Can you say KARMA?  The long awaited bankruptcy of Mesa Airlines appears to be here as Jonathan Ornstein’s airline has been forced into Chapter 11.  The filing this morning is reported to allow Mesa the ability to restructure debts as well as shed unused aircraft without financial obligations. 

Mesa says that the bankruptcy will not affect go! Mokulele nor its regional flying agreements.  However, that remains to be seen.  United Airlines recently cancelled a contract with Mesa leaving it with unused aircraft and Delta has been trying to get away from Mesa for some time now and is embroiled in a lawsuit to accomplish this goal. 

Mesa has been subject of much criticism within the industry particularly for the unethical business practices that Jonathan Ornstein uses to manage the airline.  So, this seems to be a little bit of Karma coming back to bite a jerk in the ass.