Decision No. 124-A-2011
April 15, 2011
APPLICATION by TACA International Airlines, S.A. carrying on business as TACA Airlines pursuant to subsection 69(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended.
File No. M4212/ T173-4
TACA International Airlines, S.A. carrying on business as TACA Airlines (applicant) has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) for a licence to operate a scheduled international service between El Salvador and Canada in accordance with the Interim Arrangement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador set out in a Memorandum of Understanding signed on November 22, 1996 (Interim Arrangement).
The Government of the Republic of El Salvador designated the applicant as eligible to hold the scheduled international licence pursuant to subsection 69(3) of the Canada Transportation Act (CTA).
The Agency is satisfied that the applicant meets all the applicable requirements of subsection 69(1) of the CTA. The Agency also finds that the pertinent terms and conditions of the Interim Arrangement have been complied with.
Further, with respect to this application, the applicant has undertaken that it will not contravene section 59 of the CTA prior to the issuance of the applied for licence.
Accordingly, the Agency approves the application for a licence to operate a scheduled international service between El Salvador and Canada.
Pursuant to subsection 71(1) of the CTA, the licence is subject to the conditions prescribed by the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended, and the following conditions:
- The Licensee is licensed to operate a scheduled international service on the route(s) set out in the Interim Arrangement.
- The scheduled international service is to be conducted in accordance with the Agreement and any applicable arrangements agreed to between Canada and El Salvador.
Members
- Jean-Denis Pelletier, P. Eng.
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