Private jet firm moves to O.C., will add 70 jobs

June 23rd, 2011, 1:00 am
by Mary Ann Milbourn

JetSuite, a charter jet firm, has moved its headquarters to Orange County, with plans to double its workforce to 140 over the next year, the company ‘s chief executive said Wednesday. Its grand opening is today at John Wayne Airport.

Chief Executive Alex Wilcox said Orange County was the company’s top choice because so many of its 70 employees already live or are near here and it’s one of the three primary markets for its jet charter service. Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley and Las Vegas are the company’s other two top-demand markets.

“We never saw our pilots or clients (because they flew from outside Long Beach),â€