Charles D. "CD" Lauritsen joined Mesa in 2000 as a pilot and has since held several supervisory positions including Ground School Instructor and Flight Simulator Instructor. In June, 2006, Mr. Lauritsen was named Chief Operating Officer of go!, the Company's new Hawaii operation. Prior to his appointment at go!, Mr. Lauritsen was the Regional Chief Pilot of Mesa's United Express operation in Chicago, IL.
Before joining Mesa, Mr. Lauritsen was a flight instructor at ATP, Inc. Mr. Lauritsen received his B.S. in cultural research geography and B.A. in international business from Arizona State University in 1999.