BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of 

Helijet International Inc.

for Renewal of Exemption from 

49 U.S.C. § 41301 

Docket DOT-OST-1999-6679

APPLICATION OF

HELIJET INTERNATIONAL INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

John R. Copley, Esquire

GAROFALO GOERLICH HAINBACH, P.C.

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 776-3970

Counsel for

HELIJET INTERNATIONAL INC.

November 15, 2013

NOTICE: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application must file an answer 

by December 2, 2013, and must serve that answer on above-named counsel and all persons 

served with this application. 
BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of 

Helijet International Inc.

for Renewal of Exemption from 

49 U.S.C. § 41301 

Docket DOT-OST-1999-6679

APPLICATION OF

HELIJET INTERNATIONAL INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and the Department’s Regulations, Helijet International 

Inc. (“Helijet”), hereby applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and relief 

consistent with the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of Canada, signed March 12, 2007 (“US-Canada Air Transport 

Agreement”), to permit Helijet, using small aircraft having a maximum passenger capacity of not 

more than thirty (30) seats and maximum payload capacity of not more than 7,500 pounds, 

and/or maximum authorized takeoff weight on wheels not greater than 35,000 pounds, to 

conduct: 1) scheduled services between any points or points in Canada and any point or points in 

the United States; 2) passenger and cargo charter operations between any point or points in 

Canada and any point or points in the United States; 3) passenger and cargo charter operations 

between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in a third country or 

countries, provided that, except with respect to cargo charters, such service constitutes part of a 
2

continuous operation, with or without a change of aircraft, that includes service to Canada for the 

purpose of carrying local traffic between Canada and the United States; and 4) other passenger 

and cargo charter operations in accordance with 14 CFR 212.1 

The exemption authority for which renewal is requested was initially granted on January 

13, 2000, and has subsequently been renewed for one-year or two-year terms thereafter. Helijet 

requests that its exemption authority, which now is scheduled to terminate on December 14, 

2013, be renewed for an additional two (2) year period. 

In granting Helijet’s exemption authority, the Department has determined that grant of 

the authority requested is consistent with the U.S.-Canada Air Transport Agreement and that 

Helijet is operationally and financially qualified and properly licensed to conduct the service for 

which authority was requested. Helijet continues to be fit, willing and able to provide the 

services for which it requests authority. Helijet’s Canadian authority to engage in transborder 

scheduled and charter services remains in full force and effect, as does its U.S. authority pursuant 

to its Part 129 Operations Specifications from the Federal Aviation Administration. Other than 

as above described, the relevant circumstances under which Helijet has received its grant of

exemption authority are unchanged. 

 

1 In filing this application, Helijet relies upon the automatic extension provision of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to continue its 

current authority in effect pending Department action on this application.
3

The services provided by Helijet satisfy a continuing need and otherwise serve the public 

interest by fostering commerce between Canada and the United States. Accordingly, renewal of 

all elements of Helijet’s authority and such additional requested relief as is in accord with the 

US-Canada Air Transport Agreement would be consistent with the public interest.

ACCORDINGLY, Helijet respectfully requests renewal of its authority. 

Respectfully submitted,

John R. Copley, Esquire

GAROFALO GOERLICH HAINBACH, P.C.

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 776-3970

Attorney for 

HELIJET INTERNATIONAL INC.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have on this day served a copy of the foregoing application upon all 

persons named on the attached service list.

__________________________________

Vanessa C. Krasniewicz

November 15, 2013

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com (Delta)

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

robert.wirick@aa.com (American)

francis.heil@aa.com (American)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Hawaiian)

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Hawaiian)

gmurphy@crowell.com (SkyWest)

howard.kass@usairways.com (US Airways)

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com (US Airways)

msinick@ssd.com (Alaska)

cdonley@ssd.com (Alaska)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Frontier)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Frontier)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Spirit)

bob.finamore@dot.gov

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

urskr@state.gov

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