Decision No. 186-A-1991

April 19, 1991

File Nos. M4205/A177-4-2
M4895/A177-4-1
M4205/A177-4-1

Docket Nos. 910293
910294
910292

Alta Flights (Charters) Ltd. (hereinafter the Licensee) has applied to the National Transportation Agency for the suspension set out in the title. The application was received on March 27, 1991.

Under Licence No. 883085, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 4 Charter domestic service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B and C, from a base at Calgary, Alberta.

Under Licence No. 883086, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 9-4 Charter non-scheduled international service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B and C.

Under Licence No. 900379, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 4 Charter domestic service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B and C, from a base at Edmonton, Alberta.

The Agency has reviewed the application and considers it appropriate to suspend Licence Nos. 883085, 883086 and 900379 in respect of the authority to use fixed wing aircraft in Group C.

Licence Nos. 883085 and 900379 in respect of the authority to use fixed wing aircraft in Group C are hereby suspended pursuant to subsection 75(2) of the National Transportation Act, 1987, R.S.C., 1985, c. 28 (3rd Supp.) and Licence No. 883086 in respect of the authority to use fixed wing aircraft in Group C is hereby suspended pursuant to subsection 97(2) of the National Transportation Act, 1987.

To reinstate the suspended services, the Licensee is hereby required to file an application by no later than April 1, 1992. When the Agency is satisfied, based upon material on file or from information specifically requested from the Licensee, that the Licensee is Canadian, holds a Canadian aviation document (operating certificate) and has filed a valid certificate of insurance, the Agency shall reinstate that portion of the licences which is suspended.

Alternatively, if no application is filed, the Licensee is required to show cause by no later than April 1, 1992 why its licences in respect of the authority to use fixed wing aircraft in Group C should not be cancelled pursuant to subsections 75(1) and 97(1), as applicable, of the National Transportation Act, 1987, as failure to meet any of the above requirements and to have filed a valid certificate of insurance would give reasonable grounds to the Agency to believe that, in respect of the services using fixed wing aircraft in Group C authorized under Licence Nos. 883085, 883086 and 900379, the Licensee ceases to have the qualifications necessary for the issuance of the licences and/or has contravened section 98 of the National Transportation Act, 1987.

This Decision shall form part of Licence Nos. 883085, 883086 and 900379 and shall remain affixed thereto as long as the said Decision is in force.