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| Founded | April 1, 2009 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | November 1, 2018 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | January 17, 2019 | ||||||
| AOC # | BUEA634C | ||||||
| Operating bases | McClellan-Palomar Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 (suspended) | ||||||
| Headquarters | McClellan-Palomar Airport Carlsbad, California, U.S. | ||||||
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California Pacific Airlines (a.k.a. CP Air) [1] was an American regional airline that was headquartered on the grounds of McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California.[2] On December 28, 2018, CP Air announced it was suspending operations in California. In January 2019 the airline ceased all operations.[3] After several failed attempts at restructuring, the airline's air operating certificate was terminated in October 2020.[4] Owner Ted Vallas died the following month in November. [5]
- ^ "Carlsbad Palomar Airport to be the home of California Pacific Airlines." Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.
- ^ "Contact Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine." California Pacific Airlines. Retrieved on May 15, 2010. "California Pacific Airlines 2198-E Palomar Airport Rd Carlsbad, CA 92011 "
- ^ Concepcion, Mariel (February 4, 2019). "California Pacific Airlines Ceases Operations". San Diego Business Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Federal Register" (PDF).
- ^ Ingram, Jordan (December 1, 2020). "Encinitas resort, airline entrepreneur Ted Vallas dies at 99". The Coast News. Retrieved 7 January 2023.