Order 03-02-14

Order 03-02-14

Sunrise Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Flair Airlines

Order 03-02-14
OST-01-8695

February 21, 2003

Order Dismissing Application and Revoking Commuter Air Carrier Authority

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Intent to Resume Operations Under 14 CFR 204.7

By Order 2002-2-5, issued February 8, 2002, we tentatively found Sunrise fit to resume commuter services on a limited basis. Shortly thereafter, the Department received new information that had compliance-related implications for the company’s fitness. At that time, we requested further information from Sunrise. Several months later, Sunrise responded and, at the same time, advised us that it had undergone changes in other fitness-related areas since the issuance of Order 2002-2-5. Sunrise advised us that it would file updated information relative to these changes in the above docket. When such information was not received, on July 10, 2002, we issued Order 2002-7-18 vacating our earlier tentative fitness finding. Although Sunrise subsequently filed updated fitness information, in December 2002, we were informally advised that the carrier had again undergone material changes in areas affecting its fitness. On February 14, 2003, Sunrise filed a motion requesting that its application be withdrawn.

We will grant the carrier’s request and dismiss the notice to resume operations filed in Docket OST-20018695. At the same time, we will also revoke Sunrise’s dormant commuter air carrier authority.

By: Randall Bennett