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Aviation Consumer Protection

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TACA International Airlines, S.A. 2006-9-19

1 his consent order concerns acfvertislng of air transportation by i iiCX international Airlines, S.A. (TACA), a foreign air carrier, that violated the Department's full tare advertising rule, 14 CFR 399.84 and constituted an unfair and deceptive practice and an unfair method of competition in...

US Airways, Inc. 2006-8-26

This order conceriis violations of 14 CFR Part 382 by US Airways, Iiic. (LJS Airways). Part 382 implements the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), 49 U.S.C. § 41 705, and violations of that Partalso violate the ACAA.

Kazar Construction Limited d/b/a Sifton Air 2006-8-23

This order concerns unauthorized air transportation by Kazar Construction Limited d/b/a Sifton Air between Canada and the linited 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...

Mesa Airlines, Inc., d/b/a go! 2006-8-20

This consent order coiicenis advertising by Mesa Airlines, Inc., under the go! trade name, for intcr-island service in Hawaii, prior to the approval by the Department of its registration of the go! trade name that violated 14 CFR Part 21 5. The order assesses a coiiiproiiiise civil penalty of $...

British Airways, PLC 2006-8-7

This order concerns apparent violations of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), 40 U.S.C. § 41705, which prohibits discrimination in air travel against indiviciuals with disabilities.

SkyWest Airlines, Inc. 2006-8-1

This consent order concerns reporting inaccuracies that constitute violations of 49 U.S.C. § 41708 and the tlight delay causation requirements in Part 234 of the Department’s regulations (14 CFR Part 234) by SkyWest Airlines, lnc. (SkyWest), a certificated air carrier that operates large...

Principal Air Services, LLC, and David C. Bernstein 2006-7-13

This consent order concerns unauthorized service by Principal Air Services, LLC, (PAS) and David C. Bernstein. Between January 1, 2004, and February I , 2006, Mr. Bernstein,through PAS, a business entity over which he exercised absolute ownership, direction, and control, engaged in air...

Boston-Maine Airways Corp. 2006-7-7

This consent order concerns the failure of Boston-Maine Airways Corp (“Boston-Maine”) to comply with (1) the requirement, implemented by 14 CFR Part 374, to make prompt credit card refunds as required by the Consumer Credit Protection Act and Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of the Federal...