Any airlines that have SAN pilot domicile?

Not that it helps but SkyWest used to. I don't think anyone else does. The closest you could get is the co-domiciles the majors use for LAX, which in you're case would be SNA. I know UAL,AA, and Alaska use it as a domicile.
 
I am not sure how often they update it, but ATP* has an airline base map. It's a GREAT tool to use when searching for feasible airlines to work for close to home...

http://pilotjobs.atpflightschool.com/airline-domiciles/

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mrivc211 said:
Not that it helps but SkyWest used to. I don't think anyone else does. The closest you could get is the co-domiciles the majors use for LAX, which in you're case would be SNA. I know UAL,AA, and Alaska use it as a domicile.
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Ya, I do remember when SKW was down here. Good days. How about SNA? I'll check ATP
 
Born and raised in SAN, would be nice to have a base here but the commute to LAX isnt that bad from what I hear...
 
PropSettin' said:
Born and raised in SAN, would be nice to have a base here but the commute to LAX isnt that bad from what I hear...
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Plenty of flights all throughout the day plus Carlsbad/Palomar as a back up. The drive really isn't that bad as long as you do it outside rush hour. The biggest issue I've had is a mid-afternoon release on a weekday. Even driving up to LAX at rush hour in the mornings hasn't been a bad so thought.
 
I heard a "new" launch date of July 1st, but I've been hearing that for the last four years so not holding my breath. Haven't heard anything about Ted passing away.
 
FrankieFlyCRQ said:
I heard a "new" launch date of July 1st, but I've been hearing that for the last four years so not holding my breath. Haven't heard anything about Ted passing away.
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November 5, 2013

"The commercial airline that plans to fly out of Carlsbad’s McClellan-Palomar Airport is seeing another big delay.

The Federal Aviation Administration has informed California Pacific Airlines that it will not be able to review its latest application to fly until at least next year.

The delay is so lengthy that California Pacific has furloughed all employees and suspended operations until it hears back from the federal agency, Chief Executive John Selvaggio said Tuesday, adding that he has returned to his Florida home. It’s the latest setback for California Pacific, first proposed in 2010 by owner Ted Vallas of Rancho Santa Fe.

The airline plans to provide commercial service to such regional destinations as San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Phoenix and eventually Cabo San Lucas. A 72-seat Embraer regional jet landed to fanfare in summer 2012 but has been idled during a series of disputes with the federal agency.

The airline has seen its application rejected, and then consideration of its reapplication delayed due to sequestration, the $1.2 trillion of across-the-board federal budget cuts over 10 years that began in March. The FAA eventually denied that application, before the airline resubmitted it for a third time in September.

Last week, the FAA sent a letter to Selvaggio, informing him of the latest holdup.

“The recent government shutdown, along with personnel changes and other resource losses within FAA Flight Standards has unfortunately resulted in further delay of the California Pacific Airlines air carrier certification,” says the letter from Keith Ballenger, assistant division manager for the FAA’s Western Pacific region. “The FAA will review our staffing situation in early 2014 to determine whether we can resume the California Pacific Airlines certification project. We will certainly inform you immediately if we can start certification work for CP Air any sooner.”

Airline management had repeatedly expressed confidence that California Pacific would begin service by the end of 2013.

The Embraer jet was ultimately sent back to the manufacturer, so the airline didn’t have to continue paying $200,000 per month in rent. California Pacific had raised at least $11 million from investors.

Attempts to reach Vallas at his office were unsuccessful."

Then this was published on November 7th, 2013:

CARLSBAD — California Pacific Airlines (CP Air) is working on merging with an existing, certified airline to advance its plans to fly out of the McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad.

CP Air owner Ted Vallas stated Wednesday that he plans to merge with a small airline in the coming months and eventually buy it entirely to obtain the company’s FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) air carrier certification. Vallas said he would then be able to expand the existing certificate to cover the types of planes he plans on flying out of McClellan-Palomar Airport.

This would effectively circumvent the years of setbacks CP Air has experienced with its application to start an airline from scratch. The FAA rejected the airline’s initial certification application and has delayed the review of its current application due to lack of staff and resources.

“You’re immediately certificated,” Vallas explained. “It only takes a couple of months to add a new type of aircraft to the certificate.”

FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor confirmed that the FAA does allow airlines to do this.

“Airlines all over the U.S. add new aircraft models to their fleets from time to time,” he said. “It’s a much simpler process to add new models of aircraft to an existing certificate than to certificate a brand new airline.”

Though Vallas would not name the airline he intends to take over, he stated that it currently operates five Boeing 737 aircraft throughout the country.

If the merger and buyout are successful, Vallas intends to continue operation of the 737 planes and within two years operate a total of 12 Embraer 170 and 190 aircraft out of McClellan-Palomar Airport.

Sticking to CP Air’s original plan, the commercial flights would fly nonstop from Carlsbad to San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Cabo San Lucas.

The FAA most recently notified CP Air that it was further delaying the airline’s initial certification application due to limited staffing and resources in an Oct. 30 letter.

FAA Flight Standards Assistant Division Manager Keith Ballenger sent the letter to CP Air President and CEO John Selvaggio. The letter stated that the FAA will review its resources in early 2014 to determine if it can resume working on the airline’s application.

Until CP Air gains the necessary certificates to operate and expand the new airline, Vallas has suspended the company’s operations and furloughed all employees.

Vallas has maintained that through the years CP Air has pursued its FAA airline certification properly. He attributed the delays to FAA setbacks and holdups by San Diego County.

He has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the county for breach of contract/warranty and for withholding information that affected the airline’s proposal.

“Under no condition ever (were we) in danger of not being certificated. It was just time delays by both the FAA and the county,” he said.

Contrary to other news reports, Vallas also insisted that the company has not sold stocks or held onto $11 million in investors’ money.

He said that the company’s $11 million consists of $8 million of his own money and only $2 million from investors.

He also stated that the company has refrained from selling stock until issues with the FAA and the county have been resolved.

“There is no danger of us not being able to move forward. It’s just a matter of how do we do it with the cutbacks that the FAA is imposing on everybody,” Vallas said."

I am thinking this is never going to launch, IMO.
 
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