Charter & Fractional
JetSuiteX Delays Santa Monica Service Plan
The charter operator's scheduled service between Santa Monica, San Jose and Carlsbad, Calif., has been delayed.

JetSuiteX, which had planned to begin serving Santa Monica Airport (SMO) on February 6, has delayed its launch date after entering into a standstill agreement with the city of Santa Monica. The public charter operator had planned to begin flying its Embraer EMB135s on scheduled flights between SMO, Carlsbad and San Jose, California, on February 6, but “has agreed not to operate at Santa Monica prior to February 15,” according to a JetSuiteX statement. The city of Santa Monica signed a settlement agreement with the FAA on Saturday, allowing the city to close SMO at the end of 2028. The consent agreement also allows the city to shorten SMO’s 4,973-foot runway to 3,500 feet with 30 days' notice. With only 3,500 feet of runway at SMO, none of the JetSuite airplanes that fly JetSuiteX trips could use the airport (Phenom 100, Citation CJ4 and ERJ135).

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