Order 2014-7-15

 Served: July 22, 2014

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 22nd day of July, 2014

Application of

ERA AVIATION, INC.

 d/b/a ERA AVIATION

 d/b/a RAVN ALASKA

for reissuance of its certificate of public convenience and 

necessity under 49 U.S.C. § 41102 

 Docket DOT-OST-2014-0117

ORDER REISSUING CERTIFICATE

Era Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Era Aviation d/b/a Ravn Alaska (“Era”), an operating U.S. air carrier, holds 

certificate authority to engage in interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail.1

On June 20, 2014, Era filed an application in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0117 requesting that the 

Department register its new corporate name “Corvus Airlines, Inc.” and allow it to retain its current 

trade names “Era Aviation” and “Ravn Alaska.” The air carrier also requested that the Department 

reissue its certificate to reflect its new corporate name and registered trade names. 

Part 215 of the Department’s regulations provides that any air carrier wishing to change its name must 

first register that name with the Department. The rule further states that the Department may register 

such name after the air carrier gives notification to similarly named air carriers of the proposed use of 

the name. In this case, we identified no similarly named air carriers. 

By this order, we reissue the certificate of public convenience and necessity held by Era to reflect the 

change in corporate name.

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

14 CFR 385.12:

1. We reissue in the name Corvus Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Era Aviation d/b/a Ravn Alaska the certificate of 

public convenience and necessity issued to Era Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Era Aviation by Order 2006-11-7 in 

the form attached and subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations, authorizing it to engage in 

interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail.

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

 1 Era’s certificate authority has been reissued, most recently by Order 2006-11-7, issued November 9, 2006.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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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 action taken by 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
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

for

Interstate Air Transportation

(as reissued) 

This Certifies That

CORVUS AIRLINES, INC. 

d/b/a ERA AVIATION

d/b/a RAVN ALASKA

is authorized, subject to the provisions of Subtitle VII of Title 49 of United States 

Code, the orders, rules, and regulations issued thereunder, and the attached Terms, 

Conditions, and Limitations, to engage in interstate air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail.

This Certificate is not transferable without the approval of the Department of 

Transportation.

By Direction of the Secretary

Issued by Order 2014-7-15 Todd M. Homan

On July 22, 2014 Director 

Effective on July 22, 2014 Office of Aviation Analysis
Attachment 

 ∗As reissued by Order 2014-7-15

Terms, Conditions, and Limitations

CORVUS AIRLINES, INC. 

d/b/a ERA AVIATION

d/b/a RAVN ALASKA

is authorized to engage in interstate air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any 

point in any State, territory, or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia, and any 

other point in any of those entities.

This authority is subject to the following provisions:

(1) The holder shall at all times conduct its operations in accordance with the regulations 

prescribed by the Department of Transportation for the services authorized by this certificate, and with 

such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations as the Department of Transportation may 

prescribe in the public interest.

(2) The holder's authority under this certificate is effective only to the extent that such operations 

are also authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and comply with all U.S. 

Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to 49 CFR Part 1544.∗∗

(3) The holder shall at all times remain a "Citizen of the United States" as required by 49 U.S.C. 

40102(a)(15).

(4) The holder shall maintain in effect liability insurance coverage as required under 14 CFR Part 

205. Failure to maintain such insurance coverage will render a certificate ineffective, and this or 

other failure to comply with the provisions of Subtitle VII of Title 49 of the United States Code or the 

Department's regulations shall be sufficient grounds to revoke this certificate.

(5) The holder is authorized to conduct charter flights in interstate and/or foreign air 

transportation in accordance with the provisions of 14 CFR 212. 

(6) The holder may reduce or terminate service at any point or between any two points, subject to 

compliance with the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 41734 and all orders and regulations issued by the 

Department of Transportation under that section.

 

∗ This certificate is being reissued to reflect the change in the holder’s corporate name from Era Aviation, Inc. 

to Corvus Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Era Aviation d/b/a Ravn Alaska.

∗∗ To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder 

shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its 

Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation 

Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served.
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(7) The holder may not provide scheduled passenger air transportation to or from Dallas (Love 

Field), Texas, except within the limits set forth in section 29 of the International Air Transportation 

Competition Act of 1979, as amended or as modified by any future legislation addressing access 

restrictions to or from Love Field.

(8) Should the holder propose any substantial change in its ownership, management, or operations 

(as defined in 14 CFR 204.2(l)), it must first comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 204.5.

(9) In the event that the holder commences but subsequently ceases all operations for which it was 

found “fit, willing and able,” its authority under this certificate shall be suspended under the terms of 

14 CFR 204.7 and the holder may neither recommence nor advertise such operations unless its fitness 

to do so has been redetermined by the Department. Moreover, if the holder does not resume 

operations within one year of its cessation, its authority shall be revoked for dormancy.
ATTACHMENT A

SERVICE LIST FOR

CORVUS AIRLINES, INC. d/b/a ERA AVIATION d/b/a RAVN ALASKA

ROBERT H HUME JR

LANDYE BENNETT BLUMSTEIN

701 W 8TH AVENUE SUIT 1200

ANCHORAGE AK 99501

 ROBERT M HAJDUKOVICH

 PRESIDENT AND CEO

 4700 OLD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS RD

 ANCHORAGE AK 99507

PETER LYNCH AGC-300

ASST CHIEF COUNSEL

 FOR ENFORCEMENT

800 INDEPENDENCE AVE SW

WASHINGTON DC 20591

 RUDEE SCOTT

 PMI FOR ERA AVIATION INC

OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION

DOT/RITA/BTS E-34

1200 NEW JERSEY AVE SE

WASHINGTON DC 20590

 ROGER G BROWN

 POI FOR ERA AVIATION INC