Go-J vs. TSA?

[AerroMatt]

OK, here comes a question. Is Go-J**ts operating on TSA's 121 Air Carrier Certificate, or did TSA get a new Air Carrier Certificate approved for them? If the latter, how did they manage it? I keep hearing that FAA hasn't approved a new 121 certificate in years, yet new airlines keep cropping up. What's the deal here? Does anyone know?

 

[dispatchguy]

They have their own certificate which was awarded in Sept of 05.

 

[Turkey Shoot]

Trans States Holdings became a brand new entity to bring HoJet to life to whipsaw the TSA pilot group. So Trans Mistakes Holdings is the one who holds the cert. Not TSA.

 

[DrProc]

OK, here comes a question. Is Go-J**ts operating on TSA's 121 Air Carrier Certificate, or did TSA get a new Air Carrier Certificate approved for them? If the latter, how did they manage it? I keep hearing that FAA hasn't approved a new 121 certificate in years, yet new airlines keep cropping up. What's the deal here? Does anyone know?

From what I understand, that the FAA is so backlogged in paperwork, manpower, etc that it takes forever to get an Air Carrier certificate. I heard (rumor only) that they will not be issuing anymore until further notice. That is why it is a lot easier to buy an existing airline cert or one that has just gone under before it expires. Republic bought Shuttle America, NWA bought Indy's for Compass. That is why Compass is only flying one CRJ, just to keep it alive, until the rest of the company can be brought online.

 

[AerroMatt]

They have their own certificate which was awarded in Sept of 05.

Thanks for that info. Any idea how long it took them to get that Certificate awarded?

 

[AerroMatt]

From what I understand, that the FAA is so backlogged in paperwork, manpower, etc that it takes forever to get an Air Carrier certificate. I heard (rumor only) that they will not be issuing anymore until further notice. That is why it is a lot easier to buy an existing airline cert or one that has just gone under before it expires. Republic bought Shuttle America, NWA bought Indy's for Compass. That is why Compass is only flying one CRJ, just to keep it alive, until the rest of the company can be brought online.

I have been guessing it was either backlogs or manpower shortage. Also wondering if the current airlines are pressuring FAA into claiming a backlog?