Charter Air Transport, Inc. - Commuter Authority - Farmingdale-Atlantic City (OST-2009-0187)
OST-2009-0187 - Commuter Authority - Farmingdale-Atlantic City
Charter Air Transport, Inc.
7-Aug-2009
Application for Commuter Authority - 5.3MB - Bookmarked
Charter Air Transport is seeking authorization to offer scheduled passenger air transportation services as a commuter air carrier by submitting information in conformity with 14 CFR ยง204.3. Its service proposal envisions a modest increase of 2 roundtrip charter flights to a daily frequency in the Farmingdale, NY-Atlantic City, NJ market.
CAT typically operates 5 or more charter operations in a single city-pair market under the ACMI agreement. The charterer is limited to offering only 4 weekly trips in a city-pair market for sale as Public Charters.
The applicant was formed in March 1997 under the name Galena Air Services, Inc. and commenced operations as an air taxi offering services from its Denver base with a King Air 200. The company was purchased in 2001, its name changed to Lakeland Air Transport, Inc. following its re-Iocation to Florida. During 2003, the company acquired an EMB-120 Brasilia and obtained FAA approval to operate aircraft with 10 seats or more to provide on demand charter services authorized under 14 CFR Part 135 and Part 298. In October 2005, Aviation Holding Company, Inc. acquired 80% of Lakeland's equity. The corporation was renamed Charter Air Transport, Inc., all of the company's executives and directors were replaced, the corporate offices were moved to Cleveland - Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH and EMB-120 aircraft were added. Since the acquisition of CAT by ARC, the company's annual sales have grown from approximately $236,000 in 2005 to over $6.2 million in 2008 and the size of its fleet has increased from I aircraft to 7.
Counsel: Susan Jollie, 703-354-8450
PC-07-128 - CAT's Charter Service with SCG Travel d/b/a Gold Transportation - Farmingdale/Richmond/Norfolk-Atlantic City
PC-08-118 - CAT's Charter Service with SCG Travel d/b/a Gold Transportation - Farmingdale-Richmond/Norfolk
Source: AirlineInfo, http://airlineinfo.com
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