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Founded | 1946 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
Headquarters | Oakland, California, United States | ||||||
Key people | Ronald J. Guerra (CEO and President) | ||||||
Website | www |
KaiserAir is a business jet and 737 Charter company, that also provides aircraft management services and has two San Francisco Bay Area FBO located in several Bay Area locations, San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport and Sonoma County Airport. KaiserAir operates a fleet of charter aircraft and two FAA certified airlines (which consist of three Boeing 737's). There is currently two weekly shuttle services to Hawaii operated by KaiserAir known as the Kona Shuttle and Hawaii Shuttle, in addition to exclusive VIP charters for corporations, athletic teams, families and other large groups. KaiserAir also operates an aircraft sales department with both purchasing and selling aircraft. [1] The company was originally part of the in-house flight department of industrialist Henry Kaiser. The flight department was sold off to its chief pilot, Ronald J. Guerra, in 1980.
KaiserAir grew out of the flight department of industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. The flight department was formed in 1946 to organize the transport requirements of the Kaiser group of companies. [2] The department flew Gulfstreams, Hawkers, Falcons and JetStars. The company began providing transport, maintenance and aircraft management services to third parties in 1967. In 1980 Kaiser Steel sold the company to Ronald Guerra, KaiserAir's chief pilot, for $150,000. The Kona Shuttle, an exclusive air service to Hawaii for VIPS, used the KaiserAir terminal at Oakland International Airport. When the companies providing these flights (Primaris Airlines and Ryan International Airlines) [3] failed, KaiserAir acquired its first large passenger jet, a Boeing 737-700 and took on the service itself. It initially flew under the certificate of Miami Air International, but in 2011 the company obtained a certificate of their own becoming the first new airline on the Oakland Airport in over 50 years. KaiserAir has since acquired four Boeing 737s. [4]
KaiserAir's past clients have included former U.S. Presidents, Royalty, Celebrities, and Fortune 500 Executives. [2] KaiserAir's Boeing 737-500 was chartered for the Joe Biden 2020 Presidential Campaign. [5]
KaiserAir's main operation is from San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport where it runs its charter airline, managed aircraft for private clients, and fixed-base operator (FBO) services. It has been operating from this site since 1946. It has a second FBO at Santa Rosa Airport. [4] In 2011, KaiserAir had 150 employees across both sites. KaiserAir has a large VIP lounge and other passenger facilities.
KaiserAir has provided team transport to the San Jose Sharks NHL team since 2015.
KaiserAir operates a fleet of both charter (FAA part 135 certification) and airline (FAA part 121 certification) aircraft. The Part 135 fleet consists of three Cessna Citations and Gulfstreams. While the Part 121 Fleet consists of three Boeing 737's, two of which are Next Generation.
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Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||||||
J | F | W | Y+ | Y | Total | Refs | ||||
Boeing 737-500 | 1 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 60 | [6] | 60 VIP or 120 Coach |
— | 120 | 120 | ||||||||
Boeing 737-700 | 1 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 60 | [6] | Used for Kona Shuttle |
— | 120 | 120 | ||||||||
Boeing 737-800 | 2 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | 60 | [6] | |
— | 120 | 120 |
As of 2011 (when KaiserAir had only one Boeing 737) they had a total of approximately twenty jets and ten turboprops based at Oakland. [8]
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