Decision No. 798-A-1994

December 6, 1994

File Nos. M4205/T67-3-1
M4205/T67-2-1
M4205/T67-4-4
M4205/T67-4-2

Docket Nos. 941989
941990
941987
941988

Trans Côte Inc. (hereinafter the Licensee) has applied to the National Transportation Agency for the suspension set out in the title. The application was received on November 21, 1994.

Under Licence No. 880014, the Licensee is authorized to operate a Class 3 Specific Point domestic service using fixed wing aircraft in Groups A, B and C, serving the points Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, St-Augustin, La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, Chevery, La Romaine, Kégaska, Natashquan, Havre-Saint-Pierre, Sept-Îles, Port Menier and Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec; Goose Bay, St. Anthony and Deer Lake, Newfoundland.

Under Licence No. 910282, 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 Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, St-Augustin, La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, Chevery, La Romaine, Natashquan, Havre-St-Pierre, Sept-Îles, Port Menier and Kégashka, Quebec.

Under Licence No. 920353, 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 La Romaine, Quebec.

Under Licence No. 920354, 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 La Tabatière, Quebec.

By Decision No. 668-A-1994 dated October 18, 1994, inter alia, Licence Nos. 880014 and 910282 in respect of the authority to use fixed wing aircraft in Group A were suspended pursuant to subsection 75(2) of the National Transportation Act, 1987, R.S.C., 1985, c. 28 (3rd Supp.) (hereinafter the NTA, 1987).

The Agency has reviewed the application and considers it appropriate to suspend Licence No. 880014 in respect of the authority to serve the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine, Kégaska and Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Licence No. 910282 in respect of the authority to serve the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine and Kégaska, Quebec and Licence Nos. 920353 and 920354.

Licence No. 880014 in respect of the authority to serve the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine, Kégaska and Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Licence No. 910282 in respect of the authority to serve the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine and Kégaska, Quebec and Licence Nos. 920353 and 920354 are hereby suspended pursuant to subsection 75(2) of the NTA, 1987.

To reinstate the suspended services, the Licensee is hereby required to file an application by no later than December 6, 1995. 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 December 6, 1995, why Licence No. 880014 in respect of the authority to serve the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine, Kégaska and Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Licence No. 910282 in respect of the authority to serve the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine and Kégaska, Quebec, and Licence Nos. 920353 and 920354 should not be cancelled pursuant to subsection 75(1) 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 service to the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine, Kégaska and Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec authorized under Licence No. 880014, in respect of the service to the points La Tabatière, Tête-à-la-Baleine, La Romaine and Kégaska, Quebec authorized under Licence No. 910282 and in respect of the services for which Licence Nos. 920353 and 920354 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. 880014, 910282, 920353 and 920354 and shall remain affixed thereto as long as the said Decision is in force.