Kazar Construction Limited d/b/a Sifton Air

Order 2006-8-23
OST-2006-23528 - Violations of 49 USC 41301 and 41712

Issued and Served August 25, 2006

Consent Order

This order concerns unauthorized air transportation by Kazar Construction Limited d/b/a Sifton Air between Canada and the United States in violation of 49 U.S.C. 41301 and 41712. It directs Sifton Air to cease and desist from further violations of these statutory provisions and assesses a compromise civil penalty of $10,000 (US).

Sifton Air, a foreign air carrier within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(21), provides charter air service from its base in Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada. At all times relevant to the violations described herein, Sifton Air did not hold economic authority from the Department or safety authority from the Federal Aviation Administration. Notwithstanding its lack of economic authority, Sifton Air operated air service between Canada and Dry Bay, Alaska, in contravention of 49 U.S.C. § 41301, which requires that foreign air carriers obtain permit authority from the Department prior to commencing service to the United States. Violations of section 41301 also constitute an unfair and deceptive practice and an unfair method of competition in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41712.

By: Rosalind Kanpp