Jonathan G. Ornstein

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Jonathan Ornstein is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mesa Air Group, Inc. and was appointed effective May 1, 1998. From April 1996 to his joining the Company as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ornstein served as President and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Virgin Express, a European airline. From 1995 to April 1996, Mr. Ornstein served as Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Express Holdings, Inc. Mr. Ornstein joined Continental Express, as President and Chief Executive Officer in July 1994 and, in November 1994, was named Senior Vice President, Airport Services at Continental Airlines. Mr. Ornstein was previously employed by the Company from 1988 to 1994, as Executive Vice President and as President of the Company’s WestAir Holding, Inc. subsidiary.

A former stockbroker, Ornstein's license was revoked by the federal government. Over nine years, he bounced around around five firms, getting fired, from several. Charges included unauthorized trading, misrepresentation, document alteration and churning. Eventually, Ornstein was fined $20,000 and suspended as a broker for three years.^{[citation needed]}

A January 2007 New York Times article entitled Approach Boss with Caution discussed Ornstein's hostile and volatile personality.^[1]