CAT Aviation AG

Order 2006-12-12
OST-2006-26436 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit - Switzerland-US Executive Charters
OST-2006-26452 - Exemption - Switzerland-US Executive Charters

Issued and Served December 13, 2006

Order Granting Exemption and to Show Cause

By applications filed November 21 and 24, 2006, respectively, Cat Aviation AG a foreign air carrier of Switzerland, requests a foreign air carrier permit under 49 U.S.C. §41301, and an initial exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109, to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail using small aircraft (1) between any point or points in Switzerland and any point or points in the United States; (2) between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in a third country or countries, provided that such service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without a change of aircraft, that includes air service to Switzerland for the purpose of carrying local traffic between Switzerland and the United States; and (3) other charters between third countries and the United States in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212. The applicant requests that the exemption authority it seeks be granted for a term of two years.

By: Paul Gretch