Order 2011-10-16

Served: October 21, 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 21st day of October, 2011

In the matter of the revocation of the commuter air carrier 

authorization issued to

 GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC.

Pursuant to the provisions of 14 CFR 204.7

Docket DOT-OST-2009-0249

ORDER REVOKING COMMUTER AUTHORITY

Summary

By this order, we revoke the Commuter Air Carrier Authorization issued to Gulf Coast 

Airways, Inc. (“GCA”), for reason of dormancy.

Background

By Order 2010-8-11, issued August 20, 2010, the Department found GCA fit, willing, and able to 

conduct scheduled passenger operations as a commuter air carrier, and issued to it a Commuter 

Air Carrier Authorization. In that order, we advised GCA of the provisions of section 204.7 of 

the Department’s Aviation Economic Regulations (14 CFR 204.7) which provides that the 

commuter authority granted to GCA shall be revoked if the company does not commence actual 

flying operations under that authority within one year of the date of the Department's 

determination of its fitness. 

The Department advised GCA by email on July 18 and August 18, 2011, that pursuant to section 

204.7, its commuter authority would be revoked for reason of dormancy if it had not commenced 

operations by August 20, 2011.

GCA responded to the Department via email on August 19, 2011, stating the air carrier was 

under new ownership. The Department responded on August 31, 2011, advising GCA that if it 

intended to operate as a commuter air carrier, the air carrier would be required to file new 

ownership information in the docket, and to request a waiver from our dormancy requirements. 

To date, we have received no information from GCA. 

Under these circumstances, and in accordance with section 204.7 of our rules, we revoke the 

Commuter Air Carrier Authorization issued to GCA. This action is without prejudice to the 

company filing for new commuter authority in the future.
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ACCORDINGLY, Pursuant to authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 

14 CFR 385.12:

1. We revoke the Commuter Air Carrier Authorization issued to Gulf Coast Airways, Inc., by 

Order 2010-8-11.

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 GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC. 

MR JOEL T JOHNSON

GULF COAST AIRWAYS INC

526 TERMINAL DRIVE

NAPLES FL 34104

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RITA/BTS E-36

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE (RTS-42)

WASHINGTON DC 20590

MR FELIX MOLINA 

FAA/FSDO

8600 NW 36 STREET

SUITE 300 

MIAMI FL 33166

MR WILLIAM J WEBER

CERTIFICATION SECTION MANAGER

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

45005 AVIATION DRIVE 

SUITE 131 (AFS-900)

DULLES VA 20166

REGIONAL COUNSEL

SOUTHERN REGION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

PO BOX 20636

ATLANTA GA 30320

MR PETER LYNCH 

ASST CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ENFORCEMENT

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

800 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW (AGC-300)

WASHINGTON DC 20591