Order 2012-1-35

Served: January 31, 2012

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 31st day of January, 2012 

Applications of

UNIVERSAL JET AVIATION, INC.

for certificates of public convenience and necessity 

under 49 U.S.C. 41102 to engage in interstate and 

foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, 

and mail

 Dockets DOT-OST-2011-0150

 and

 DOT-OST-2011-0151

FINAL ORDER

By Order 2012-1-11, issued January 13, 2012, 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 Universal Jet Aviation, Inc., authorizing it to 

engage in interstate and foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail using 

one large aircraft.1

Interested persons were given 14 days to file objections to the order. 

No objections to the show cause order were received.

ACCORDINGLY, 

1. We find that Universal Jet Aviation, Inc., is fit, willing, and able to engage in interstate and 

foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail. 

2. We issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Universal Jet Aviation, Inc., to 

engage in interstate air transportation in the form and subject to the Terms, Conditions, and 

Limitations attached.2

 1 A “large” aircraft is any aircraft originally designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of more than 60 

seats or a payload of more than 18,000 pounds.

2 By this order, we issue only the interstate charter certificate to Universal Jet Aviation, Inc. Issuance of a foreign 

charter certificate to the company is subject to Presidential review under 49 U.S.C. 41307 and will be handled in a 

separate order. 
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3. We direct that should Universal Jet Aviation, Inc., propose to conduct operations with more 

than one large aircraft, it must first notify the Department in writing at least 45 days prior to the 

proposed change in operations and demonstrate its fitness to conduct such operations before their 

commencement.

4. We direct Universal Jet Aviation, Inc., to submit to the Air Carrier Fitness Division a firstyear progress report within 45 days following the end of its first year of certificated operations.3

5. We will serve a copy of this order on the persons listed in Attachment A.

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

 

3 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 its current operations during its second 

year, current financial statements, and a listing of current senior management and key technical personnel.
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for

Interstate Charter Air Transportation

 

This Certifies That

Universal Jet Aviation, Inc.

is authorized, subject to the provisions of Subtitle VII of Title 49 of 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 

persons, property, and mail.

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

Transportation.

By Direction of the Secretary

Issued by Order 2012-1-35 Susan L. Kurland

On January 31, 2012 Assistant Secretary

Effective on (see attached) for Aviation and International Affairs
Attachment

Terms, Conditions, and Limitations 

Universal Jet Aviation, Inc.

is authorized to engage in interstate charter air transportation of persons, 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 effectiveness 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 6410 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 history, 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 remaining 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), issue tickets for the operations proposed under this certificate, 

or enter into contracts with charter operators, and any advertisement 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.
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(4) The holder's authority under this certificate is effective only to the 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.∗

(5) The holder shall at all times remain a "Citizen of the United States" as required by 

49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15).

(6) 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 

ineffective, 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.

(7) The holder is not authorized to engage in air transportation operations between points 

within the State of Alaska.

(8) Should the holder propose any substantial changes in its ownership, management, or 

operations (as that term is defined in 14 CFR 204.2(l)), it must first comply with the 

requirements of 14 CFR 204.5.

(9) 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 conducting 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 Security 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 UNIVERSAL JET AVIATION, INC.

MICHAEL MCCAULEY 

PRESIDENT

UNIVERSAL JET AVIATION, INC

3700 AIRPORT ROAD

SUITE 204

BOCA RATON FL 33431

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RSPA/BTS E-36

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

LORRAINE HALLOWAY

GERALD MURHPY

CROWELL & MORING LLP

1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW

WASHINGTON DC 20004

JERRY PROENZA

ED DASILVA

FAA

SOUTH FLORIDA FSDO

2895 SW 145TH AVENUE SUITE 120

MIRAMAR FL 33027

WILLIAM J WEBER

CERTIFICATION SECTION MANAGER

FAA AFS-900

45005 AVIATION DRIVE, SUITE 131

DULLES VA 20166

PETER LYNCH AGC-300

ASST CHIEF COUNSEL FOR 

ENFORCEMENT

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

800 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW

WASHINGTON DC 20591