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DOT Rescinds Certificate For Dormant ACJet
01/16/2004
The U.S. Transportation Dept. (DOT) yesterday revoked Atlantic Coast Jet's (ACJet) operating certificate after more than two years of dormancy.
As a Delta Connection carrier, ACJet operated Fairchild 328JETs from August 2000 to early 2001, providing service from Boston to Columbia, S.C., Newark International, New York Kennedy and Burlington, Vt., among others. But the airline stopped operations July 1, 2001, and transferred all flights and aircraft to Atlantic Coast Airlines.
ACJet and ACA are sister subsidiaries of Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings.
Under DOT regulations, ACJet had one year to resume operations or lose its certificate. But since July 2002, DOT granted ACJet three waivers to delay revocation for dormancy. In the last waiver, DOT warned it would void ACJet's certificate on Dec. 31, 2003, if the airline did not submit plans to restart operations.
ACJet told DOT on Dec. 31 that it agreed with the agency's determination and did not plan to resume flights.
01/16/2004
The U.S. Transportation Dept. (DOT) yesterday revoked Atlantic Coast Jet's (ACJet) operating certificate after more than two years of dormancy.
As a Delta Connection carrier, ACJet operated Fairchild 328JETs from August 2000 to early 2001, providing service from Boston to Columbia, S.C., Newark International, New York Kennedy and Burlington, Vt., among others. But the airline stopped operations July 1, 2001, and transferred all flights and aircraft to Atlantic Coast Airlines.
ACJet and ACA are sister subsidiaries of Atlantic Coast Airlines Holdings.
Under DOT regulations, ACJet had one year to resume operations or lose its certificate. But since July 2002, DOT granted ACJet three waivers to delay revocation for dormancy. In the last waiver, DOT warned it would void ACJet's certificate on Dec. 31, 2003, if the airline did not submit plans to restart operations.
ACJet told DOT on Dec. 31 that it agreed with the agency's determination and did not plan to resume flights.
