Order 2010-2-23

Served: February 19, 2010

Issued by the Department of Transportation

 on the 19th day of February, 2010

In the matter of the cancellation of the interstate certificate 

authority issued to

 US HELICOPTER CORPORATION

Pursuant to the provisions of 14 CFR 204.7 

Docket DOT-OST-2005-20405

ORDER CANCELLING INTERSTATE AUTHORITY

Summary

By this order, we cancel the interstate certificate issued to US Helicopter Corporation 

(“USHC”) authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of 

persons, property, and mail.

Background

By Order 2006-6-20, served June 19, 2006, the Department issued to USHC a certificate of 

public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail.

USHC operated under its certificate authority until September 25, 2009.

Section 204.7 of the Department’s Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 204.7) provides that, if an 

air carrier ceases air transportation operations for which it was found fit, it may neither 

resume air transportation operations nor advertise such services until its fitness has been 

redetermined by the Department. Section 204.7 further provides that, if an air carrier does not 

have its fitness redetermined and resume operations within one year of the date of its 

cessation, its certificate authority will be revoked for dormancy. 

By letter dated September 30, 2009, the Department advised USHC that, pursuant to section 

204.7, its authority was suspended and the air carrier could not resume air transportation 

operations until the Department had redetermined its fitness to do so. In that letter, we further 

stated that if USHC did not resume operations within one year of its cessation, that is by 

September 25, 2010, the company’s authority would be revoked for dormancy.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.
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On January 29, 2010, we received a letter addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration 

(“FAA”) from USHC dated the same day, stating that the company had surrendered its FAAissued Air Carrier Certificate and Operations Specifications. 

On February 1, 2010, USHC notified the Department that it had no objections to the 

Department cancelling its certificate authority prior to its September 25, 2010, revocation 

date.

Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we find it 

appropriate to cancel the interstate passenger certificate authority issued to USHC on June 

19, 2006, by Order 2006-6-20. This action is without prejudice to the company’s filing for 

new certificate authority in the future.

ACCORDINGLY, Pursuant to authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 

14 CFR 385.12:

1. We cancel the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to US Helicopter 

Corporation by Order 2006-6-20, authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail. 

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

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of this order under the Department’s 

Regulations, 14 CFR 385.30, may file their petitions within 10 days of the service date of this 

order. 

This order is effective immediately and the filing of a petition for review shall not alter its 

effectiveness.

By:

TODD M. HOMAN

Director

Office of Aviation Analysis

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at:

http://www.regulations.gov
Attachment A

SERVICE LIST FOR US HELICOPTER CORPORATION

MR RICK HASKINS

PRESIDENT AND CEO

US HELICOPTER CORPORATION

DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN AIRPORT

PIER 6 EAST RIVER

NEW YORK NY 10004

MR PETER LYNCH

ASST CHIEF COUNSEL FOR 

ENFORCEMENT AGC-300

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

800 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW

WASHINGTON DC 20591

MR STEVEN RACICOT

POI FOR US HELICOPTER CORPORATION

FAA WINDSOR LOCKS FSD0-63

BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

WINDSOR LOCKS CT 06096

MR WILLIAM J WEBER

CERTIFICATION SECTION MANAGER

FAA AFS-900

45005 AVIATION DRIVE, SUITE 131

DULLES VA 20166

MR JOHN E GILLICK

COUNSEL FOR US HELICOPTER 

CORPORATION

ZUCKERT SCOUTT & RASENBERGER

888 SEVENTEENTH STREET NW

WASHINGTON DC 20006

MR BERNARD STANKUS, RTS-42

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RITA/BTS E-34

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

MR CLAY MORITZ, RTS-42

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RSPA/BTS E-36

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

MS ANNE SUISSA, RTS-42

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RITA/BTS E-34

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590