Order 2011-10-22

Served: October 28, 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 28th day of October, 2011 

Order Revoking and Canceling Authority, as 

described

Dockets DOT-OST-1997-2673

DOT-OST-1998-4024

DOT-OST-1999-5140

DOT-OST-1999-5945

DOT-OST-2001-9027

DOT-OST-2003-14445

DOT-OST-2004-19398

DOT-OST-2008-0154

ORDER REVOKING AND/OR CANCELING 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 operations 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 subsequently 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 of the one year waiting period. Under these circumstances, we will terminate the 

air carriers’ authority as described below.

Dockets DOT-OST-1999-5140 and DOT-OST-2004-19398: By Order 2000-8-5, issued July 

27, 2000, we transferred and reissued to Arrow Air, Inc. (“Arrow”), the interstate and foreign allcargo certificates authority previously held by Fine Air Services Corp. By Order 2007-7-4, 

issued May 7, 2007, Arrow was granted additional authority to provide all-cargo service to all of 

our foreign aviation partners that have entered into an open-skies agreement with the United 

States. The air carrier operated under these certificates until June 30, 2010, when it ceased all of 

its operations. On April 26, 2011, Arrow voluntarily surrendered its Air Carrier Certificate and 

Operations Specifications to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”). Under these 

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circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke Arrow’s certificate 

authority. 1

Dockets DOT-OST-1997-2673 and DOT-OST-1998-4024: By Order 98-7-6, issued July 8, 

1998, we reissued to America West Airlines, Inc. (“America West”), a certificate under 

49 U.S.C. § 41102 authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail. By Order 97-11-2, issued October 15, 1997, we issued the air carrier a 

companion certificate for foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail.

The air carrier operated under these certificates until September 26, 2007, when it ceased 

operations following a merger with U.S. Airways, Inc. By letter dated October 2, 2007, America 

West’s representative notified the Department that America West ceased all of its operations and 

requested that the air carrier’s authority be canceled. Under these circumstances, we cancel the 

air carrier’s certificate authority.2

Docket DOT-OST-1999-5945: By Order 1999-9-8, issued September 9, 1999, we reissued to 

Pan American Airways Corp. (“Pan Am”), a certificate under 49 U.S.C. § 41102 authorizing it to 

engage in interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail. The air carrier operated 

under this certificate until October 26, 2004, when it ceased all of its operations. On 

November 1, 2004, Pan Am surrendered its Air Carrier Certificate and Operations Specifications 

to the FAA. Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we 

revoke Pan Am’s certificate authority.

Docket DOT-OST-2001-9027: By Order 2001-4-14, issued April 11, 2001, we transferred and 

reissued to TWA Airlines, LLC (“TWA”) certificates under 49 U.S.C. § 41102 authorizing it to 

engage in interstate and foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail. The 

air carrier operated under these certificates until August 30, 2004, when it ceased operations 

following a merger with American Airlines, Inc. To date, we have not received an application 

from TWA to have its fitness redetermined. Under these circumstances, and in accordance with 

section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke TWA’s certificate authority.3

Docket DOT-OST-2003-14445: By Order 2003-2-15, issued February 21, 2003, we reissued to 

Midwest Airlines, Inc. (“Midwest Airlines”), a certificate under 49 U.S.C. § 41102 authorizing it 

to engage in interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail. The air carrier operated 

under this authority until November 3, 2009, when it ceased operations following a merger with 

Republic Airline, Inc. To date, we have not received an application from Midwest Airlines to 

have its fitness redetermined. Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 

of our rules, we revoke Midwest Airlines’ certificate authority.

Docket DOT-OST-2008-0154: By Order 2008-9-29, issued September 25, 2008, we reissued to 

Air Greco, Inc. d/b/a Wings Air (“Wings Air”) authority to conduct scheduled passenger 

operations as a commuter air carrier pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41738. The air carrier subsequently 

ceased all operations and was administratively dissolved on September 24, 2010. It has now 

 1 By this order, we revoke only an interstate certificate issued to Arrow. Revocation of a foreign certificate is 

subject to Presidential review under 49 U.S.C. 41307 and will be handled in a separate order.

2 By this order, we cancel only an interstate certificate issued to America West. Cancellation of a foreign 

certificate is subject to Presidential review under 49 U.S.C. 41307 and will be handled in a separate order. 3 TWA’s foreign certificate authority has since expired according to its terms. Therefore, no other action is 

required with respect to the air carrier’s foreign authority. 
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been more than one year since Wings Air ceased operations and we have not received an 

application from Wings Air to have its fitness redetermined. Under these circumstances, and in 

accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke Wings Air’s commuter authority.

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

14 CFR 385.12:

1. We revoke and/or cancel the economic authorities as described in the text of this order.

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 14 CFR 385.30, may 

file their petitions within 10 days of the service date of this order. 

This order shall become 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
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