Air Transportation Regulations

93 (1) Subject to section 95, no air carrier shall operate a TPC or series of TPCs that use aircraft having an MCTOW greater than 35,000 pounds (15,900 kg) unless the air carrier

• (a) obtains a program permit;

• (b) subject to subsection (2), notifies the Agency in writing of any amendment to the charter contract after issuance of the program permit by submitting to the Agency a copy of the amended contract at least three working days before the amendment takes effect and obtains an amended program permit from the Agency;

• (c) at least 30 days before the cancellation or termination of the financial guarantee, files with the Agency a copy of a new or renewed financial guarantee;

• (d) files forthwith with the Agency every amendment to the financial guarantee; and

• (e) notifies the Agency in writing of the cancellation of any charter set out in the charter contract and specifies the number of the program permit issued.

(2) Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to an air carrier where

• (a) the air carrier notifies the Agency of the amendment to the charter contract prior to the departure of the charter and the amendment

  • (i) relates to the aircraft type used and results in a decrease in or in no change to the Canadian originating passenger seating capacity for the charter, or

  • (ii) relates to the date of the charter, if it will be operated not more than three days before or after the date originally approved; or

• (b) the amendment to the charter contract relates to an increase in the Canadian originating passenger seating capacity for the charter due to a change in the aircraft type used or otherwise and the air carrier submits to the Agency a copy of the amended charter contract at least three working days before the amendment takes effect.