WestCan International Airlines, Ltd.

OST-2007-0033 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Exemption - Canada-US All-Cargo Charter

September 26, 2007

Application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit and an Exemption - Bookmarked

WestCan seeks authority for non-scheduled, all-cargo charter flights between Canada and the United States and its possessions. The service to be provided will be ad hoc charter flights to/from various points in Canada to/from various points in the United States using a B727-100 freighter aircraft. No fixed routes are contemplated but the oil & gas industry is expected to be a frequent customer resulting in flights being made between Edmonton/Calgary in Canada and Dallas/Houston/Oklahoma City in the U.S., for example. All flights are anticipated to be operated non-stop to the U.S. destination, possibly with a tech stop for fuel as required enroute.

Since a back-up aircraft is an essential part of any commercial operation, WestCan anticipates acquiring a second B727 in the next 6-8 months for its exclusive use. This acquisition is not related to (nor dependent on) this Permit application It is expected that this aircraft would be on a dry lease as WestCan has the crews necessary - a wet lease would not be required.

Operating between Canada and United States on an ad hoc charter basis, WestCan anticipates 6 flights in the first year of operation (1 flight every 2 months) carrying an estimated 260,000 lbs. of freight.

Counsel: WestCan, John Olmstead

Order 2008-1-15
OST-2007-0033 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Exemption - Canada-US All-Cargo Charter

Issued and Served January 18, 2008

Order Granting Exemption and to Show Cause

We grant the request of WestCan International Airlines Ltd. for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. §40109 to permit it to engage in charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between Canada and the United States, and other charters in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212.

With respect to the applicant’s request for a foreign air carrier permit in this proceeding, we direct all interested persons to show cause why our tentative decision on that application, set forth above, should not be made final. Any interested person objecting to the issuance of an order making final our tentative findings and conclusions with respect to the applicant’s request for a foreign air carrier permit shall, no later than twenty-one calendar days after the date of service of this order, file with the Department.

By: Paul Gretch

Order 2008-4-24
OST-2007-0033 - Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Exemption - Canada-US All-Cargo Charter

Issued February 11, 2008 | Served April 15, 2008

Final Order

By Order 2008-1-15, issued January 18, 2008, we directed all interested persons to show cause why we should not make final our tentative findings and conclusions stated therein and award a foreign air carrier permit in the form attached to the Order and subject to the conditions attached thereto. We gave interested persons 21 days to file objections to the Order. We said that if no objections are filed, all further procedural steps shall be deemed waived, and the Department will enter an order (subject to Presidential review under 49 USC §41307) which will make final the findings and conclusions of the Order.

No objections were received within the time period provided.

By: Paul Gretch