Ameristar Air Cargo d/b/a Ameristar Charters

Order 2005-1-11
OST-2003-16773 - Interstate Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Charter Passenger
OST-2003-16774 - Foreign Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Charter Passenger

Issued and Served January 11, 2005

Order to Show Cause - Proposing Issuance of Certificate Authority | Word

Ameristar currently operates three cargo aircraft.  Ameristar has entered into an agreement with an unrelated company that provides for Ameristar to manage a passenger aircraft for that company and to lease the aircraft to conduct its own charter operations when not in use by the owner.  In its application, Ameristar proposes to commence passenger charter operations using this 46-seat B-737 aircraft and to add two more B-737 aircraft during the first 12 months of operations. Using these aircraft, the carrier proposes to conduct single entity charters, primarily corporate shuttles and for sports and entertainment industry customers.  Ameristar forecasts that it will operate a modest 50 block hours per aircraft per month for a total of 850 block hours during its first year of passenger operations

By: Karan Bhatia