Decision No. 188-A-1993

April 13, 1993

File Nos. M4205/T78-4-3
M4895/T78-4-1
M4205/T78-5-1
M4895/T78-2-1
M4205/T78-2-1
M4205/T78-3-1
M4205/T78-4-2
M4205/T78-4-1

Docket Nos. 930384
930385
930386
930387
930388
930389
930390
930391

Under Licence No. 880219, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 4 Charter domestic service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B, C and E, from a base at Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Under Licence No. 880220, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 9-4 Charter non-scheduled international service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B, C and E.

Under Licence No. 880221, the Licensee is authorized to operate a domestic service.

Under Licence No. 880793, the Licensee is authorized to operate a scheduled international service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B and C, serving the points Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada and Ketchikan, Alaska, U.S.A.

Under Licence No. 883448, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 2 Regular Specific Point domestic service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B and C, serving the points Prince Rupert, Alice Arm/Kitsault Village and Stewart, British Columbia.

Under Licence No. 883449, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 3 Specific Point domestic service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups B, C and D, serving the points Terrace, Kemano, Bob Quinn Lake, Eddontenajon, Telegraph Creek, Alice Arm/Kitsault Village, Stewart, Dease Lake and Smithers, British Columbia and the points listed from time to time in Appendix "A" of the licence, i.e. Minette Bay (Kitimat), Kinaskan Lake, Schaft Creek, Snippaker Creek and Sturdy Valley.

Under Licence No. 883450, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 4 Charter domestic service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups B and C, from a base at Alliford Bay, British Columbia.

Under Licence No. 883451, 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 Terrace, British Columbia.

By letter dated March 23, 1993, the representative of the Licensee has requested the suspension of the above-mentioned licences.

The Agency has reviewed the application and considers it appropriate to suspend Licence Nos. 880219, 880220, 880221, 880793, 883448, 883449, 883450 and 883451.

Licence Nos. 880219, 880221, 883448, 883449, 883450 and 883451 are hereby suspended pursuant to subsection 75(2) of the National Transportation Act, 1987, R.S.C., 1985, c. 28 (3rd Supp.) (hereinafter the NTA, 1987), Licence No. 880793 is hereby suspended pursuant to subsection 92(2) of the NTA, 1987 and Licence No. 880220 is hereby suspended pursuant to subsection 97(2) of the NTA, 1987.

To reinstate the suspended services, the Licensee is hereby required to file an application by no later than April 15, 1994. 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 the suspended licences.

Alternatively, if no application is filed, the Licensee is required to show cause, by no later than April 15, 1994, why its licences should not be cancelled pursuant to subsection 75(1), 92(1) and 97(1), as applicable, of the NTA, 1987, as failure to meet any of the above requirements would give reasonable grounds to the Agency to believe that, in respect of the services for which the licences are issued, the Licensee ceases to have the qualifications necessary for the issuance of the licences and/or has contravened section 98 of the NTA, 1987.

This Decision shall form part of Licence Nos. 880219, 880220, 880221, 880793, 883448, 883449, 883450 and 883451 and shall remain affixed thereto as long as the said Decision is in force.