The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, August 3, 1994              TAG: 9408030392
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: (Staff)
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

MESA AND USAIR GROUP AGREE TO PURCHASE ASSETS OF COMMUTER SUBSIDIARY

Mesa Airlines Inc. and USAir Group Inc. have made a definitive agreement for the purchase of certain assets related to operations of USAir Group's Allegheny Commuter subsidiary at the USAir hubs of Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore. The price is $28 million. In conjunction with this agreement, USAir granted FloridaGulf an expansion of its current marketing agreement to include, among other things, the exclusive right to operate as a USAir Express carrier in 22 Northeast markets that are currently served by Allegheny or are not currently served by USAir Express. by CNB