Cal Jet Elite Air

Cal Jet Air LLC, d/b/a Cal Jet Elite, is a United States airline business headquartered in Carlsbad, California.[1][2] Cal Jet Elite started in December 2015. On August 16, 2017 Cal Jet announced that the Carlsbad McClellan-Palomar Airport would be their home/hub, announcing daily non-stop service to Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport through a partnership with Elite Airways, unveiling a new brand called Cal Jet by Elite Airways.[3][4][5]

Cal Jet Elite Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
7Q (Elite Airways) MNU MAINER
Founded2015
Ceased operations2018 (suspended)
Hubs
Focus cities
  • Las Vegas, Oakland, San Jose,Sacramento, Phoenix
Fleet size1
Destinations2
HeadquartersCarlsbad, California
Websitewww.CalJetElite.com

History

Initial service

On August 16, 2017, Cal Jet announced daily nonstop service from Carlsbad, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, with service starting September 28, 2017. Cal Jet by Elite Airways initially operated two flights daily, departing from McClellan–Palomar Airport at 9:00 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., with return flights from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport at 11:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. This is the first commercial service from McClellan–Palomar Airport in over two years. Cal Jet by Elite Airways operates these flights using a Bombardier CRJ700, with 7-14 Business Class seats, and 56 Economy seats. The inaugural flight was at 9 a.m. local time, September 28, 2017 from the Carlsbad McClellan–Palomar Airport to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport. Tickets went on sale via Cal Jet's website on August 16, 2017 with one-way fares starting at $69.[6][7][8]

Service suspension

Cal Jet continued service from Carlsbad to Las Vegas until April 18, 2018. It ceased operations at that time to concentrate on its plan for a six-aircraft, five-city operation that was fundamental to their business plan. Their plan was to have non-stop, daily flights from Palomar Airport in Carlsbad to Oakland, San Jose, Phoenix, Sacramento and Las Vegas. Once the aircraft were acquired and supporting operations were in place, Cal Jet was to restart service. Ticketing was to be available early in the first quarter of 2019 with flights to begin in April 2019. However, as of December 2019, the airline's website continued to report that its operations remained suspended[9] (site offline as of June 2019;[10] Twitterfeed and Facebook page had not been updated since the April 2018 announcement.

Fleet
AircraftPassengersNotes
CRJ700
63
7-14 Business Class, 56 Economy

The cabin of Cal Jet's CRJ-700 aircraft are arranged in a two-class configuration separated by a curtain. Seating is the same for business and economy, but business occupies the first rows of the plane.[11] Business class passengers receive complimentary snacks and alcoholic beverages.

Management
  • Robert Daly, CEO, former Chairman and CEO of Sun Country Airlines and president of Pacific Coast Gaming.
  • George Wozniak, President and CMO, former CEO of Hobbit Travel, Trilogy Tours and had a significant marketing role at Sun Country Airline.
  • Jim Buntz, VP of Business Development, 25-year career with AT&T with sales and operations executive positions.
  • Tim Smith, VP Business Sales/Marketing, former president of Global Point Travel and sales executive with PSA and Cal Air.

References
  1. https://www.caljetelite.com/ContactUs
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/tourism/sd-fi-vegas-flight-20170816-story.html
  4. http://www.10news.com/news/new-flights-to-las-vegas-to-start-out-of-carlsbad
  5. "Elite Airways unveils Cal Jet brand for Las Vegas flights". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  6. Luke, Steven (2017-08-16). "Airline to Offer Non-Stop Flights Out of Carlsbad to Las Vegas - NBC 7 San Diego". Nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  7. On Air 9:55PM. "Commercial flights to be available out of Carlsbad". cbs8.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  8. Posted 9:20 PM, August 16, 2017, by Christy Simeral (2017-08-16). "Airline to offer flights between Carlsbad and Las Vegas". fox5sandiego.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. https://www.caljetelite.com/
  10. Internet Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/web/20190401081827/https://www.caljetelite.com/. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "CalJet by Elite Airways: Work in Progress – Las Vegas to Carlsbad - Airliners.net". www.airliners.net. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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