Order No. 2008-A-422

October 15, 2008

October 15, 2008

IN THE MATTER OF the operation of a scheduled international service by Zoom Airlines Limited - Licence No. 070115.

File No. 4212/Z14-4


Under Licence No. 070115, Zoom Airlines Limited (the Licensee) is authorized to operate a scheduled international service on the routes set out in clause 1(B)(1) of Annex I of the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Canada concerning Air Services initialled ad referendum on April 12, 2006.

The Canadian Transportation Agency (the Agency) has been notified that the insurance coverage set out in the Licensee's certificate of insurance on file with the Agency has been cancelled.

Pursuant to subparagraph 69(1)(a)(iii) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended (the CTA), the Licensee must establish to the satisfaction of the Agency that it has the prescribed liability insurance coverage in respect of the service to be provided under the licence.

The Agency has determined that, in respect of the service for which the licence was issued, the Licensee ceases to meet the requirement of subparagraph 69(1)(a)(iii) of the CTA.

Pursuant to subsection 72(1) of the CTA, the Agency must suspend or cancel a scheduled international licence where the Agency has made such a determination.

The Agency is of the opinion that in the present circumstances it should suspend immediately the said licence and provide the Licensee with a period of thirty (30) days to show cause why the said licence should not be cancelled.

Accordingly, the Agency, pursuant to subsection 72(1) of the CTA, hereby suspends Licence No. 070115.

In addition, the Licensee is provided with a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this Order to show cause why the said licence should not be cancelled pursuant to subsection 72(1) of the CTA.

This Order shall be affixed to Licence No. 070115 and the suspension of the licence shall remain in effect until further order of the Agency.

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