Order 2014

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Served February 25, 2014

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on the 25th day of February, 2014

Applications of

WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES, LLC

for certificates of public convenience and necessity under

49 U.S.C. § 41102 to engage in interstate and foreign charter air transportation of property and mail Docket DOT

- OST

- 2013

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Docket DOT

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FINAL ORDER

By Order 2014

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- 11, issued on February 11, 2014, we directed all interested persons to show cause why we should not make final our tentative findings and conclusions stated in it and award certificates of public convenience and necessity to Western Global Airlines, LLC, authorizing it to engage in interstate and foreign charter air transportation of property and mail. Interested persons were given 5 calendar days to file objections to the order.

No objections to the show

- cause order were received.

ACCORDINGLY:

1. We find that Western Global Airlines, LLC is fit, willing, and able to engage in interstate and foreign charter air transportation of property and mail.

2. We issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Western Global Airlines,

LLC to engage in intersta te charter air transportation in the form and subject to the Terms,

Conditions, and Limitations attached. 1

3. We direct that s hould Western Global Airlines, LLC propose to operate more than four aircraft, it must first notify the Department in writing at least 45 days prior to the proposed operation and demonstrate its fitness to conduct such operations before their commencement.

4. We direct Western Global Airlines, LLC to submit to the Air Carrier Fitness Division a first year progress report within 45 days following the end of its first year of certificated operations. 2

1 By this order, we issue only an interstate certificate to Western Global. Issuance of a foreign certificate is subject to Presidential review under 49 U.S.C. § 41307 and will be handled in a separate order.5. We will serve a copy of this order on the persons listed in Attachment A to this order.

By:

SUSAN L. KURLAND Assistant Secretary for Aviation

and International Affairs

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.regulations.gov

2 The report shall include a description of the air carrier’s current operations (number and type of aircraft, principal markets served, total number of full

- time and part

- time employees), a summary of how these operations have changed during the year, a discussion of any changes it anticipates from it s current operations during its second

ye ar, current financial statements, and a listing of current senior management and key technical personnel. The air carrier should also be prepared to meet with staff members of the Fitness Division to discuss its cu rrent and future operations.

# Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

for Interstate Charter Air Transportation

This Certifies That



# WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES, LLC

is authorized, subject to the provisions of Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the United States Code, the orders, rules, and regulations issued thereunder, and the attached Terms, Conditions, and Limitations, to engage in interstate charter air transportation of p roperty and mail.

This Certificate is not transferable without the approval of the Department of Transportation.

By Direction of the Secretary

Issued by Order

2014

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On February 25, 2014 Assistant Secretary for Effective on (see attached) Aviation and International Affairs

### Attachment 

### Terms, Conditions, and Limitations

WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES, LLC

is authorized to engage in interstate air transportation of property and mail between any point in any State, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia, and any other point in any of those entities.

This authority is subject to the following provisions:

(1) The authority to operate under this certificate will not become effective until six (business) days after the Department has received the following documents; provided

, however , that the Department may stay the effectivene ss of this authority at any time prior to that date:

(a) A copy of the holder's Air Carrier Certificate and Operations Specifications authorizing such operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

(b) A certificate of insurance on OST Form 6 410 evidencing liability insurance coverage meeting the requirements of 14 CFR 205.5(b) for all of its aircraft.

(c) A statement of any changes the holder has undergone in its ownership, key personnel, operating plans, financial posture, or compliance his tory, since the date of the Show Cause Order in this case.

(d) A revised list of pre

- operating expenses already paid and those remaining to be paid, as well as independent verification that the holder has available to it funds sufficient to cover any rema ining pre

- operating expenses and to provide a working capital reserve equal to the operating costs that would be incurred in three months of operations.

(2) Pending receipt of effective authority, the holder may not accept payment of any kind (i.e., cash, check, or credit card) or issue waybills for the operations proposed under this certificate, and any advertisement or listing of flights by the holder must prominently state: "This service is subject to receipt of government operating authority."

(3) The holder shall at all times conduct its operations in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Department of Transportation for the services authorized by this certificate, and with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations as

the Department of Transportation may prescribe in the public interest.(4) The holder is not authorized to carry passengers (other than cargo attendants

accompanying freight shipments).

5) The holder's authority under this certificate is effective only to t he extent that such operations are also authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and comply with all U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not

limited to 49 CFR Part 1544. 

(6) The holder shall at all times rema in a "Citizen of the United States" as required by 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15).

(7) The holder shall maintain in effect liability insurance coverage as required under 14 CFR Part 205. Failure to maintain such insurance coverage will render a certificate ineff ective, and this or other failure to comply with the provisions of Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the United States Code or the Department's regulations shall be sufficient grounds to revoke this certificate.

(8) The holder is not authorized to engage in air transportation operations between points within the State of Alaska.

(9) Should the holder propose any substantial change in its ownership, management, or operations (as defined in 14 CFR 204.2(l)), it must first comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 20 4.5.

(10) In the event that the holder does not commence actual flying operations under this certificate within one year of the date of the Department's determination of its fitness, its authority shall be revoked for dormancy, unless the holder is conduc ting operations under another type of certificate authority. Further, in the event that the holder commences operations for which it was found "fit, willing, and able" and subsequently ceases all such operations, its authority under all certificates held shall be suspended under the terms of 14 CFR 204.7 and the holder may neither recommence nor advertise such operations unless its fitness to do so has been redetermined by the Department. Moreover, if the holder does not resume operations within one year of its cessation, its authority shall be revoked for dormancy.

 To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its Principal S ecurity Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to

be served.ATTACHMENT A

SERVICE LIST FOR WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES, LLC

MR JAMES NEFF

CEO

WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES LLC

5566 BROADCAST COURT

SARASOTA FL 34230

MR MARK ATWOOD

COZEN O’CONNOR

1627 I STREET NW

WASHINGTON DC 20006

MR WILLIAM ROYAL

POI FOR WESTERN GLOBAL AIRLINES

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

5601 MARINER STREET

SUITE 310

TAMPA FL 33609

MR PETER LYNCH AGC

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ASST CHIEF COUNSEL FOR

ENFORCEMENT

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

800 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW

WASHINGTON DC 20591 WILLIAM CHADWICK

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFO

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

MARK MAZOR AFS

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MANAGER CSET

FAA SUITE 203B

45005 AVIATION DRIVE

DULLES VA 20166

- 7 537

MR WILLIAM CHADWICK

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFO

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

MR MARK MAZOR AFS

- 900

MANAGER CSET

FAA SUITE 203B

45005 AVIATION DRIVE

DULLES VA 20166

- 7537