FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Altobello Daniel Joseph 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/09/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MESA AIR GROUP INC [MESA] (Last) (First) (Middle) 410 N. 44TH STREET, SUITE 700 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PHOENIX, AZ 85008 6. 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,488 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Award	01/23/2018	  (1)	Common Stock	2,978	$ 0	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	04/21/2016(2)	07/20/2025	Common Stock	25,000	$ 6.4	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	01/19/2017(3)	01/18/2026	Common Stock	25,000	$ 7.1	D	Â
Stock Appreciation Rights	01/17/2018(4)	01/16/2027	Common Stock	27,381	$ 5.5	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	01/16/2019	  (5)	Common Stock	14,648	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Altobello Daniel Joseph 410 N. 44TH STREET, SUITE 700 PHOENIX, AZ 85008	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daniel Joseph Altobello		08/09/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The restricted stock award vests as follows: Annually in equal one-third increments beginning on January 23, 2018, until fully vested.
(2)	Cash-settled stock appreciation rights.
(3)	Cash-settled stock appreciation rights, of which 8,335 shares remain unvested.
(4)	Cash-settled stock appreciation rights, of which 18,253 shares remain unvested.
(5)	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, on a one-for-one basis, common stock of the Company. The restricted stock units shall vest annually in equal one-third increments beginning on January 16, 2019, until fully vested.

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