Flying Semi-Private Carrier JSX From Burbank to Phoenix; Flight Review

Publish date: 2024-09-25

Founded in 2016, JSX is a semi-private air carrier that flies Embraer 135 and 145 planes out of private terminals known as fixed-based operators, or FBOs.

An FBO is a service center where aircraft can refuel and park. JSX

This means customers do not face the same hassles as they do when flying on a commercial airline, like standing in long security queues or waiting for their boarding zone.

A TSA agent at the security queue at Los Angeles International Airport. Brady MacDonald/Insider

Source: JSX

"The biggest difference between private and commercial flying is the ground experience," JSX CEO Alex Wilcox told Insider. "People don't want to take off their shoes or walk a mile to get on an airplane."

A flight attendant inside a JSX Embraer jet. JSX

Currently, JSX primarily flies around the West Coast, including southern California, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. But, it has been expanding east, launching routes to cities in Texas, Florida, Colorado, and New York.

JSX also flies to Mexico during the winter. JSX

Source: JSX

My journey started at Hollywood Burbank Airport, California, which is located about 28 miles north of Los Angeles International Airport.

Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California. AaronP:Bauer/Griffin/GC Images/Getty

But, instead of going to the main departures lobby, I headed to JSX's private terminal on the south end of the airport.

JSX's private terminal building at the south end of the airport. Taylor Rains/Insider

I opted for a Bellini, though there was also water, tea, coffee, soda, beer, wine, and liquor available.

A Bellini served onboard the JSX plane. Taylor Rains/Insider

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