California Pacific Airlines (San Diego McClellan Palomar) has been informed by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that its most recent application to commence operations will only be reviewed in 2014 at the earliest. Aero News Network says the airline's first and second application were rejected before a third attempt was made in September. "The recent government shutdown, along with personnel changes and other resource losses within FAA Flight Standards has unfortunately resulted in further delay of the California Pacific Airlines air carrier certification. The FAA will review our staffing situation in early 2014 to determine whether we can resume the California Pacific Airlines certification project. We will certainly inform you immediately if we can start certification work for CP Air any sooner." California-Pacific had planned to operate an E170, N760CP (cn 17000006), on flights out of San Diego McClellan Palomar to Sacramento International, San José, US, Oakland International, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Las Vegas Harry Reid and San José Cabo. The aircraft has since been returned to its supplier so as alleviate the startup of USD200'000 in monthly leasing costs. California Pacific has also laid off the vast majority of its staff in the meantime.