Paragon Airways

Paragon Airways is a private jet charter company headquartered at John Wayne Airport (SNA/KSNA) in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. According to its website it was established in 2005.

The company describes its business as charter, aircraft management and maintenance. It lists an aircraft fleet on its own site and recruits its own pilots, which indicates it operates aircraft rather than only brokering trips. Third-party charter marketplaces list it as an FAA Part 135 operator, though that detail was not stated on the company's own pages reviewed.

The fleet shown on its website centres on Cessna Citation jets: a Citation Bravo, Citation Encore, three Citation Excels and two Citation Xs, along with a Gulfstream IV and a Bombardier aircraft. That mix covers light, midsize and super-midsize trips, and the company highlights its Citation Xs for coast-to-coast flights. Fleet counts on aggregator sites differ from the company's list, so flyers should confirm the specific tail offered.

Paragon also says it works closely with charter brokers, so a trip booked through a broker may end up on one of its aircraft. Owners looking for a manager for a light or midsize Citation can also approach it for management and maintenance.

No safety audit ratings such as ARGUS or Wyvern were found on the pages reviewed.