/01/10

Mesa Common

6,572

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$8.562

4/01/01

        

4/01/01

4/01/11

Mesa Common

5,743

    

D

  

MESA Warrant

$3.22

9/13/99

        

9/13/99

4/21/08

Mesa Common

15,535

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$12.24

7/13/01

        

7/13/01

7/13/11

Mesa Common

732

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$10.74

4/04/02

        

4/04/02

4/04/12

Mesa Common

6,140

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$4.64

2/12/03

        

2/12/03

2/12/13

Mesa Common

3,000

    

D

  

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$5.34

4/1/03

A

  

6,250

  

4/1/03

4/1/13

Mesa Common

6,250

  

68,230

D

  
                             
                             

Explanation of Responses:

____/S/ JAMES SWIGART______________ 4/3/03

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