- Yucaipa Companies reports holding a beneficial ownership position of 7.8% in Mesa Air (NASDAQ:MESA).
- The Ron Burkle-led firm owns 2,764,848 shares in the airline company after snapping up shares in a series of purchases between November 13 and November 27.
- Burkle has some ties to airlines. In 2006, Aloha Airlines was taken into private ownership by Yucaipa Companies and Aloha Investment Group. The investor also married a descendent of the Wright brothers.
- Shares of Mesa are up 1.60% premarket to $6.34.
- SEC Form 13D