West Coast Aviation Services

West Coast Aviation Services (WCAS) is a private aviation company in Santa Ana, California. Its website says it started in 1987 as a charter company with a single aircraft and has since become a full-service operation. Aviation press coverage places its base at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County.

The company offers on-demand charter and a Fleet Pass program, which the website describes as a form of shared ownership. Its aircraft services include management for owners, help with buying and selling aircraft, maintenance and avionics work. Aircraft for sale are listed on Controller.com.

Industry listings describe a charter fleet built around Beechcraft King Air 350-series turboprops, plus larger jets such as the Challenger 604, Falcon 2000EX, Global Express and Gulfstream G550. Fleet counts differ between sources and change over time, so flyers should check the current fleet page.

With turboprops and long-range jets in the same fleet, WCAS covers short trips around California and the western US as well as longer domestic and international flights. Flyers should ask which certificate holder will operate their trip, since some listings name affiliated companies as operators of certain aircraft.