Order 2013

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- 23 Served: July 31, 2013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Issued by the Department of Transportation on the 31 st day of July , 2013 In the matter of the cancelation and/or revocation of the certificate authority issued to

CAPITAL CA RGO INTERNATIONAL

AIRWAYS, INC. INLAND AVIATION, INC. COMAIR, INC. MESABA AVIATION, INC. EXECUTIVE AIRLINES, INC. BRENDAN AIRWAYS, LLC LYNX AVIATION, INC. EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. under 49 U.S.C. § 41102 Dockets DOT - OST - 1995 - 589 DOT - OST - 1995 - 590 DOT - OST - 19 98 - 3598 DOT - OST - 1998 - 3857 DOT - OST - 1998 - 4024 DOT - OST - 2000 - 8029 DOT - OST - 2000 - 8030 DOT - OST - 2005 - 22228 DOT - OST - 2007 - 0084 DOT - OST - 2007 - 27074 DOT - OST - 2007 - 27790 DOT - OST - 2011 - 0232
ORDER REVOKING AND /OR CANCEL ING AUTHORITY 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 to do so has been re - determined by the Department. Section 204.7 further provides that, if an air carrier does not have its fitness re

- determined and resume operati ons within one year of the date of its cessation, its certificate authority will be revoked for dormancy. The air carriers identified below were previously found fit and were issued effective certificate authority by the Department. According to our records , these air carriers subsequentl y ceased operations, and have not recommenced any such operations during the ensuing year or the air carriers have ceased operations and requested that their certificate authority be canceled prior to the expiration o f the one year waiting period. Under these circumstances, we will terminate the air carriers’ authority as described below. Docket s DOT - OST - 1995 - 589; DOT - OST - 1995 - 590; and DOT - OST - 2007 - 27790: By Order 96

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- 18, issued June 7, 1996, we re issued Capital Ca rgo International Airways, Inc. (“CCIA”), certificates of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of property and mail and foreign charter air transportation of property and mail. By Order 2007

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- 4, issued May 7, 2007, we issued the air carrier blanket open

- skies authority to engage in foreign scheduled all

- cargo operations. The air carrier operated under its authority until January 2013 when it ceased operations. Subsequently, CCIA’s represent ative notified the

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M E R I C A D E P A R T M E N T O F T R A N S P O R T A T I O N2 Department that the air carrier had ceased operations and that it did not object to the cancelation of its certificate authority prior to the expiration of the one

- year dormancy period
. Docket DOT - OST - 1998 - 3857 : By Order 99

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- 19 , issued October 20, 1999 , we reissued to Inland Aviation , Inc. (“ Inland ”) , a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. The air carrier operated unde r th is authority until November 2011 when it ceased operations. To date, we have not received an application from Inland to have its fitness redetermined. Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke Inland ’s ce rtificate authority
. Docket s DOT - OST - 1998 - 4024 ; DOT - OST - 2005 - 22228 ; and DOT - OST - 2007 - 0084 : By Order 98

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- 6, issued July 8, 1998, we reissued to Comair , Inc. (“ Comair ”) , a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. By Order 200 8

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- 26 , issued February 14, 2008 , we issued the air carrier blanket open

- skies authority to engage in foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. By Order 200 8

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- 4 , issued March 4 , 2008 , we issued the air carrier a blanket route integration certificate
. The air carrier operated under its authority until September 2012 when it ceased operations. Subsequently, Comair’s representative notified the D epartment that the air carrier had ceased operations and that it did not object to the cancelation of its certificate authority prior to the expiration of the one

- year dormancy period. Docket DOT - OST - 1998 - 4024 : By Order 98

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- 6, issued July 8, 1998, we re issued to Mesaba Aviation , Inc. (“ Mesaba ”) , a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. The air carrier operated under th is authority until January 2012 when it ceased operations. To date, we have not received an application from Mesaba to have its fitness redetermined. Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke Mesaba ’s certificate authority
. Docket s DO T - OST - 1998 - 4024 and DOT - OST - 19 98 - 3598 : By Order 98

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- 6, issued July 8, 1998, we reissued to Executive Airlines , Inc. (“ Executive ”) , a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. By Order 98

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- 12, issued April 23, 1998 , Executive acquired additional certificate authority authorizing it to engage in foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. The air carrier operated under its authority until April 2013 when it ceased operations. Subsequently, Executive’s representative notified the Department that the air carrier had ceased operations and that it did not object to the cancelation of its certificate authority prior to the expir ation of the one

- year dormancy period. Docket s DOT - OST - 2000 - 8029 ; DOT - OST - 2000 - 8030 ; and DOT - OST - 2007 - 27790 : By Order 2001

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- 22, issued December 27, 2001 , we reissued Brendan Airways, LLC d/b/a USA 3000 Airlines, (“ USA 3000 ”), certificates of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate and foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property , and mail. By Order 2007

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- 3, issued May 7, 2007, we issued the air carrier blanket open

- skies author ity to engage in foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. The air carrier operated under this authority until January 30, 2012 , when it ceased operations. To date, we have not received an application from USA 3000 to have its fitness redetermined. Under these3 circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke USA 3000 ’s certificate authority
. Docket DOT - OST - 2007 - 27074 : By Order 2008

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- 19 , issued January 24, 2008 , we reissued to Lynx Aviation , Inc. (“ Lynx ”) , a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail
. The air carrier operated under th is authority until April 2011 when it ceased operations. To dat e, we have not received an application from Lynx’s to have its fitness redetermined. Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke Lynx ’s certificate authority
. Docket s DOT - OST - 2011 - 0232 : By Order 20 0 2

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- 8 , issued April 11, 2002 , we reissued ExpressJet Airlines, Inc
. (“ExpressJet”) , a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail. The air carrier operated u nder this authority until January 2012 when it merged operations with its sister company, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. 1 To date, we have not received an application from ExpressJet to have its fitness redetermined. Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke ExpressJet ’s certificate authority
. ACCORDINGLY , 1. We cancel the certificate s of public convenience and necessity issued to Capital Cargo International Airways, Inc. , by Order 96

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- 18 and Order 2007

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- 4 , authorizing it to engage in interstate and foreign air transportation. 2. We revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to Inland Aviation , Inc. , by Order 99

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- 19 , authorizing it to engage in interstate air transportation. 3. We cance l the certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to Comair , Inc., by Order 9 8

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- 6 , Order 200 8

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- 26 , and Order 2008

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- 4 authorizing it to engage in interstate and foreign air transportation. 4. We revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to Mesaba Aviation , Inc. , by Order 9 8

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- 6 , authorizing it to engage in interstate air transportation. 5. We cancel the certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to Executive Airlines , Inc., by Order 9 8

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- 6 and Order 98

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- 12 , authorizing it to engage in interstate and foreign air transportation. 6. We revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to Brendan Airways, LLC d/b/a USA 3000 Airlines , by Order 2001

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- 22 , authorizing it to engage in interstate air transportation. 2

1 See Order 2012

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- 3, issued January 9, 2012. 2 By this order, we revoke only an interstate certificate issued to USA 3000
. Revocation of a foreign certificate is subject to Presidential review under 49 U.S.C. § 41307 and will be handled in a separate order.4 7. We revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to Lynx Aviation , Inc. , by Order 2008

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- 19 , authorizing it to engage in interstate air transportation. 8. We revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued to ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. , by 2002

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- 8 , authorizing it to engage in interstate air transportation. 9. 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.govATTA CHMENT A SERVICE LIST
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