Gulfstream Air Charter, Inc.

Order 2005-12-14
OST-2005-21348 - Scheduled Passenger Operations as a Commuter Air Carrier

Issued and Served December 23, 2005

Order to Show Cause - Proposing Issuance of Commuter Air Carrier Authority - Bookmarked

GAC, an air taxi operator, was organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida in 2001. The company holds a Federal Aviation Regulations Part 135 certificate from the FAA and primarily operates between points in Florida and between Florida and the Bahamas. GAC also serves as a U.S. public charter operator for public charter flights between Miami, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, under Part 380 of the Department's Public Charter Rules and pursuant to a Carrier Service Provider license issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control  of the U.S. Department of Treasury. It also conducts all-cargo charter air transportation to Cuba using its own aircraft. Mr. Thomas L. Cooper, a U.S. citizen, is the sole owner of GAC.

If granted the commuter authority it seeks, GAC plans to provide scheduled passenger service as a commuter air carrier, initially operating two roundtrip flights per day between West Palm Beach and Miami, Florida, using three Piper aircraft with passenger seating capacities ranging from five to nine seats.

By: Michael Reynolds