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Boutique Air
Boutique Air, Inc. is a commuter airline based in San Francisco, California, United States. The airline offers charter services as well as scheduled passenger services subsidized under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. In 2019, Boutique transported over 180,000 passengers. Boutique Air has established bases for private charter services in South Florida, Las Vegas, Boston, Dallas, and Portland, OR.
The company was founded in 2007 by Shawn Simpson, an early employee of Google. It was originally an aviation technology company before launching charter and passenger airline services.
In 2013, it received commuter air carrier authority from the United States Department of Transportation. Its first scheduled service was operated in 2013-2014 between Hawthorne Municipal Airport near Los Angeles and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. During that time, the company began submitting proposals to provide scheduled service to rural communities and regions under contract as part of the Essential Air Service program and began its first flights between Clovis Municipal Airport in New Mexico and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in July 2014. The company continues airline service to several cities and offers charter services throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean.
On August 26, 2025, the U.S. government, on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sued Boutique Air for alleged violations of federal regulations governing drug and alcohol records checks on employees.
According to the lawsuit, Boutique Air is accused of allowing 18 mechanics, two pilots, and one ground security coordinator to perform "safety-sensitive" work between August 2020 and September 2021 without first obtaining or making a good-faith effort to obtain their prior drug and alcohol testing records as required by Department of Transportation regulations.
The government is seeking to enforce a civil penalty that the FAA had previously sought against the airline for these violations in 2023. The maximum allowed penalty totals $291,417. The lawsuit claims that Boutique Air has not responded to the FAA's attempts to address the violations and has not paid any of the penalty.
The headquarters are at Suite 925 of 5 3rd Street, San Francisco.
The headquarters were previously at 340 Pine Street, and later in the Flatiron Building.
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Boutique Air
Boutique Air, Inc. is a commuter airline based in San Francisco, California, United States. The airline offers charter services as well as scheduled passenger services subsidized under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. In 2019, Boutique transported over 180,000 passengers. Boutique Air has established bases for private charter services in South Florida, Las Vegas, Boston, Dallas, and Portland, OR.
The company was founded in 2007 by Shawn Simpson, an early employee of Google. It was originally an aviation technology company before launching charter and passenger airline services.
In 2013, it received commuter air carrier authority from the United States Department of Transportation. Its first scheduled service was operated in 2013-2014 between Hawthorne Municipal Airport near Los Angeles and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. During that time, the company began submitting proposals to provide scheduled service to rural communities and regions under contract as part of the Essential Air Service program and began its first flights between Clovis Municipal Airport in New Mexico and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in July 2014. The company continues airline service to several cities and offers charter services throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean.
On August 26, 2025, the U.S. government, on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), sued Boutique Air for alleged violations of federal regulations governing drug and alcohol records checks on employees.
According to the lawsuit, Boutique Air is accused of allowing 18 mechanics, two pilots, and one ground security coordinator to perform "safety-sensitive" work between August 2020 and September 2021 without first obtaining or making a good-faith effort to obtain their prior drug and alcohol testing records as required by Department of Transportation regulations.
The government is seeking to enforce a civil penalty that the FAA had previously sought against the airline for these violations in 2023. The maximum allowed penalty totals $291,417. The lawsuit claims that Boutique Air has not responded to the FAA's attempts to address the violations and has not paid any of the penalty.
The headquarters are at Suite 925 of 5 3rd Street, San Francisco.
The headquarters were previously at 340 Pine Street, and later in the Flatiron Building.