Specialty Air Services

Information Packet 

for Canadian and Mexican operators seeking to 

conduct agricultural and industrial operations in 

the United States under the provisions of the 

North American Free Trade Agreement 

U.S. Department of Transportation

 Office of International Aviation 

Federal Aviation Administration 

 Flight Standards Service 

July, 1997 
PROCEDURES FOR CANADIAN AND MEXICAN OPERATORS OF 

FOREIGN CIVIL AIRCRAFT TO CONDUCT SPECIALTY AIR 

SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER NAFTA 

 

Introduction

This packet describes U.S. economic and safety licensing requirements applicable to 

Canadian and Mexican operators of foreign civil aircraft seeking to conduct “specialty air 

services” in U.S. markets under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement. 

Specialty Air Services under NAFTA 

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which entered into force 

January 1, 1994, is a multilateral agreement between and among the United States, 

Canada, and Mexico. Among other things, it provides that each signatory country will 

authorize (subject to applicable safety rules) the operation of a range of “specialty air 

services” by operators of the other signatory countries.1

 Article 1213 of NAFTA defines 

“specialty air services” as “aerial mapping, aerial surveying, aerial photography, forest 

fire management, fire fighting, aerial advertising, glider towing, parachute jumping, 

aerial construction, heli-logging, aerial sightseeing, flight training, aerial inspection and 

surveillance, and aerial spraying services.” 

While the effective date of NAFTA coverage for some of these services was January 1, 

1994 (the date of entry into force of NAFTA), Annex I delayed coverage for other types 

of services, and contains, for each signatory country, a “Phase-Out” schedule for the 

removal of restrictions on the remaining types of services.2

 The Annex provides, for 

operations in U.S. airspace, that the right of Canadian and Mexican operators to conduct 

1

 North American Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States of 

America, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the United Mexican States, signed 

December 17, 1992, entered into force January 1, 1994. The operation of specialty air services is 

provided for in Chapter 12, Cross-Border Trade in Services, Article 1201, paragraph 2(b)(ii). 

2 See NAFTA Annex I, Reservations for Existing Measures and Liberalization Commitments, 

I-C-34-36, I-M-57-58, and I-U-15-17. 
2

specialty air services within the United States would be phased in under the following 

schedule:3

 January 1, 1994: Aerial advertising, mapping, surveying, and photography, fire 

fighting, forest fire management, glider towing, and parachute jumping 

 January 1, 1996: Aerial construction and heli-logging 

 January 1, 1997: Aerial sightseeing, aerial inspection and surveillance, and flight 

training 

 January 1, 2000: Aerial spraying 

U.S. Regulatory Requirements Applicable to Canadian and Mexican Operators 

 

I. DOT Economic Licensing Requirements 

The operation of “specialty air services” in the United States by operators of foreign civil 

aircraft is governed by 49 U.S.C. 41703 of the U.S. Code, as implemented by 14 CFR 

Part 375 of the Department's regulations (included in this packet). Part 375 governs the 

navigation in the United States of “foreign civil aircraft,” that is, civil, non-military 

aircraft that either are foreign-registered or are U.S.-registered but owned, controlled or 

operated by non U.S.-citizens (as such citizens are defined in 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15)).4

 

Part 375 requires that an operator of a foreign civil aircraft must hold Department 

economic authority, in the form of a foreign aircraft permit, and comply with applicable 

requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), before engaging in any 

commercial air operations in the United States. Commercial air operations as defined by 

Part 375 include the range of “specialty air services” encompassed by NAFTA.5

 

NAFTA coverage of specialty air services does not alter the basic requirement under Part 

375 that Canadian or Mexican operators of foreign civil aircraft must hold a foreign 

aircraft permit before conducting such operations in U.S. airspace.6

3 See NAFTA Annex I, I-U-16-17. 

4

 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15) defines “citizen of the United States” as “(A) an individual who is a 

citizen of the United States; (B) a partnership each of whose partners is an individual who is a 

citizen of the United States; or (C) a corporation or association organized under the laws of the 

United States or a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United 

States, of which the president and at least two-thirds of the board of directors and other 

managing officers are citizens of the United States, and in which at least 75 percent of the voting 

interest is owned or controlled by persons that are citizens of the United States.” 

5

 They do not, however, include air operations in common carriage covered under 49 U.S.C. 

41101 or 41301 et seq. 6

 This would include operations where the operation involves the wet-lease (i.e., the lease of an 

aircraft and crew) of aircraft to a U.S. or foreign operator. 
3

Note that nonrevenue flights, such as ferry flights and flights for the operator's own use, 

are authorized by regulation in Part 375 and do not require prior Department 

authorization. Nor is prior Department economic authorization under Part 375 required 

for an operator to dry-lease its foreign civil aircraft (that is, lease without crew) to a U.S. 

or foreign operator to be used in the United States, so long as the operator/lessor does not 

have operational control over the U.S. services conducted with the leased aircraft.7

Blanket foreign aircraft permit for NAFTA-covered services 

By Order 97-7-3, the Department granted Canadian and Mexican specialty air service 

operators a blanket foreign aircraft permit under Part 375 to conduct those specialty air 

service operations that are encompassed by, and for which coverage has become effective 

under, NAFTA.8

Under the terms of this blanket foreign aircraft permit, which is of indefinite duration, 

Canadian and Mexican operators do not need to file applications with the Department 

under Part 375 in order to conduct specialty air services for which coverage has become 

effective under the “Phase-Out” provisions of Annex I to NAFTA. The blanket foreign 

aircraft permit contains a number of conditions, requiring that each Canadian and 

Mexican operator conducting specialty air services under this authority: 

• Comply with all applicable requirements of Part 375;9

 

• Comply with all currently-applicable rules and orders of the Federal Aviation 

Administration (specific FAA procedures that operators must follow are detailed 

below); and 

• Carry on board each aircraft operated under this authority a copy of Order 97-7-3, and 

a copy of any document required by the Federal Aviation Regulations. 

Application procedures for services not covered by NAFTA

 

7

 Although these operations do not require a foreign aircraft permit, the parties involved must 

comply with Part 375's “Rules Generally Applicable”, including airworthiness requirements and 

U.S. air traffic control rules. 

8

 Order 97-7-3 finalized show-cause Order 96-1-28, in which the Department invited public 

comment on our proposal to grant this blanket foreign aircraft permit. Copies of these orders are 

included as Appendix III to this packet. 

9

 These requirements include provisions in §375.20-21 concerning airworthiness, registration, 

and airmen’s certificates, in §375.24 concerning entry and clearance procedures, and in §375.26 

concerning waiver of sovereign immunity. 
4

A Canadian or Mexican operator seeking to conduct a specialty air service not yet 

covered by NAFTA’s “Phase-Out” provisions (i.e., aerial spraying operations prior to 

January 1, 2000), or an operation that does not fall into one of the NAFTA categories, 

must file an ad hoc application with the Department and obtain a foreign aircraft permit 

prior to commencing such operations (they must also follow the FAA procedures set 

forth below).10 The procedures involved in obtaining the necessary foreign aircraft 

permit under Part 375 are explained in Appendix I to this packet. 

In the event that a Canadian or Mexican operator desires the Department’s view in 

advance as to whether a particular specialty air service activity is encompassed by 

NAFTA (and thus by the blanket foreign aircraft permit issued by Order 97-7-3), or if an 

operator has a question concerning any other aspect of the Department’s economic 

licensing procedures under Part 375, it should direct its inquiries to: 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division, X-45 

400 Seventh Street, S.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Telephone: (202) 366-2399 

 Fax: (202) 366-3694 

 

II. FAA Safety Requirements 

NAFTA provides for the application of each country’s safety rules to the operation of 

specialty air services. In addition, under the provisions of §375.22, operators of specialty 

air services must conduct those operations in accordance with the currently applicable 

rules and orders of the Federal Aviation Administration. These include, but are not 

limited to, 14 CFR Part 91, and in some instances 14 CFR Parts 133, 137, and 141 

(depending on the specific operations involved). 

Any Canadian or Mexican specialty air service operator seeking to conduct operations in 

the United States should, before conducting any operations under either the blanket 

10 Once a particular type of specialty air service is covered by NAFTA, a Canadian or Mexican 

applicant no longer need file an application under Part 375 to conduct the service--it would then 

be covered by the blanket foreign aircraft permit issued by Order 97-7-3. In addition, should a 

Canadian or Mexican operator seek to conduct a specialty air service which does not clearly 

belong to one of the categories listed in that order, the Department will, if it is similar to a 

covered service, consider it to fall into that category and be covered (based on the expectation of 

similar treatment by Canada and Mexico for U.S. operators). If it is not analogous to one of the 

categories covered by NAFTA, the Department will treat the application on the basis of 

reciprocity, under the traditional (i.e., non-NAFTA) procedures outlined above. 
5

foreign aircraft permit issued by Order 97-7-3 or a separate foreign aircraft permit issued 

by the Department, contact the following FAA office: 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Flight Standards Service, AFS-800 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

Telephone: (202) 267-8194 

AFS-800 will assign a local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) point of contact and 

will provide a detailed explanation of FAA requirements. It is the responsibility of the 

operator to contact the assigned Flight Standards District Office to obtain this 

information. 

III. Other Applicable Requirements 

In addition to the requirements set forth above, each Canadian or Mexican specialty air 

service operator is also responsible for complying with all applicable requirements of the 

U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, as well as with all 

other applicable Federal, State and local requirements. 

Appendices:

I. Application Procedures For Services Not Covered By NAFTA 

 II. 14 CFR Part 375 and OST Form 4509 

 III. Orders 97-7-3 and 96-1-28 

.
Appendix I 

Application Procedures For Services Not Covered By NAFTA

A Canadian or Mexican operator seeking to conduct a specialty air service not yet 

covered by NAFTA’s “Phase-Out” provisions (i.e., aerial spraying operations prior to 

January 1, 2000), or an operation that does not fall into one of the NAFTA categories, 

must file an application with the Department and obtain a foreign aircraft permit prior to 

commencing such operations. 

Application may be made either by using the OST Form 4509 (included in Appendix II 

to this packet), or by letter containing equivalent information. An original and two 

copies of the form or letter must be filed. 

Applications must include the following information: 

• the name, address, and nationality of the operator of the aircraft; 

• the name, address, and telephone number of the party to which the Department 

should send the requested foreign aircraft permit; 

• the make, model, registration (tail) number, and country of registry of the aircraft 

to be used in the proposed operations, and the name and address of the registered 

owner of the aircraft; 

• the name and address of the contractor or charterer for whom the applicant 

proposes to conduct the operations; 

• a description of the proposed operations, including the number, routing, and 

proposed dates of operation of the flights; 

• a statement of whether reciprocity exists on the part of the applicant's homeland 

government--that is, whether that government would authorize U.S. operators to 

conduct comparable services in that country; and 

• a certification by the applicant that the proposed operations conform to the 

Department's regulations and orders. 
2

Applications may be made by mail or by fax, to: 

 U.S. Department of Transportation 

 Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division, X-45 

 400 Seventh Street, S.W. 

 Washington, D.C. 20590 

 Telephone: (202) 366-2399 

 Fax: (202) 366-3694 

There is normally a filing fee of $25.00 US for applications for foreign aircraft permits, 

with an additional $11.00 US due if the application is filed late. These fees apply to 

operators of Mexico. The Department has waived these filing fees for operators of 

Canada, because Canada does not charge U.S. operators for like applications. 

Part 375 requires that applications be filed at least fifteen days before commencement of 

the proposed operations. However, the Department will accept later-filed applications 

upon a showing of good cause. The Department recognizes that, as a practical matter, 

some specialty air services operations may be arranged on short notice, and it makes 

every effort to handle late-filed applications expeditiously. 

Part 375 also provides that any interested person may file an answer supporting or 

opposing an application, within seven days of the application's filing. This process 

allows U.S. operators to advise the Department of any reciprocity problems they may be 

experiencing in obtaining authority from the applicant's homeland to conduct similar 

operations. To that end, the Department requires that applicants serve copies of their 

applications, by mail or fax, on U.S. operators which conduct similar operations and may 

have an interest concerning the state of reciprocity. The Foreign Air Carrier Licensing 

Division (202-366-2399) can provide applicants with a list of the U.S. operators which 

must be served. Any party filing an answer must serve a copy on the applicant. 

Where a proposed operation is imminent, the Department may shorten the seven-day 

period for answers. Alternatively (and more commonly), the applicant foreign operator 

may "poll" (i.e., contact, usually by telephone) the requisite U.S. operators, to ascertain 

whether they plan to file an answer (and if so, what that answer entails), and advise the 

Department of the results of the poll. 

Should an answer be filed in opposition, the applicant may file a reply responding to the 

assertions made in the answer. The applicant must serve a copy of any reply on the party 

or parties filing answers. 
3

Standards for Approval

Upon receipt of a complete application by a foreign operator, and receipt of any answers 

and replies that may be filed, the application is ripe for consideration. The Department 

will issue a Part 375 foreign aircraft permit if the proposed operations meet the regulatory 

and procedural requirements of that part and are in the public interest. The primary 

criterion the Department considers in assessing the public interest is the state of 

reciprocity on the part of the applicant's homeland. A Canadian or Mexican operator 

applying to conduct such services in the United States would need to confirm that 

reciprocity exists, either by providing with its application a statement from its 

government that it would authorize U.S. operators to conduct these services, or by 

providing other information demonstrating that reciprocity exists. While applicants must 

serve their applications on interested U.S. operators, the Department does not give U.S. 

operators so-called “first refusal” privileges. Thus, if the public interest test is otherwise 

satisfied, the Department will not disapprove a Canadian or Mexican operator's 

application if a U.S. operator merely stated that it could perform the proposed operation. 

Issuance of a Foreign Aircraft Permit

If the Department determines that a particular application warrants approval under our 

procedures, we will issue a foreign aircraft permit authorizing the flights. The permit 

must be carried on board the operator's aircraft while it is operating in U.S. airspace. As 

with operations conducted under the foreign aircraft permit issued by Order 97-7-3, the 

operator must comply with all applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation 

Administration, and must follow the procedures set forth in Section II, “FAA Safety 

Requirements,” on page 5 of this information packet. 
PART 375 -- NAVIGATION OF FOREIGN CIVIL 

AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES 

Subpart A -- General 

375.1 Definitions 

375.2 Applicability 

375.3 [Reserved] 

Subpart B -- Authorization 

375.10 Certain foreign civil aircraft registered in 

ICAO member states. 

375.11 Other foreign civil aircraft. 

Subpart C -- Rules Generally Applicable 

375.19 Nature of privilege conferred. 

375.20 Airworthiness and registration certificates. 

375.21 Airmen. 

375.22 Flight operations. 

375.23 Maximum allowable weights. 

375.24 Entry and clearance. 

375.25 Unauthorized operations. 

375.26 Waiver of sovereign immunity. 

Subpart D -- Authorized Operations 

375.30 Operations other than commercial air 

operations. 

375.31 Demonstration flights of foreign aircraft. 

375.32 Flights incidental to agricultural and 

industrial operations outside the United 

States. 

375.33 Transit flights, irregular operations. 

375.34 Indoctrination training. 

375.35 Free transportation. 

375.36 Lease of foreign civil aircraft without crew. 

Subpart E -- Operations Requiring Specific 

Preflight Authorization on Filing 

375.40 Permits for commercial air operations. 

375.41 Agricultural and industrial operations within 

the United States. 

375.42 Transport operations -- occasional planeload 

charters. 

375.43 Application for foreign aircraft permit. 

375.44 Issuance of permit. 

375.45 Records and reports of occasional planeload 

charters. 

Subpart F -- Transit Flights 

375.50 Transit flights; scheduled international air 

service operations. 

Subpart G -- Penalties 

375.60 Penalties. 

Subpart H -- Special Authorization 

375.70 Special authorization. 

APPENDIX A -- Form 4509 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1324, 1372, 1502, 1508. 

Source: OST Docket No. 42547, 51 FR 7254, Mar. 3, 

1986, unless otherwise noted. 

Subpart A -- General 

§375.1 Definitions. 

 As used in this Part: 

 “Act” means the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as 

amended; 

 “Air Transportation” means the carriage by aircraft 

of persons or property as a common carrier for 

compensation or hire or the carriage of mail by aircraft 

in interstate, overseas, or foreign commerce (see 

section 101(10 and (23) of the Federal Aviation Act, 

49 U.S.C. 1301); 

 “Category” shall indicate a classification of aircraft 

such as airplane, helicopter, glider, etc.; 

 “Commercial air operations” shall mean operations 

by foreign civil aircraft engaged in flights for the 

purpose of crop dusting, pest control, pipeline patrol, 

mapping, surveying, banner towing, skywriting, or 

similar agricultural and industrial operations performed 

in the United States, and any operations for 

remuneration or hire to, from or within the United 

States including air carriage involving the discharging 

or taking on of passengers or cargo at one or more 

points in the United States, including carriage of cargo 

for the operator’s own account if the cargo is to be 

resold or otherwise used in the furtherance of a 

business other than the business of providing carriage 

by aircraft, but excluding operations pursuant to 

foreign air carrier permits issued under section 402 of 

the Act, exemptions, and all other operations in air 

transportation. 

 “Exemption” means an exemption granted, under 

section 416(b) of the Act, authorizing air transportation 

by a foreign air carrier. 
 “Foreign air carrier permit” means a permit 

authorizing foreign air transportation by a foreign air 

carrier pursuant to section 402 of the Act; 

 “Foreign aircraft permit” means a permit 

authorizing navigation of foreign civil aircraft in the 

United States pursuant to section 1108(b) of the Act 

and this part; 

 “Foreign civil aircraft” means (a) an aircraft of 

foreign registry that is not part of the armed forces of a 

foreign nation, or (b) a U.S.-registered aircraft owned, 

controlled or operated by persons who are not citizens 

or permanent residents of the United States; 

 “Stop for non-traffic purposes” means a landing for 

any purpose other than taking on or discharging 

passengers, cargo or mail, and does not include 

landings for embarking or disembarking stopover 

passengers or transshipped cargo or mail, or for other 

than strictly operational purposes; 

 “Type” means all aircraft of the same basic design 

including all modifications thereto except those 

modifications that result in a change in handling or 

flight characteristics. 

§375.2 Applicability. 

 The provisions of this part regulate the admission 

to, and navigation in, the United States of foreign civil 

aircraft other than aircraft operated under authority 

contained in a foreign air carrier permit or exemption. 

This part also contains provisions that specify the 

extent to which certain classes of flight operations by 

foreign civil aircraft may be conducted, and the terms 

and conditions applicable to such operations. Nothing 

in this part shall authorize any foreign civil aircraft to 

engage in air transportation nor be deemed to provide 

for such authorization by the Department. 

Subpart B -- Authorization 

§375.10 Certain foreign civil aircraft registered in 

ICAO member states. 

 Subject to the observance of the applicable rules, 

conditions, and limitations set forth in this part: 

 (a) Foreign civil aircraft manufactured in a State 

that at the time of manufacture was a member of the 

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and 

registered in a State that at the time of flight is a 

member of ICAO, may be navigated in the United 

States; 

 (b) Foreign civil aircraft manufactured in a State 

that at the time of manufacture was not a member of 

ICAO, and registered in a State that at the time of 

flight is a member of ICAO, may be navigated in the 

United States, 

 (1) If the State of registry has notified ICAO 

that the requirements under which it issues or renders 

valid certificates of airworthiness are equal to or above 

the minimum standards established pursuant to the 

Chicago Convention, or 

 (2) If such notification has not been made to 

ICAO at the time of flight, there is on file with the 

Department a statement by the State of registry that, 

with regard to aircraft of the type that is proposed to be 

operated hereunder, the requirements under which 

certificates of airworthiness are issued or rendered 

valid are equal to or above the minimum standards 

established pursuant to the Chicago Convention. 

§375.11 Other foreign civil aircraft. 

 A foreign civil aircraft other than those referred to 

in §375.10 may be navigated in the United States only 

when (a) the operations is authorized by the 

Department under the provisions of this part, and (b) 

the aircraft complies with any applicable airworthiness 

standards of the Federal Aviation Administration for its 

operation. 

Subpart C -- Rules Generally Applicable 

§375.19 Nature of privilege conferred. 

 The provisions of this part, and of any permit issued 

hereunder, together with section 1108(b) of the Act, 

are designed, among other purposes, to carry out the 

international undertakings of the United States in the 

Chicago Convention, in particular Article 5. That 

article gives foreign aircraft the privilege of “taking on 

or discharging passengers, cargo or mail” subject to the 

right of the State where such embarkation or discharge 

takes place to impose such regulations, conditions or 

limitations as it may consider desirable. The U.S. 

Congress by the 1953 amendment to section 6 of the 

Air Commerce Act of 1926, now designated as section 

1108(b) of the Act, authorizes the Department to 

permit such operations only where conditions of 

reciprocity and the interest of the public in the United 

States are met. Thus, the operator of any foreign 

registered aircraft is not entitled as a matter of right to 

the issuance, renewal or freedom from modification or 

change in a permit issuable pursuant to this authority. 

Accordingly, any authority conferred by this part may 

be withheld, revoked, amended, modified, restricted, 

suspended, withdrawn, or canceled by the Department 
in the interest of the public of the United States, 

without notice or hearing. 

§375.20 Airworthiness and registration certificates. 

 Foreign civil aircraft shall carry currently effective 

certificates of registration and airworthiness issued or 

rendered valid by the country of registry and shall 

display the nationality and registration markings of that 

country. However, a foreign civil aircraft may carry, 

in lieu of such certificate of airworthiness, an effective 

special flight authorization issued by the Federal 

Aviation Administration for the operations being 

performed. 

§375.21 Airmen. 

 Members of the flight crew of a foreign civil 

aircraft shall have in their personal possession valid 

airman certificates or licenses authorizing them to 

perform their assigned functions in the aircraft and for 

the operation involved issued or rendered valid by the 

country of registry of the aircraft or by the United 

States. No such flight crew members shall perform any 

flight duty within the United States that they are not 

currently authorized to perform in the country issuing 

or validating the certificate. 

§375.22 Flight operations. 

 Flights of foreign civil aircraft in the United States 

shall be conducted in accordance with the currently 

applicable rules of the Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

§375.23 Maximum allowable weights. 

 Foreign civil aircraft that are permitted to navigate 

in the United States on the basis of foreign 

airworthiness certificates must conform to the 

limitations on maximum certificated weights 

prescribed or authorized for the particular variation of 

the aircraft type, and for the particular category of use, 

by the country of manufacture of the aircraft type 

involved. 

§375.24 Entry and clearance. 

 All U.S. entry and clearance requirements for 

aircraft, passengers, crews, baggage and cargo shall be 

followed. 

§375.25 Unauthorized operations. 

 No foreign civil aircraft shall be navigated in the 

United States unless authorized by this part. 

Commercial air operations (other than those authorized 

by §375.36) shall not be undertaken without a permit 

issued by the Department. 

§375.26 Waiver of sovereign immunity. 

 Owners and operators of aircraft operated under this 

part that are engaged in proprietary or commercial 

activities waive any defense of sovereign immunity 

from suit in any action or proceeding instituted against 

any of them in any court or other tribunal in the United 

States for any claim relating to that operation. 

Subpart D -- Authorized Operations 

§375.30 Operations other than commercial air 

operations. 

 Foreign civil aircraft that are not engaged in 

commercial air operations into, out of, or within the 

United States may be operated in the United States and 

may carry non-revenue traffic to, from or between 

points in the United States. 

§375.31 Demonstration flights of foreign aircraft. 

 Flights of foreign civil aircraft within the United 

States may be made for the purpose of demonstration 

of the aircraft or any component thereof (including 

demonstrations at airshows), provided no persons, 

cargo or mail are carried for remuneration or hire. 

§375.32 Flights incidental to agricultural and 

industrial operations outside the United States. 

 Foreign civil aircraft that are engaged in 

agricultural or industrial operations to be performed 

wholly outside the United States may be navigated 

into, out of, and within the United States in connection 

with those operations provided that the aircraft is not at 

the time engaged in the carriage of passengers, cargo, 

or mail for remuneration or hire. 

§375.33 Transit flights, irregular operations. 

 Foreign civil aircraft carrying passengers, property 

or mail for remuneration or hire, but not engaged in 

scheduled international air services, are authorized to 

navigate nonstop across the territory of the United 

States and to make stops for non-traffic purposes. The 
navigation of foreign civil aircraft in the United States 

is not authorized under this section when the elapsed 

time between landing and takeoff at a stop in the 

United States exceeds 24 hours and passengers are 

permitted to leave the airport or when passengers, 

property or mail are transferred to another aircraft. 

Flights involving stops under such circumstances may, 

however, be performed in the case of emergency 

relating to the safety of the aircraft, passengers, cargo 

or crew. 

§375.34 Indoctrination training. 

 Foreign civil aircraft may be operated in the United 

States for the purpose of giving indoctrination training 

in the operation of the aircraft concerned to a buyer or 

a buyer’s employees or designees. This section does 

not, however, authorize foreign civil aircraft to be used 

within the United States for the purpose of flight 

instruction for remuneration or hire. 

§375.35 Free transportation. 

 (a) Foreign civil aircraft may be navigated in the 

United States by a foreign air carrier for the 

transportation of persons and property specified in 

paragraph (b) of this section over the following nontraffic segments provided such transportation is not for 

compensation or hire: 

 (1) Between two or more points in the United 

States; 

 (2) Between a point in the United States named 

in the carrier’s section 402 permit or exemption, and a 

point outside the United States not so named, when 

authorized in accordance with the provisions of Part 

216 of this chapter to carry blind sector traffic to or 

from such unnamed foreign point; and 

 (3) Between a point in the United States and a 

point outside thereof when the carrier lands at the 

United States point for non-traffic purposes in exercise 

of the privilege granted under the International Air 

Services Transit Agreement. 

 (b) Free transportation may be provided under this 

section for the following categories of persons and 

property: 

 (1) Directors, officers and employees, and their 

parents and immediate families, of the foreign air 

carrier operating the aircraft; 

 (2) Directors, officers and employees, and their 

parents and immediate families, of an air carrier or 

another foreign air carrier traveling pursuant to a pass 

interchange arrangement; 

 (3) Travel agents being transported for the 

purpose of familiarizing themselves with the carrier’s 

services, if the agents are under no obligation to sell 

the transporting carrier’s services; 

 (4) Witnesses and attorneys attending any legal 

investigation in which any such foreign air carrier is 

involved; 

 (5) Persons injured in aircraft accidents and 

physicians and nurses attending such persons; 

 (6) Any persons or property with the object of 

providing relief in cases of general epidemic, natural 

disaster or other catastrophe; 

 (7) Any person who has the duty of guarding 

foreign government officials traveling on official 

business; and 

 (8) Guests of a foreign air carrier (including 

members of the press) on delivery flights of newlyacquired or newly-renovated aircraft. 

 (c) A charge reasonably related to the value of 

meals and beverages furnished enroute shall not be 

deemed to constitute compensation or hire for purposes 

of this section. 

§375.36 Lease of foreign civil aircraft without crew. 

 Foreign civil aircraft that are leased without crew to 

an air carrier or citizen or permanent resident of the 

United States, and used by the lessee in otherwise 

authorized air transportation or commercial air 

operations, may be operated into, out of, and within the 

United States in accordance with any applicable 

regulations prescribed by the Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

Subpart E -- Operations Requiring Specific 

Preflight Authorization of Filing 

§375.40 Permits for commercial air operations. 

 (a) Permit required. Except for aircraft being 

operated under a foreign air carrier permit, an 

exemption, or as otherwise provided in Subpart D or H 

of this part, foreign civil aircraft may engage in 

commercial air operations only if there is carried on 

board the aircraft a permit issued by the Department in 

accordance with this subpart authorizing the operations 

involved. 

 (b) Aircraft are not authorized to engage in air 

transportation under this section. Where an operation 

involves the carriage of persons, property or mail for 

compensation or hire, the Department will determine 

whether particular flights for which a permit is sought 

will be in common carriage, and therefore in air 
transportation, based on all the facts and circumstances 

surrounding the applicant’s entire operations. The 

burden rests upon the applicant in each instance to 

demonstrate by an appropriate factual showing that the 

contemplated operation will not constitute common 

carriage from, to or within the United States. In 

general, an applicant that holds itself out to the public, 

or to a particular class or segment, as willing to furnish 

transportation for hire is a common carrier. 

§375.41 Agricultural and industrial operations 

within the United States. 

 Foreign civil aircraft shall not be used for such 

commercial air operations as crop dusting, pest control, 

pipeline patrol, mapping, surveying, banner towing, 

skywriting or similar agricultural or industrial 

operations within the United States, including its 

territorial waters and overlying airspace, unless a 

permit has been issued by the Department and the 

operation is conducted in accordance with all 

applicable State and local laws and regulations as well 

as the applicable provisions of this part. 

§375.42 Transport operations -- occasional 

planeload charters. 

 Occasional planeload charters may be authorized 

where, because of their limited nature and extent, 

special equipment or facilities utilized, or other 

circumstances pertaining to them, it appears that they 

are not within the scope of the applicant’s normal 

holding out of transportation services to the general 

public. Such charters are normally limited to those in 

which the entire capacity of the aircraft is engaged by a 

single charterer, and since they are occasional in 

nature, should not exceed for any one applicant more 

than six flights during a calendar year. This part does 

not authorize operations that involve solicitation of the 

general public such as is usually involved in the 

transportation of individually-ticketed passengers or 

individually-waybilled cargo, or in which the charterer 

is a travel agent, a charter operator, a broker, an air 

freight forwarder or any other organization that holds 

itself out to the general public to provide transportation 

services. Carriage of cargo for the operator’s own 

account is governed by the provisions of this section if 

the cargo is to be resold or otherwise used in the 

furtherance of a business other than the business of 

providing carriage by aircraft. 

§375.43 Application for foreign aircraft permit. 

 (a) Applications for foreign aircraft permits shall 

be submitted on OST Form 4509, (Appendix A), in 

duplicate, addressed to the Chief, Discrete Operations 

Branch, Licensing Division, P-45, Office of Aviation 

Operations. Upon a showing of good cause, 

applications may be made by telegram or by telephone. 

 (b) Applications shall contain a proper 

identification (including citizenship) of the applicant 

(the operator of the aircraft concerned) and of the 

owner thereof (if different from the applicant), a 

description of the aircraft by make, model, and 

registration marks; and a full description of the 

operations for which authority is desired, indicating 

type and dates of operations and number of flights, and 

routing. In the case of cargo flights, the names of all 

contractors, agents, if any, and the beneficial owner of 

the cargo, and a description of the cargo and of the 

proposed operations shall be provided. In the case of 

passenger flights, a full identification and description 

of the group chartering the aircraft, and identification 

of the travel agent, if any, shall be provided. 

Applications shall also contain a statement as to 

whether the applicant’s homeland allows operators of 

U.S.-registered aircraft to conduct similar operations. 

 (c) Applications shall be filed at least 15 days in 

advance of the proposed commencement date of the 

operations. The Department may direct the applicant 

to serve copies of its application on additional persons. 

Late applications may be considered by the 

Department upon a showing of good cause. 

 (d) (1) Any party in interest may file a 

memorandum supporting or opposing an application. 

Two copies of each memorandum shall be filed within 

7 business days after the application is filed but no 

later than the proposed commencement date of the 

operations. Memoranda will be considered to the 

extent practicable; the Department may act on an 

application without waiting for supporting or opposing 

memoranda to be filed. 

 (2) Each memorandum shall set forth the reason 

why the applications should be granted or denied, 

accompanied by whatever data, including affidavits, 

the Department is asked to consider. 

 (3) A copy of each memorandum shall be 

served on the applicant. 

 (e) (1) Unless otherwise ordered by the 

Department, each application and memorandum filed 

in response shall be available for public inspection at 

the Licensing Division of the Office of Aviation 

Operations immediately upon filing. Notice of the 

filing of all applications shall be published in the 

Department’s Weekly List of Applications Filed. 
 (2) Any person objecting to public disclosure of 

any information in an application or memorandum 

must state the grounds for the objection in writing. If 

the Department finds that disclosure of all or part of 

the information should be withheld under applicable 

provisions of law, and the public interest does not 

require disclosure, it will order that the injurious 

information be withheld. 

§375.44 Issuance of permit. 

 (a) The Department will issue a foreign aircraft 

permit if it finds that the proposed operations meet the 

requirements of this part and are in the public interest. 

Foreign aircraft permits may be conditioned or limited 

by the Department. Permits must be carried aboard the 

applicant’s aircraft during flights over U.S. territory, 

and are not transferable. 

 (b) In determining whether to grant a particular 

application, the Department will consider, among other 

factors, the extent to which the country of the 

applicant’s nationality deals with U.S. civil aircraft 

operators on the basis of substantial reciprocity, and 

whether the operation is otherwise in the public 

interest. 

§375.45 Records and reports of occasional 

planeload charters. 

 (a) Cargo documents. The holder of a permit for 

cargo operations shall issue a manifest or shipping 

document to its shipper with respect to each shipment. 

 (b) [Reserved] 

 (c) Contents of documents for passenger flights. 

The holder of a permit for passenger charters 

originating or terminating in the United States shall 

require each charterer to file with it prior to flight a list 

of names and addresses of all passengers to be 

transported on each flight. 

 (d) Reports of unused authority. All foreign 

operators of occasional planeload charters for which 

authority is granted must notify the Department, in 

writing, not later than 15 days after the expiration of 

their permits, of their failure to use this authority. The 

unused authority shall otherwise be deemed to have 

been exercised. 

Subpart F -- Transit Flights 

§375.50 Transit flights; scheduled international air 

service operations. 

 (a) Requirement of notice. Scheduled international 

air services proposed to be operated pursuant to the 

International Air Services Transit Agreement in transit 

across the United States may not be undertaken by 

foreign civil aircraft unless the operator of such 

aircraft, and (if other than the operator) the carrier 

offering such service to the public, has, not less than 30 

days prior to the date of commencement of such 

service, filed a Notice of Proposed Transit Flights 

Pursuant to the International Air Services Transit 

Agreement in accordance with the provisions of 

paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. 

 (b) Filing of the notice. An original and two copies 

of the Notice shall be filed with the Chief, Discrete 

Operations Branch, Licensing Division, P-45, Office of 

Aviation Operations. Copies of the Notice shall be 

served upon the Department of State and the 

Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. 

The filing date shall be the date of actual receipt by the 

Department. 

 (c) Content of notice. A “Notice of Proposed 

Transit Flights Pursuant to the International Air 

Services Transit Agreement” shall be clearly labeled as 

such, and as a minimum shall set forth, with whatever 

detail may be necessary, the following information: 

 (1) The name, country or organization, and 

citizenship of the operator, and if other than the 

operator, of the carrier offering the services to the 

public. If any interest (direct or indirect) in the 

operator or offeror of services is held by nationals of a 

country other than the country of organization or 

citizenship, the nature and extent of such interest must 

be fully disclosed. If any officer or director of the 

operator or carrier offering the services is a national of 

a country other than the country of organization or 

citizenship, the position and duties of such officer and 

director’s relevant position in relation to other officers 

and directors must similarly be fully disclosed. If the 

information required in this subsection has been 

previously supplied to the Department, the applicant 

may incorporated it by reference. 

 (2) The State of registration of the aircraft 

proposed to be operated. 

 (3) A full description of the proposed operations 

including the type of operations (passenger, property, 

mail, or combination), date of commencement, 

duration and frequency of flights, and routing 

(including each terminal and intermediate point to be 

served). 

 (4) A statement as to whether or not any 

advertisement or publication of the proposed 

operations has been made in the United States. If there 

has been any advertisement or publication of the 
operations in the United States, copies of all such 

advertisements or publications shall be included. 

 (5) Any change with respect to these matters 

(minor changes in schedules or routing excepted) shall 

also be filed with the Department. 

 (d) Authorized operations. If the operator and the 

carrier offering services to the public (if different from 

the operator) have filed a “Notice of Proposed Transit 

Flights Pursuant to the International Air Services 

Transit Agreement,” at least 30 days before the date of 

commencement of the proposed operations in 

accordance with paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this 

section, the described operations may be commenced 

and performed without further authorization from the 

Department, unless and until the Department issues an 

order notifying the operator and/or the carrier offering 

the services to the public that, considering the matters 

submitted in the Notice, the Department is of the view 

that a question may exist as to whether: 

 (1) The proposed services are authorized 

pursuant to the terms of the International Air Services 

Transit Agreement; 

 (2) Substantial ownership and effective control 

are vested in nationals of a State party to the 

International Air Services Transit Agreement; 

 (3) The proposed operations will be in 

compliance with the laws of the United States, the 

Department’s rules, or the provisions of this section; or 

 (4) The operator or its government have 

performed their obligations under the International Air 

Services Transit Agreement. 

 (e) Prohibited operations. If the Department issues 

an order of notification as described in paragraph (d) of 

this section, neither the operator, nor the carrier 

offering the services to the public, shall commence the 

proposed operations, or, except as may be otherwise 

specified in the order, operate any flights subsequent to 

receipt of the order, unless and until the Department 

issues a foreign aircraft permit pursuant to the 

provisions of section 1108(b) of the Act and this part 

specifically authorizing such operations. 

 (f) Foreign aircraft permit -- application and 

procedures. If the Department issues an Order of 

Notification as described in paragraph (d) of this 

section, the carrier’s Notice of Proposed Transit Flights 

Pursuant to the International Air Services Transit 

Agreement shall be treated as an application for the 

required foreign aircraft permit, and further procedures 

on such application shall be as directed by the 

Department. 

 (g) Short notice filing. Nothing in this section shall 

be construed as precluding the filing of an application 

for a foreign aircraft permit to perform transit 

operations pursuant to the International Air Services 

Transit Agreement less than 30 days in advance of the 

proposed operation. No such flights shall be operated, 

however, unless or until a specific foreign aircraft 

permit has been issued by the Department. 

 (h) Nature of privilege conferred. Air 

transportation is not authorized under this section, and 

the burden rests upon each operator and carrier to show 

that the proposed operations will not constitute air 

transportation within the meaning of the Federal 

Aviation Act. In addition, each operator and carrier 

has the burden of demonstrating that the proposed 

operations are authorized by the International Air 

Services Transit Agreement, and that the appropriate 

authorization should not be withheld pursuant to 

Section 5 of Article I thereof. Stopovers for the 

convenience or pleasure of the passengers are not 

authorized under this section and stops other than for 

strictly operational reasons shall not be made. The 

consolidation on the same aircraft of an operations 

under this section with a service authorized under 

section 402 or 416(b) of the Act is not authorized by 

this section. Any authorization or permit granted 

under this section is nontransferable, and may be 

withheld, revoked, suspended, withdrawn, or canceled 

by the Department, without notice or hearing, if 

required by the public interest. Operators of aircraft 

registered in countries not parties to the International 

Air Services Transit Agreement shall make special 

application to the Department under §375.70. 

Subpart G -- Penalties 

§375.60 Penalties. 

 The operation of a foreign aircraft within the United 

States or over adjacent territorial waters in violation of 

the provisions of this part constitutes a violation of the 

Federal Aviation Act and of this chapter, and may, in 

addition, constitute a violation of the rules of the rules 

of the Federal Aviation Administration. Such 

operation makes the person or persons responsible for 

the violation or violations subject to a civil penalty as 

provided in section 901 of the Act, and to the 

alteration, amendment, modification, suspension or 

revocation of any permit issued under this part and of 

any U.S. certificate involved as provided in section 609 

of the Act. Engaging in air transportation as defined in 

the Act by a foreign aircraft without a foreign air 

carrier permit issued pursuant to section 402 of the Act 

or an exemption, or in violation of the terms of such 

authority constitutes not only a violation of this part 
but of Title IV of the Act as well, which entails a 

criminal penalty as set forth in section 902 of the Act. 

Subpart H -- Special Authorization 

§375.70 Special authorization. 

 Any person desiring to navigate a foreign civil 

aircraft within the United States other than as 

specifically provided in this part may petition the 

Department for a special authorization to conduct the 

particular flight or series of flights. Such authorization 

may be issued only if the Department finds that the 

proposed operation is fully consistent with the 

applicable law, that the applicant’s homeland grants a 

similar privilege with respect to operators of U.S.-

registered aircraft, and that the proposed operation is in 

the interest of the public of the United States.
U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

APPLICATION FOR FOREIGN AIRCRAFT PERMIT 

OR SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION 

UNDER PART 375

(See Instructions on Reverse Side)

To: Department of Transportation 

 Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division, X-45 

 Office of International Aviation 

 400 Seventh Street, S.W. 

 Washington, D.C. 20590

DO NOT WRITE--FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

__________________________________________________

Disposition of Application:

__ Approved 

__ Approved, subject to condition(s) on 

 reverse 

__ Disapproved/Dismissed for reason(s) 

 cited on reverse. 

Under assigned authority _________________ 

Effective from ____________ to ____________ 

Director, Office of International Aviation

1. Name and address of applicant: (operator) 

 Nationality: 

Operations pursuant to this authorization shall 

conform to Part 375 of the Department’s 

regulations and Part 91 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations. THIS PERMIT MUST BE

CARRIED ABOARD AIRCRAFT DURING 

FLIGHT OVER UNITED STATES 

TERRITORY. 

2. Send Authorization to:

 a. Name and Address: 

 b. Telephone:

 c. Fax: 

3. Aircraft make, model, and registration or identification 

 marks: 

_________________________________________________ 

4. Country in which aircraft is registered:

5. Name and address of registered owner of aircraft: 6. Name and address of contractor/charterer:

7. Dates of flights:

8. Planned routing of flights (indicate non-traffic stops by asterisks):

9. Description of operations (see instructions) (Check one):

 Passenger ___ Cargo ___ Agricultural or industrial operation ___ 

10. Does the nation which is the domicile of the applicant grant to United States carriers a privilege similar to that requested 

 herein? ______; if so, has the fact of such reciprocity been established with the Department? _______ If the fact has not

 been established with the Department, provide documentation to establish such reciprocity. 

OST Form 4509 (Rev. 2/20/86) 
11. If application is being filed late, state reason for lateness: 

12. Other information requested by the Department: 

CERTIFICATION

 I hereby certify that the flights for which authority is sought herein conform to the requirements of the applicable 

regulations and orders of the Department of Transportation. 

 ________________________ __________________________________________________ 

 (Date) (Signature and title of authorized officer) 

INSTRUCTIONS 

 1. Prepare an original and one copy of this application according to Section 375.43 of the Department’s Regulations. 

 If extra space is required to complete an item, continue on a separate sheet of paper. 

 2. Under Item 9: 

 (a) For passenger flights, provide full identification or description of group contracting for charter, and name and 

 address of travel agent, if any. 

 (b) For cargo flights, provide the names of all contractors, description of cargo, beneficial owner of cargo, and 

 provide a full description of the proposed operation including nature of any service to be performed by any 

 exporter, importer, or transportation agent. 

 (c) For agricultural or industrial operations, describe area involved and purpose of operations. 

 3. Send the application to: Department of Transportation, Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division, X-45, Office of 

 International Aviation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. 

 4. See Part 91 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and 375 of the Department’s Regulations (14 CFR 91 and 

 14 CFR 375) for a full statement of the rules respecting navigation of foreign civil aircraft within the United States. 

DO NOT WRITE -- FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Exercise of the authorization is subject to the following condition(s): 

OR Application is disapproved/dismissed for the following reason(s): 
 Order 97-7-3 

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

 WASHINGTON, D.C. 

 SERVED July 2, 1997 

Issued by the Department of Transportation 

 on the 2nd day of July, 1997 

In the matter of

SPECIALTY AIR SERVICE OPERATORS OF 

CANADA AND MEXICO 

 Docket OST-96-1021

authority to conduct agricultural and industrial operations 

in the United States under 14 CFR Part 375 and the North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

ORDER 

Summary 

In this order we are finalizing our tentative findings and conclusions in Order 96-1-28, 

and granting Canadian and Mexican “specialty air service” operators a blanket foreign 

aircraft permit under 14 CFR Part 375 to conduct agricultural and industrial operations 

(so-called “specialty air services”) in U.S. markets, to the extent that they are covered by 

the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), subject to certain conditions 

proposed in that order. 

Background 

As discussed in detail in Order 96-1-28, NAFTA is a multilateral agreement entered into 

by the Governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, which, among other 

things, provides for the operation of a range of specialty air services by operators of the 

signatory countries.1

 NAFTA delays coverage for certain services, and contains a so-

 1 The services involved are aerial mapping, aerial surveying, aerial photography, forest fire 

management, fire fighting, aerial advertising, glider towing, parachute jumping, aerial 
2

called “Phase-Out” schedule for the removal of these limitations on coverage. Under this 

schedule, the right of Canadian and Mexican operators to conduct specialty air services 

within the United States becomes effective as follows: 

 January 1, 1994: Aerial advertising, mapping, surveying, and photography, fire 

fighting, forest fire management, glider towing, and parachute jumping 

 January 1, 1996: Aerial construction and heli-logging 

 January 1, 1997: Aerial sightseeing, aerial inspection and surveillance, and flight 

training 

 January 1, 2000: Aerial spraying 

14 CFR Part 375 of our rules requires that operators of foreign civil aircraft conducting 

commercial air operations in the United States (including the types of operations defined 

as specialty air services), must obtain our prior approval, in the form of a foreign aircraft 

permit, before commencing such operations. Currently, a Canadian or Mexican operator 

that wishes to conduct specialty air services in the United States under NAFTA must file 

an application for a foreign aircraft permit on a flight-by-flight or contract-by-contract 

basis, under the provisions of §375.43, and obtain such authority before commencing its 

operations. 

Discussion 

By Order 96-1-28, served January 24, 1996, we directed interested persons to show cause 

why we should not grant Canadian and Mexican operators of specialty air service a 

blanket foreign aircraft permit to conduct those specialty air services that are 

encompassed by NAFTA and for which coverage has become effective under the “PhaseOut” schedule shown above.2

 We proposed to make this blanket foreign aircraft permit 

subject to each operator’s compliance with applicable safety requirements of the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA), and to make the authority effective until further order of 

the Department. 

In that order, we noted that the operation in the United States of those specialty air 

services encompassed by and for which coverage has become effective under NAFTA is 

a right available to Canadian and Mexican operators; and that applications we have 

received to conduct specialty air service operations since the implementation of NAFTA 

 

construction, heli-logging, aerial sightseeing, flight training, aerial inspection and surveillance, 

and aerial spraying. 

2

 Under our proposed action, a Canadian or Mexican operator seeking to conduct a service for 

which coverage is not yet effective under the “Phase-Out” schedule, or which is outside the 

scope of NAFTA, would need to file an application for an individual foreign aircraft permit 

under the normal Part 375 procedures. 
3

have raised no regulatory issues and have routinely been approved by us. Therefore, we 

tentatively concluded that requiring prior approval for these operations was no longer 

warranted in the public interest, and that instead we should issue the blanket foreign 

aircraft permit at issue here. 

The order directed persons objecting to the Department’s tentative findings and 

conclusions set forth in that order to file their objections within fourteen calendar days 

after the date of service of that order. We served Order 96-1-28 on those persons shown 

in the Attachment to this order. We also published a notice of our tentative decision in 

the Federal Register (FR 61-3071, January 30, 1996). 

On February 7, 1996, The Management Association for Private Photogrammetric 

Surveyors (MAPPS), a national trade association of firms engaged in certain types of 

specialty air services, filed a comment to Order 96-1-28. MAPPS stated that we should 

grant the proposed blanket foreign aircraft permit only after we assure that U.S. specialty 

air service operators have access to Canadian and Mexican markets. MAPPS stated that 

if U.S. firms are being denied such opportunities, we should likewise withhold access to 

our market from these countries’ operators. MAPPS stated that it knew of no instances 

where U.S. operators had been permitted by Canadian authorities to conduct specialty air 

services in that country, and questioned whether Mexican authorities would allow U.S. 

operators to conduct such operations. Finally, MAPPS expressed concern that operations 

in the United States by what it called “substandard Mexican operators” would cause harm 

to U.S. operators unless those operations were subject to U.S. safety standards. 

No other comments or objections to Order 96-1-28 have been filed. 

Decision 

We have decided to finalize our tentative findings and conclusions in Order 96-1-28, and 

to issue Canadian and Mexican specialty air service operators a blanket foreign aircraft 

permit under Part 375, as described in that order.3

The only commenter in this proceeding, MAPPS, has questioned whether Canadian and 

Mexican authorities would allow U.S. operators to conduct specialty air service 

 

3

 As we noted in Order 96-1-28, some specialty air service activities do not belong clearly to one 

of the categories described in Article 1213 and Annex I of NAFTA, and we will require that 

Canadian and Mexican operators file ad hoc applications for foreign aircraft permits under Part 

375 in order to conduct these non-conforming services. In the event that an operator desires our 

view in advance as to whether a particular specialty air service activity is encompassed by 

Article 1213 and Annex I, and thus by the blanket foreign aircraft permit we are granting here, it 

should contact the Department’s Foreign Air Carrier Licensing Division, Office of International 

Aviation, for such a determination. 
4

operations in their respective countries under NAFTA, and also questioned the safety 

standards under which such services are conducted by Mexican operators in the United 

States. 

We have carefully considered the issues raised by MAPPS, and have concluded that they 

do not form a basis for withholding or modifying the blanket foreign aircraft permit we 

proposed in Order 96-1-28. 

Significantly, MAPPS has not presented any evidence that either Canada or Mexico has 

failed to meet its obligations under NAFTA, and we have received no complaints from 

U.S. specialty air service operators concerning their access to these countries in the 

period since implementation of NAFTA. 

With respect to Canada, we have been advised by Transport Canada that, as of June 15, 

1997, eleven U.S. operators had requested authority from that agency to conduct 

specialty air services in Canada since the entry into force of NAFTA, and that Transport 

Canada had approved all of these requests.4

 

While we are aware of no U.S. operators seeking authority to conduct specialty air 

services in Mexico, it is significant that Mexico, as well as Canada and the United States, 

is a member of a NAFTA Trinational Specialty Air Services Working Group, whose 

mission is to facilitate the conduct of cross-border services under NAFTA. All three 

countries have demonstrated their commitment to the successful implementation of the 

specialty air service provisions of NAFTA by their active participation in this Working 

Group.5

Moreover, as we noted in Order 96-1-28, our action here will remove an unnecessary 

burden on Canadian and Mexican specialty air service operators, and is consistent with 

the Administration’s goal, set forth in the National Performance Review Report, of 

creating a government that works better and costs less.6

 

4

 These Transport Canada authorities are safety authorizations. As we noted in Order 96-1-28, 

Canada and Mexico do not require U.S. operators to seek separate, prior economic operating 

authority, comparable to our foreign aircraft permit under 14 CFR Part 375, in order to conduct 

specialty air services in their territories. 

5

 Indeed, our action here removing the prior approval requirement for these operations is 

consistent with the goals of the Trinational Working Group. 

6

 As we also noted in Order 96-1-28, we do not believe that this authority will materially lessen 

our ability to intervene with respect to these operations if required. Under the terms of 14 CFR 

§375.19, we may revoke, suspend, or cancel this or any other foreign aircraft permit issued under 

Part 375 in whole or in part for a particular operator or operators, without notice or hearing, if we 

find such action to be in the public interest. 
5

Finally, with respect to the safety concerns raised by MAPPS, we note that, as we 

discussed in Order 96-1-28, each operator conducting services under the blanket foreign 

aircraft permit must comply with applicable FAA requirements. Since these 

requirements and the form of FAA review may change from time to time, we will 

condition the blanket foreign aircraft permit on compliance, by each operator conducting 

services under it, with applicable FAA requirements, rather than with specific terms. 

ACCORDINGLY, 

1. We make final our tentative findings and conclusions set forth in Order 96-1-28; 

2. We grant a blanket foreign aircraft permit under 14 CFR Part 375 to all operators of 

Canadian and Mexican foreign civil aircraft to the extent necessary to permit them to 

conduct specialty air service operations in the United States that are provided for in 

Chapter 12 of the North American Free Trade Agreement; provided, that this blanket 

foreign aircraft permit does not authorize the operation of those specialty air services 

which are subject to the “Phase-Out” provisions of Annex I, I-U-16-17 of NAFTA until 

the effective date of coverage for those services; and provided further, that this blanket 

foreign aircraft permit is subject to revocation in whole or in part for a particular operator 

or operators when in the public interest; 

3. Our action is subject to the condition that each Canadian and Mexican operator 

conducting operations under this authority (1) comply with all applicable requirements of 

14 CFR Part 375; (2) comply with all applicable FAA requirements contained in the 

Federal Aviation Regulations and applicable Orders of the FAA; and (3) carry on board 

each aircraft operated under this authority a copy of this order, and a copy of any 

document required by the Federal Aviation Regulations; 

4. This authority is effective immediately, and shall remain in effect until further order of 

the Department; 

5. This authority is subject to amendment or modification, at our discretion and without 

hearing, should such action be necessary in the public interest; 

6. Our action does not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975; and 
6

7. We will serve a copy of this order on the persons named in the Attachment to this 

order. 

By: 

 CHARLES A. HUNNICUTT 

 Assistant Secretary for Aviation 

 and International Affairs 

(SEAL) 

Attachment 

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: 

http://www.dot.gov/general/orders/aviation.html 
Attachment Page 1 of 2 

SERVICE LIST 

Aquarius Flight 

2833 16th Avenue Hanger Nine 

Markham, Ontario 

Canada L3R 0P8 

Brucelandair 

RR 2 

Wiarton, Ontario 

Canada N0H 2T0 

Campbell Helicopters 

Box 2008 

Clearbrook, British Columbia 

Canada V2T 3T8 

Canadian Air Crane 

500 1199 West Hastings 

Vancouver, British Columbia 

Canada V6E 2G7 

Canadian Helicopters Western 

12021-121st Street 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5L 4H7 

Cougar Helicopters 

Halifax International Airport 

Waverly, Nova Scotia 

Canada B0N 2S0 

Coulson Aircrane 

7500 Airport Rd. 

Port Alberni, British Columbia 

Canada V9Y 7L5 

Custom Helicopters 

P.O. Box 66130 

Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Canada R3K 2E7 

Four Seasons Aviation 

170 Elmpine Trail 

King City, Ontario 

Canada L7B 1K4 

Fraser Helicopters 

27 Rice Street 

Edmundston, New Brunswick 

Canada E3V 1S9 

Frontier Helicopters 

P.O. Box 220 

Abbotsford, British Columbia 

Canada V2S 4N9 

Geonex Aerodat 

3883 Nashua Drive 

Mississauga, Ontario 

Canada L4V 1R3 

Geoterrex 

2060 Walkley Road 

Ottawa, Ontario 

Canada K1G 3P5 

Global Remote Sensing 

203 10008 - 109th Street 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5J 1M4 

Go Island Helicopters 

8189-A East Saanich Road RR1 

Saanichton, British Columbia 

Canada V8M 1T5 

Goldak Exploration 

306 Park Avenue 

Langham, Saskatchewan 

Canada S0K 2L0 

Helicraft Ltd. 

6500 Chemin de la Savane 

Saint-Hubert, Quebec 

Canada J3Y 5K2 

Heli-Lift International 

P.O. Box 1971 

Yorktown, Saskatchewan 

Canada S3N 3X3 

Intera Technologies 

2500 101 Sixth Avenue SW 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2P 3P4 

Les Helicopters 

341 Route 111, Quest 

La Sarre, Quebec 

Canada J9Z 2X5 

Long Beach Helicopters 

2363 Cienar Drive 

Nanaimo, British Columbia 

Canada V9T 3L6 

Ministry of Natural Resources 

3767 Highway 69S, Suite 5 

Sudbury, Ontario 

Canada P3G 1E7 

North West Geomatics 

11941-121 Street, Bldg. 38 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5L 4H7 

Peace Helicopters 

29 Airport Road 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5G 0W6 

Quebec Government Air 

Service 

Quebec Airport 

St. Foy, Quebec 

Canada G2E 5W1 

Turbowest Helicopters 

575 Palmer Road NE #10 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2E 7G4 

Vancouver Island Helicopters 

1 9600 Canora Road 

Sidney, British Columbia 

Canada V8L 5V5 

Venture Helicopters 

1060 McTavish Rd. NE 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2E 7G6 

West Point Air Services 
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575 Palmer Rd. N.E. 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2E 7G4 

Air Flight Service 

2220 Calle de Luna 

Santa Clara, CA 95054 

Cascade Helicopters 

P.O. Box 596 

407 North Division Street 

Cashmere, WA 98815 

Columbia Helicopters 

P.O. Box 3500 

Portland, OR 97208 

Erickson Air Crane 

P.O. Box 3247 

Central Point, OR 07592 

Evergreen Helicopters 

3850 Three Mile Lane 

McMinnville, OR 97128-9496 

Helicopter Association Int’l 

1635 Prince Street 

Alexandria, VA 22314-2818 

Horizons, Inc. 

1635 Deadwood Avenue 

P.O. Box 3134 

Rapid City, SD 57709-3134 

International Remote Sensing 

Suite 5-232 

2110 East Baseline Road 

Mesa, AZ 85204 

Keystone Aerial Surveys 

Northeast Philadelphia Airport 

P.O. Box 21059 

Philadelphia, PA 19114 

MARS Associates/ 

 Simulation Systems 

Suite 109 

1422 North 44th Street 

Phoenix, AZ 85008 

MAPPS, Inc. 

Suite 100 

12020 Sunrise Valley Dr. 

Reston, VA 22091 

West Star Aviation 

P.O. Box 4490 

Grand Junction, CO 81502 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

AFS-50 

800 Independence Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

AFS-800 

800 Independence Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

ASW-200 

Fort Worth, TX 76193-0200 

Department of State 

Office of Aviation Negotiations 

 EB/TRA/OA 

2201 C Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20520 

Embassy of Canada 

501 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Transport Canada 

200 Kent Street 

Ottawa, Ontario 

Canada K1A 0N8 

Embassy of Mexico 

1911 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

DGAC Mexico 

Providencia 807 

Mexico DF
 Order 96-1-28

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

 WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Issued by the Department of Transportation 

 on the 23rd day of January, 1996 

 Served January 24, 1996 

In the matter of

SPECIALTY AIR SERVICE OPERATORS OF 

CANADA AND MEXICO 

 Docket OST-96-1021

authority to conduct agricultural and industrial operations 

in the United States under 14 CFR Part 375 and the North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

Summary

We have tentatively decided to grant Canadian and Mexican “specialty air service” 

operators a blanket foreign aircraft permit under 14 CFR Part 375 to conduct agricultural 

and industrial operations (so-called “specialty air services”) in U.S. markets, to the extent 

that they are covered by the North American Free Trade Agreement. This authority 

would be subject to each operator’s compliance with applicable regulations and 

procedures of the Federal Aviation Administration, and would be effective until further 

order of the Department. 

Background

“Specialty air services” is a term commonly applied to various agricultural and industrial 

commercial air operations conducted for remuneration or hire. These services include, 

among other things, heli-logging and aerial fire-fighting, sightseeing, spraying, 

surveying, mapping, and photography. They do not include any activities involving air 

transportation, that is, the carriage by aircraft of persons or property for hire in interstate 

or foreign air commerce. 
2 

The operation of specialty air services in the United States by operators of foreign civil 

aircraft is governed by 49 U.S.C. 41703, as implemented by 14 CFR Part 375 of the 

Department’s regulations.1 14 CFR Part 375 requires that an operator of a foreign civil 

aircraft obtain prior Department approval, in the form of a foreign aircraft permit, before 

engaging in any commercial air operations, including specialty air services, in the United 

States. These operators must apply to the Department’s Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST) for this authority on a flight-by-flight or contract-by-contract basis. 

14 CFR Part 375 provides that we will issue a foreign aircraft permit if we find that the 

proposed operation meets the requirements of that Part and is in the public interest. The 

rule also provides that, in determining whether to grant such a permit, we will consider 

the extent to which the country of the applicant’s nationality deals with U.S. operators on 

the basis of substantial reciprocity. 

NAFTA provisions

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which entered into force January 

1, 1994, provides for the operation of a range of specialty air services by operators of 

Canada, Mexico, and the United States.2

 Article 1213 of NAFTA defines “specialty air 

services” as “aerial mapping, aerial surveying, aerial photography, forest fire 

management, fire fighting, aerial advertising, glider towing, parachute jumping, aerial 

construction, heli-logging, aerial sightseeing, flight training, aerial inspection and 

surveillance, and aerial spraying services.” While the effective date of NAFTA coverage 

for some of these services was January 1, 1994 (the date of entry into force of NAFTA), 

Annex I delays coverage for other types of services, and contains, for each signatory 

country, a “Phase-Out” schedule for the removal of this limitation on coverage.3

 The 

Annex provides, for operations in U.S. airspace, that the right of 

 

1

 14 CFR §375.1 defines a “foreign civil aircraft” as “(a) an aircraft of foreign registry that is 

not part of the armed forces of a foreign nation, or (b) a U.S.-registered aircraft owned, 

controlled or operated by persons who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United 

States.” 

2

 North American Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States of 

America, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the United Mexican States, signed 

December 17, 1992, entered into force January 1, 1994. The operation of specialty air services is 

provided for in Chapter 12, Cross-Border Trade in Services, Article 1201, paragraph 2(b)(ii). 

3 See NAFTA Annex I, Reservations for Existing Measures and Liberalization Commitments, 

I-C-34-36, I-M-57-58, and I-U-15-17. 
3 

Canadian and Mexican operators to conduct specialty air services within the United 

States will be phased in under the following schedule:4

 January 1, 1994: Aerial advertising, mapping, surveying, and photography, fire 

fighting, forest fire management, glider towing, and parachute jumping 

 January 1, 1996: Aerial construction and heli-logging 

 January 1, 1997: Aerial sightseeing, aerial inspection and surveillance, and flight 

training 

 January 1, 2000: Aerial spraying 

Current Department Procedures

The entry into force of NAFTA did not alter the requirement that Canadian and Mexican 

operators obtain a foreign aircraft permit under 14 CFR Part 375 before conducting 

specialty air services in the United States. Thus, currently Canadian and Mexican 

operators of specialty air services must still file applications for foreign aircraft permits, 

under the procedures set forth in 14 CFR §375.43, and obtain such authority before 

conducting these services. In processing requests for authority to conduct specialty air 

service operations that are encompassed by NAFTA and for which coverage has become 

effective under Annex I’s “Phase Out” provisions, we no longer need to look at the state 

of reciprocity with the country of the nationality of the applicant in determining whether 

grant of the request is in the public interest. Instead, we deem the public interest 

requirement of 14 CFR Part 375 to be satisfied by the rights and obligations contained in 

that multilateral undertaking.5

 For applications involving services for which coverage 

has not yet become effective under Annex I, we must continue to weigh the state of 

reciprocity with the applicant’s homeland in determining whether to grant the requested 

foreign aircraft permit. 

Tentative Findings and Conclusions

We tentatively find that, in light of the implementation of NAFTA, the public interest no 

longer requires us to retain the individual prior approval requirement for those specialty 

air services that are encompassed by NAFTA and for which coverage has become 

effective under its Annex I, and that we should therefore remove this requirement. We 

propose to do so by granting Canadian and Mexican specialty air service operators a 

blanket foreign aircraft permit under 14 CFR Part 375 to permit them to conduct those 

specialty air service operations, subject to those operators meeting applicable FAA safety 

requirements. We propose to make this blanket foreign aircraft permit effective until 

further order of the Department. 

 

4 See NAFTA Annex I, I-U-16-17. 

5

 Under 49 U.S.C. 40105(b), the Department must act consistent with obligations of the United 

States Government under international agreements. 
4 

Under the blanket foreign aircraft permit we propose to issue, Canadian and Mexican 

operators would not need to file applications with the Department under 14 CFR Part 375 

in order to conduct specialty air services for which coverage has become effective under 

the “Phase-Out” provisions of Annex I to NAFTA (although, as noted, they would need 

to comply with the FAA requirements discussed below). The blanket foreign aircraft 

permit would not authorize the operation of specialty air services for which coverage has 

not yet effective under the “Phase-Out” provisions of Annex I, and a Canadian or 

Mexican operator would still be required to file applications for, and obtain, individual 

foreign aircraft permits in order to conduct these operations (since, as noted above, grant 

of such authority is dependent upon reciprocity on the part of the applicant’s homeland).6

 

However, on the date that coverage for a particular service becomes effective under 

Annex I, the blanket foreign aircraft permit would, by its terms, authorize the operation 

of that service, removing the requirement that operators seek specific foreign aircraft 

permits under 14 CFR §375.43. 

In reaching our tentative decision, we note, as discussed above, that the operation in the 

United States of those specialty air services that are encompassed by NAFTA, and for 

which coverage has become effective under its Annex I, is a right available to Canadian 

and Mexican operators. We have over a year’s experience with specialty air service 

operations under NAFTA, and the applications we have received have raised no 

regulatory issues and have routinely been approved by us.7

 In light of this situation, we

 

6

 Some specialty air service activities do not belong clearly to one of the categories described 

in Article 1213 and Annex I of NAFTA. Canadian and Mexican operators can expect that, 

should we finalize our proposal in this proceeding, we would require them to file ad hoc

applications for foreign aircraft permits under Part 375 in order to conduct these non-conforming 

services. In the event that an operator desired our view in advance as to whether a particular 

specialty air service activity was encompassed by Article 1213 and Annex I, and thus by the 

proposed blanket foreign aircraft permit, it could contact the Department’s Foreign Air Carrier 

Licensing Division, Office of International Aviation, for such a determination. 

7

 Between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 1995, we received 76 applications from 

Canadian operators to conduct NAFTA-covered specialty air service operations. We received no 

objections to any of these applications, and we approved all of them. We have received no 

applications to date from Mexican operators to conduct NAFTA-covered services. 
5 

believe that requiring prior approval for these operations is no longer warranted in the 

public interest.8

Removal of the prior approval requirement for covered services will assist with the 

implementation of NAFTA, and will remove an unnecessary burden on Canadian and 

Mexican specialty air service operators.9

 Removal of this requirement is also consistent 

with the Administration’s goal, set forth in the National Performance Review Report, of 

creating a government that works better and costs less. 10

FAA Requirements

While the action we are proposing in this proceeding would remove our prior approval 

requirements under 14 CFR Part 375 for NAFTA-covered services, Canadian and 

Mexican specialty air service operators must continue to comply with applicable safety 

regulations and procedures of the Federal Aviation Administration. In particular, these 

operators must obtain an operating certificate, a certificate of waiver, or a certificate of 

authorization from the FAA’s Flight Standards Service (AFS-800, telephone 202-267-

8194) before conducting any such service, and must also comply with the requirements 

of 14 CFR Part 91 in the conduct of all operations in U.S. airspace.11 Should we finalize 

our tentative decision in this proceeding, we propose to condition the blanket foreign 

aircraft permit on compliance, by each operator conducting services under it, with 

applicable FAA requirements, and require that each operator carry a copy of its FAA 

certificate (as well as a copy of the final blanket foreign aircraft permit we would issue) 

on board each aircraft it operates under this authority.12

 

8

 The removal of the prior approval requirement would in no way alter the obligation of 

specialty air service operators to comply with all other applicable provisions of 14 CFR Part 375, 

including requirements in §375.20-21 concerning airworthiness, registration, and airmen’s 

certificates, in §375.24 concerning entry and clearance procedures, and in §375.26 concerning 

waiver of sovereign immunity. 

9

 Moreover, Canada and Mexico do not require U.S. operators to seek separate, prior economic 

operating authority, comparable to our foreign aircraft permit under 14 CFR Part 375, in order to 

conduct specialty air services in their territories (although they, like the FAA, require operators 

of such services to obtain safety authorization before commencing these services). 

10 We do not believe that this authority will materially lessen our ability to intervene with 

respect to these operations if required. Under the terms of 14 CFR §375.19, we may revoke, 

suspend, or cancel this or any other foreign aircraft permit issued under Part 375 in whole or in 

part for a particular operator or operators, without notice or hearing, if we find such action to be 

in the public interest. 

11 NAFTA provides for the application of each Party’s safety rules to the operation of specialty 

air services in Chapter 9, Standards-Related Measures, Article 904. 

12 We currently impose this condition on all individual foreign aircraft permits we issue to 

Canadian and Mexican operators under 14 CFR Part 375. 
6 

In light of the lack of any identifiable need to retain the prior approval requirement for 

NAFTA-covered specialty air services conducted by Canadian or Mexican operators, and 

the benefits to be derived from removal of this requirement, we believe that our tentative 

decision in this proceeding is warranted in the public interest. 

In view of the foregoing and all facts of record, we tentatively find and conclude that: 

1. It is consistent with the public interest to grant a blanket foreign aircraft permit under 

14 CFR Part 375 to all operators of Canadian and Mexican foreign civil aircraft to the 

extent necessary to permit them to conduct specialty air service operations in the United 

States that are provided for in Chapter 12 of the North American Free Trade Agreement; 

provided, that this blanket foreign aircraft permit does not authorize the operation of 

those specialty air services which are subject to the “Phase-Out” provisions of Annex I, IU-16-17 of NAFTA until the effective date of coverage for those services; and provided 

further, that this blanket foreign aircraft permit is subject to revocation in whole or in part 

for a particular operator or operators when in the public interest; 

2. Our action should be subject to the condition that each Canadian and Mexican 

operator conducting operations under this authority (1) comply with all applicable 

requirements of 14 CFR Part 375; (2) obtain an operating certificate, a certificate of 

waiver, or a certificate of authorization, from the Federal Aviation Administration (AFS800) before conducting any authorized services, and also comply with all applicable FAA 

requirements, including those contained in 14 CFR Part 91; and (3) carry on board each 

aircraft operated under this authority a copy of the final blanket foreign aircraft permit 

issued in this proceeding, and a copy of its FAA certificate described above; 

3. Our action should be effective upon issuance of a final order in this proceeding, and 

should remain effective until further order of the Department; 

4. Our action should be subject to amendment or modification, at our discretion and 

without hearing, should such action be necessary in the public interest; and 

5. Our action would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975. 

ACCORDINGLY, 

1. We direct all interested persons to show cause why the tentative decision set forth 

above should not be made final; 

2. Any interested person objecting to the issuance of an order making final our tentative 

findings and conclusions shall, no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of 

service of this order, file with the Department and serve on the persons named in the 
7 

Attachment to this order, a statement of objections specifying the part or parts of the 

tentative findings and conclusions objected to, together with a summary of testimony, 

statistical data, and concrete evidence to be relied upon in support of the objections; if 

objections are filed, answers to objections are due no later than seven (7) calendar days 

thereafter;13

3. If timely and properly supported objections are filed, we will give further 

consideration to the matters and issues raised by the objections before we take further 

action; 

4. In the event no objections are filed, all further procedural steps shall be deemed 

waived, and the Department may enter an order which will make final our tentative 

findings and conclusions set forth in this order; 

5. We will serve a copy of this order on the persons named in the Attachment to this 

order; and 

6. We will publish a summary of this order in the Federal Register.

By: 

 MARK L. GERCHICK 

 Acting Assistant Secretary for 

 Aviation and International Affairs 

(SEAL) 

Attachment 

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: 

http://www.dot.gov/dotinfo/general/orders/aviation.html. 

 

13 Since provision is made for the filing of objections to this order, petitions for reconsideration 

will not be entertained. 
Attachment Page 1 of 2 

SERVICE LIST 

Aquarius Flight 

2833 16th Avenue Hanger Nine 

Markham, Ontario 

Canada L3R 0P8 

Brucelandair 

RR 2 

Wiarton, Ontario 

Canada N0H 2T0 

Campbell Helicopters 

Box 2008 

Clearbrook, British Columbia 

Canada V2T 3T8 

Canadian Air Crane 

500 1199 West Hastings 

Vancouver, British Columbia 

Canada V6E 2G7 

Canadian Helicopters Western 

12021-121st Street 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5L 4H7 

Cougar Helicopters 

Halifax International Airport 

Waverly, Nova Scotia 

Canada B0N 2S0 

Coulson Aircrane 

7500 Airport Rd. 

Port Alberni, British Columbia 

Canada V9Y 7L5 

Custom Helicopters 

P.O. Box 66130 

Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Canada R3K 2E7 

Four Seasons Aviation 

170 Elmpine Trail 

King City, Ontario 

Canada L7B 1K4 

Fraser Helicopters 

27 Rice Street 

Edmundston, New Brunswick 

Canada E3V 1S9 

Frontier Helicopters 

P.O. Box 220 

Abbotsford, British Columbia 

Canada V2S 4N9 

Geonex Aerodat 

3883 Nashua Drive 

Mississauga, Ontario 

Canada L4V 1R3 

Geoterrex 

2060 Walkley Road 

Ottawa, Ontario 

Canada K1G 3P5 

Global Remote Sensing 

203 10008 - 109th Street 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5J 1M4 

Go Island Helicopters 

8189-A East Saanich Road RR1 

Saanichton, British Columbia 

Canada V8M 1T5 

Goldak Exploration 

306 Park Avenue 

Langham, Saskatchewan 

Canada S0K 2L0 

Helicraft Ltd. 

6500 Chemin de la Savane 

Saint-Hubert, Quebec 

Canada J3Y 5K2 

Heli-Lift International 

P.O. Box 1971 

Yorktown, Saskatchewan 

Canada S3N 3X3 

Intera Technologies 

2500 101 Sixth Avenue SW 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2P 3P4 

Les Helicopters 

341 Route 111, Quest 

La Sarre, Quebec 

Canada J9Z 2X5 

Long Beach Helicopters 

2363 Cienar Drive 

Nanaimo, British Columbia 

Canada V9T 3L6 

Ministry of Natural Resources 

3767 Highway 69S, Suite 5 

Sudbury, Ontario 

Canada P3G 1E7 

North West Geomatics 

11941-121 Street, Bldg. 38 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5L 4H7 

Peace Helicopters 

29 Airport Road 

Edmonton, Alberta 

Canada T5G 0W6 

Quebec Government Air 

Service 

Quebec Airport 

St. Foy, Quebec 

Canada G2E 5W1 

Turbowest Helicopters 

575 Palmer Road NE #10 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2E 7G4 

Vancouver Island Helicopters 

1 9600 Canora Road 

Sidney, British Columbia 

Canada V8L 5V5 

Venture Helicopters 

1060 McTavish Rd. NE 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2E 7G6 

West Point Air Services 
Attachment Page 2 of 2

575 Palmer Rd. N.E. 

Calgary, Alberta 

Canada T2E 7G4 

Air Flight Service 

2220 Calle de Luna 

Santa Clara, CA 95054 

Cascade Helicopters 

P.O. Box 596 

407 North Division Street 

Cashmere, WA 98815 

Columbia Helicopters 

P.O. Box 3500 

Portland, OR 97208 

Erickson Air Crane 

P.O. Box 3247 

Central Point, OR 07592 

Evergreen Helicopters 

3850 Three Mile Lane 

McMinnville, OR 97128-9496 

Helicopter Association Int’l 

1635 Prince Street 

Alexandria, VA 22314-2818 

Horizons, Inc. 

1635 Deadwood Avenue 

P.O. Box 3134 

Rapid City, SD 57709-3134 

International Remote Sensing 

Suite 5-232 

2110 East Baseline Road 

Mesa, AZ 85204 

Keystone Aerial Surveys 

Northeast Philadelphia Airport 

P.O. Box 21059 

Philadelphia, PA 19114 

MARS Associates/ 

 Simulation Systems 

Suite 109 

1422 North 44th Street 

Phoenix, AZ 85008 

MAPPS, Inc. 

Suite 100 

12020 Sunrise Valley Dr. 

Reston, VA 22091 

West Star Aviation 

P.O. Box 4490 

Grand Junction, CO 81502 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

AFS-50 

800 Independence Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

AFS-800 

800 Independence Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

ASW-200 

Fort Worth, TX 76193-0200 

Department of State 

Office of Aviation Negotiations 

 EB/TRA/OA 

2201 C Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20520 

Embassy of Canada 

501 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Transport Canada 

200 Kent Street 

Ottawa, Ontario 

Canada K1A 0N8 

Embassy of Mexico 

1911 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

DGAC Mexico 

Providencia 807 

Mexico DF