BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. ) Application of ) ) NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD ) Docket OST 2021- dba DAAZRAII/NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS ) ) for a foreign air carrier permit pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. § 41302 and an exemption ) from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) (U.S. - Canada) ) ) APPLICATION OF NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD DBA DAAZRAII/NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: TRAVIS WRIGHT GLENN P. WICKS President EKATERINA A. GRIMES NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD THE WICKS GROUP, PLLC DBA DAAZRAII/NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS 5 Canol Drive 601 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Norman Wells, Northwest Territories South Building, Suite 900 X0E 0V0, Canada Washington, DC 20004 (202) 457-7790 [email protected] [email protected] For: North-Wright Airways LTD, dba DAAZRAII/ North-Wright Airways Dated: May 7, 2021 NOTICE: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application must file an answer within 21 calendar days thereof, or by May 28, 2021, and serve that answer on the Applicant and on all persons served with this application. BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. ) Application of ) ) NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD ) Docket OST 2021- DBA DAAZRAII/NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS ) ) for a foreign air carrier permit pursuant ) to 49 U.S.C. § 41302 and an exemption ) from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) (U.S. - Canada) ) ) APPLICATION OF NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS LTD DBA DAAZRAII/NORTH-WRIGHT AIRWAYS FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41302, (representing the recodified version of Section 402 1/ of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ("Act"), as amended), 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) (representing the recodified version of Section 416 2/ of the Act), Part 211 of the Department of Transportation's ("Department") Economic Regulations, and Subpart B of the Department's Rules of Practice, North-Wright Airways LTD, DBA DAAZRAII/ North- Wright Airways (hereinafter "North-Wright Airways” or “North-Wright”) hereby applies for a foreign air carrier permit and an exemption to engage in non-scheduled, small aircraft, 1/ Public Law 103-272, enacted July 5, 1994, revised and recodified the Act within Subtitle VII of Title 49, United States Code (Transportation). The provisions of section 402 of the Act are now contained in 49 U.S.C. § 41302. Under the recodification, the terms of section 402 were not substantively changed. 2/ Public Law 103-272, enacted July 5, 1994, revised and recodified the Act within Subtitle VII of Title 49, United States Code (Transportation). The provisions of section 416 of the Act are now contained in 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c). Under the recodification, the terms of section 416 were not substantively changed. - 1 - on-demand charter transportation of passengers, property and mail: between any point or points in Canada and any point or points in the United States, as well as between any point or points in the territory of the United States and point or points in a third country or countries provided that, except with respect to cargo charters, such service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without a change of aircraft, that includes service to Canada for the purpose of carrying local traffic between Canada and the United States. North-Wright intends to start operating the requested services as soon as the Department permits them. North-Wright respectfully requests that this application be decided on the basis of written submissions pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 302.207, and that the Department grant this application by proceeding directly to a final order as set forth in 14 C.F.R. § 302.210(a)(2). North-Wright hereby invokes the Department’s August 23, 2005 Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (the “Streamlined Licensing Procedures Notice”) and requests that its instant application for a foreign carrier permit and an exemption be processed and acted on by the Department pursuant to the Streamlined Licensing Procedures set forth by the referenced Notice. In support of this permit application, North-Wright submits as follows: 1. Name and Address. The full name and address of North-Wright is: North-Wright Airways LTD, dba DAAZRAII/North-Wright Airways, 5 Canol Drive, Norman Wells Northwest Territories, X0E 0V0, Canada 2. Regulatory Authorities. The air transport authorities of Canada having regulatory jurisdiction over North-Wright’s air transport operations are: Canadian Transportation Agency Martin Dalpe, Manager, Licensing and Charters, Determinations and Compliance Branch Canadian Transportation Agency 15 Eddy St., Ottawa Ontario K1A 0N9, Canada - 2 - Transport Canada Neil Walton Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Flight Operations Transport Canada 4915-48 St, PO Box 1439, Yellowknife NT X1A 2P1, Canada Telephone (867) 445-5729 Email: [email protected] 3. Background Information, Operating History, Air Operator Certificate. North-Wright Airways LTD was formed under the laws of Canada on December 22, 1986, initially under the name of North-Wright Air Ltd. North-Wright Airways LTD, DBA DAAZRAII/ North-Wright Airways currently holds an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) Number 7006 most recently issued to it by Transport Canada (TC) on September 23, 2020. North-Wright has been in operation since 1986, and its AOC has been reissued continuously between 1986 and 2020. North-Wright’s operations have grown from Air Taxi, Aerial Work and Commuter Operations, to its current authority to provide air transportation of cargo and passengers. Likewise, its fleet has grown from three aircraft to as many as 24 aircraft. North-Wright Airways holds an ICAO designator code. That code is NWL. North- Wright Airways also holds an IATA designator code. The IATA designator code is HW. North-Wright Airways also holds a Canadian Transportation Agency (TCA) License No. 970017, authorizing it to operate a non-scheduled international service, small aircraft, to transport passenger and cargo traffic on a charter basis between Canada and any other country. - 3 - North-Wright Airways is a charter and commuter airline located in the Sahtu Region of Canada’s Northwest Territories. The North-Wright hangar and office complex, built in 1995, is located at the Norman Wells Airport. The Norman Wells Airport records 11,000 movements per year on its 6,000 foot runway, with North-Wright contributing 2200 to 2600 of those movements. North-Wright Airways has operated as the scheduled Sahtu Regional connector since 1986, connecting Yellowknife to Aklavik and to six additional communities. The scheduled service moves persons, property, mail and freight between the eight communities of Inuvik, Aklavik, Fort Good Hope, Colville Lake, Norman Wells, Tulita, Deline, and Yellowknife. Indeed, the charter service provides for a unique range of specialized services for government and industry. North-Wright also operates a float base service. Located at DOT Lake, the Float Base also serves as the departure point for passengers and cargo in the region and as a launching point for a variety of wilderness adventures including hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking and flightseeing. In the summer season, a Twin Otter and a Pilatus Porter on floats are based there. 4. Service Proposal. North-Wright Airways is requesting a foreign air carrier permit and an exemption authorizing it to engage in on-demand charter transportation of passengers, property and mail: between any point or points in Canada and any point or points in the United States, as well as between any point or points in the territory of the United States and point or points in a third country or countries provided that, except with respect to cargo charters, such service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without a change of aircraft, that includes service to Canada for the purpose of carrying local traffic between Canada and the United States. North-Wright’s US service is intended to initially focus on operation of charters between Canada’s Northwest - 4 - Territories and the US points of Anchorage and Fairbanks. North-Wright Airways intends to start operating the requested services as soon as the Department permits them. 5. Key Management Personnel. Managerial and operational control of North-Wright Airways is vested in its key management personnel. Listed below are the names and business addresses of North-Wright Airways key management personnel, officers and directors as defined in Section 211.20(d) of the Department's Regulations. All of North-Wright’s Key Management Personnel and Board Members are citizens of Canada. None of the individuals below are related by blood or marriage, except Travis and Jana Wright who are siblings, and Susan Wright who is Travis Wright’s spouse. Because North-Wright has been providing direct air service for more than one year, it is not necessary to summarize the business experience of its directors, officers, or key management personnel. See 14 C.F.R. § 211.20(d). Key Management Personnel Title(s) Name, Residence, Address Business Address President/ Travis Wright 5 Canol Drive - Bag Service 2200 Accountable 10 Beaver Lane, Norman Norman Wells, NT X0E 0V0 Executive Wells, NT X0E 0V0 Canada Vice President Jana Wright 5 Canol Drive - Bag Service 2200 46 Riviera View, Norman Wells, NT X0E 0V0 Cochrane, AB T4C 0Y7 Canada Operations Kyle Newhook 5 Canol Drive - Bag Service 2200 Manager 3 Otter Road, Norman Norman Wells, NT X0E 0V0 Wells, NT X0E 0V0 Canada Director of Troy Wiley 5 Canol Drive - Bag Service