[2][3] 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.

In February 2018, Cal Jet temporarily suspended flights for two weeks on its Palomar-Las Vegas route.

[10] 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 planned to restart service.

[13] The cabin of Cal Jet's CRJ-700 aircraft were arranged in a two-class configuration separated by a curtain.