UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on March 12, 2010



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2003-15060

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ This serves as notice to the public of th e action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant: 

### Canadian North Inc. c/o/b Canadian North Date Filed: February 19, 2010

Relief requested: Exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to pe rmit the applicant to conduct passenger and cargo charter operations between any point or points in Canada and any point or points in th e United States, and other charters in

accordance with 14 CFR Part 212.

If renewal, date and citation of last action: May 28, 2008, in this Docket

Applicant representatives: Steve Hankirk, 403-503-2318 DOT Analyst: George Wellington (202) 366-2391

Responsive pleadings: None filed

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved Action date: March 12, 2010

Effective dates of authority grante d: March 12, 2010 – March 12, 2012

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): United States-Canada Air Transport Agreement

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subj ect to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption conditions (attached).

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulati ons, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant is qualified to perform the proposed operations; (2) our action w as consistent with Department policy; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of th e action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR § 385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulationst.govForeign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized , the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of su ch authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Fe deral Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Govern ment requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerni ng security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States, contact its International Industry Representa tive (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the IIR 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;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance c overage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file ev idence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administra tion’s Program Management Branch (AFS-260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of , insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provi ded for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its opera tions in international air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United Stat es as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" mean s "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, or iginate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwi se provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing char ters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions , and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period wh en the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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