Order 2010-12-3

Served: December 2, 2010 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 2

nd day of December, 2010

In the matter of the cancellation of the interstate certificate 

issued to

 FREEDOM AIRLINES, INC.

Pursuant to the provisions of 14 CFR § 204.7

DOCKET DOT-OST-2001-11206

ORDER CANCELING CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY

Summary

By this order, we cancel the certificate authority issued to Freedom Airlines, Inc. (“Freedom”), 

authorizing it to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail, 

for reason of dormancy.

Background

By Order 2002-4-3, served on April 4, 2002, the Department found Freedom fit to engage in 

interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail as a U.S. certificated air 

carrier.1

On October 4, 2010, the Department was advised by the Federal Aviation Administration 

(“FAA”) that Freedom surrendered its operations certificate effective September 30, 2010.

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

carrier ceases conducting 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 

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. 

Freedom advised the Department on October 7, 2010, that the air carrier did not plan to resume 

scheduled operations. Under these circumstances we find it appropriate to cancel the interstate 

certificate issued to Freedom. This action is without prejudice to the company’s filing for new 

authority in the future.

 

1

Freedom’s certificate was most recently reissued by Order 2004-7-27 on July 27, 2004.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ACCORDINGLY, Pursuant to authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 

14 CFR 385.12:

1. We cancel the interstate certificate issued to Freedom Airlines, Inc., by Order 2004-7-27

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 this 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 FREEDOM AIRLINES, INC. 

MR BRIAN S GILLMAN

GENERAL COUNSEL

MESA AIRLINES INC

410 NORTH 44TH STREET

SUITE 700

PHOENIX ARIZONA 85008

MR BERNARD STANKUS RTS-42

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RITA/BTS E-34

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

CHRISTOPHER PAPPAIOANOU

MESA AIRLINES INC

410 NORTH 44TH STREET

SUITE 700

PHOENIX ARIZONA 85008

MR WILLIAM J WEBER

CERTIFICATION SECTION MANAGER

FAA AFS-900

45005 AVIATION DRIVE SUITE 131

DULLES VA 20166

JOHN WEIDNER

FAA

DALLAS FORT WORTH FSDO -07

2601 MEACHAM BLVD

FORT WORTH TX 76137-4298

MR PETER LYNCH AGC-300

ASST CHIEF COUNSEL FOR 

ENFORCEMENT

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

800 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW

WASHINGTON DC 20591

MGR FLIGHT STANDARDS DIV

FAA ASW-200

SW REGION HDQ

2601 MEACHAM BLVD

FORT WORTH TX 76137-4298

MS ANNE SUISSA RTS-42

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RITA/BTS E-34

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

REGIONAL COUNSEL 

FAA ASW-7

SW REGION HDQ

2601 MEACHAM BLVD

FORT WORTH TX 76137-4298