OST-1997-2794
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OST-1997-2794
Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. (Certificate of Public Convenience, Interstate Charter)
OST-97-2794 | August 11, 1997
Tradewinds is now poised to expand its successful service offerings to include charter passenger service. Tradewinds is well qualified to conduct such services. In view of the Department's recent fitness determination, the exceptional qualifications of Tradewinds' management team, the financial strength of the Applicant, and Tradewinds' familiarity with the proposed aircraft, the Applicant respectfully urges the Department to expedite this review and issue a new certificate authorizing Tradewinds to conduct passenger charter operations no later than August 29, 1997. This timing is necessary to enable Tradewinds to schedule its FAA proving runs in September and to begin charter passenger service by October 1, 1997.
Tradewinds plans to market and sell its passenger charter services to established tour operators as well as operating a limited number of public charters in its own right. The focus of Tradewinds' service proposal will be operating charter flights to major vacation destinations in the United States, Caribbean and Mexico, em Florida, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Cancun, Jamaica and similar locales. Cities throughout the northern tier of the United States and Canada are prime points of origin for sunspot travelers. Tradewinds will lease two L-1011 aircraft owned by Interlease 757 Aircraft Investors LLC ("Interlease"). These aircraft were formerly owned and operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc. and comply with Stage-3 requirements.
Scarcely ten months ago, the Department completed a comprehensive review of Tradewinds' fitness. The Department concluded that Tradewinds is a U.S. citizen and is "fit, willing, and able" to conduct domestic and foreign charter air transportation of property and mail, using L-1011 aircraft.
Answers are due by August 22, 1997 – Will Poll, Subpart Q
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane, 202-663-6000 and Shaw Pittman, Robert Cohn, 202-663-8060
Other Applications Pending by Cargo Operators for Passenger Service:
Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. (Certificate of Public Convenience, Interstate Charter)
OST-97-2794 | October 17, 1997
Supplement No. 1 to the Application
Responds to the Department's request for information necessary to complete the Department's analysis of the Application in the instant docket. The Department has requested more information regarding the Applicant's operating profit for 1997, and specifically, the actual operating revenues for the period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending on September 30, 1997. The Department found this information necessary to its assessment of the Applicant's access to capital, and hence economic fitness.
Exhibits available 10/19
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane
Order 97-11-29 | OST-97-2794 | OST-97-2795 | Issued and Served November 18, 1997
By this order, we tentatively conclude that Tradewinds Airlines, Inc., a certificated all-cargo air carrier, is "fit, willing, and able" to provide interstate and foreign charter passenger air transportation, subject to conditions.
Tradewinds has provided forecasts of its anticipated pre-operating and operating expenses for its first year of operations. These forecasts indicate that Tradewinds will incur approximately $360,000 in start-up costs and another $2.1 million in operating expenses during an average three-month period in the first year of revenue operations. We have reviewed Tradewinds' expense forecasts and find that they appear to be reasonable.
By: Charles Hunnicutt
Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. - (Interstate Charter Air Transport)
OST-97-2794 | OST-97-2795 | November 26, 1997
The Order states that "Tradewinds is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tradewinds Holdings, Inc., which, in turn, is owned by Tropics Communications, Inc., both U.S. citizens. " Order 97-1 1-29 at p. 5. The Order should read: "Tradewinds is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tradewinds Holdings, Inc., which is a U.S. citizen."
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane, 202.663.6000
Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. (Certificates of Public Convenience, Interstate and Foreign Charter)
Order 97-12-5 | OST-97-2794 and OST-97-2795 | Issued and Served December 4, 1997
By Order 97-11-29, issued November 18, 1997, we directed all interested persons to show cause why we should not make final our tentative findings and conclusions stated in it and award certificates of public convenience and necessity to Tradewinds Airlines, Inc., authorizing it to engage in interstate and foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail. Interested persons were given 10 days to file objections to the order.
An answer was filed by Tradewinds to correct a factual misstatement in the show-cause order, which does not alter our findings of fitness. No other answers were filed.
Certificate for Interstate Charter
By: Charles Hunnicutt
Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. (Certificate of Public Convenience, Interstate Charter)
OST-97-2794 | OST-97-2795 | January 9, 1998
Motion for
Waiver of Condition and Request for Expedited Treatment
Tradewinds' petition is also limited in scope. Tradewinds is not asking for permission to hold itself out to the traveling public through issuing tickets, or to receive monies, prior to its receipt of effective authority. Tradewinds merely seeks permission to enter into contractual commitments, subject to final government approval, to provide the air service that the Department has already conditionally approved.
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane
OST-97-2794 | OST-97-2795 | January 23, 1998
Re:
Motion for Waiver of Condition and Request for Expedited Treatment
Tradewinds can now and will upon the Department's request deliver a revised list of pre-operating expenses already paid and those remaining to paid, and independent verification that it has available to it funds sufficient to cover any remaining pre-operating expenses and to provide a working capital reserve equal to the operating costs that would be incurred in three months of operations.
Counsel: Wilmer Cutler, Jeffrey Shane, 202-663-6909, jshane@wilmer.com
Order 98-1-28 | OST-97-2794 | OST-97-2795 | Issued and Served January 28, 1998
By this order, we confirm our oral action taken on January 23, 1998, granting Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. (Tradewinds) a waiver from the requirements of section 201.5 of the Department's Aviation Economic Regulations.
Attachment A - Service List
By: John Coleman
Order 98-3-11 | OST-97-2794 | OST-97-2795 | Issued March 10, 1998 | Served March 11, 1998
Order Issuing Effective Certificates and Confirming Oral Action
On February 12, 1998, Tradewinds submitted evidence that it has had no changes to its ownership, management, operating plan, financial plan, or compliance history since the date of the Show Cause order, and provided information verifying that it had available to it funding adequate to meet our financial fitness standards.
Attachment - Certificates | Attachment A - Service List
By: Charles Hunnicutt
August 6, 2003
OST-97-2494 - Form 41; Schedule B-7
Motion for Confidential Treatment
Counsel: Fed Ex, G. Bailey Leopard, 901-434-6665
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