Baltia Air Lines Inc. (fka BLTA)

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I don't understand this statement. How can BLTA be a scam if they are working with organizations such as FAA and Department of Transportation? For example, in 2008 the Washignton DC Department of Transportation granted BLTA certificate of public convenience.

Link here: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/869187/000116519509000005/order200937.htm

Some quotes that were interesting to me:

By Order 2008-12-12, issued December 19, 2008, we directed all [t]interested persons to show cause why we should not make final our tentative findings and conclusions stated in it and award a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Baltia Air Lines, Inc., authorizing it to engage in foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail between New York, New York, and St. Petersburg, Russia.

No objections to the show-cause order were received.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We find that Baltia Air Lines, Inc., is fit, willing, and able to engage in foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail, subject to conditions.

2. We issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Baltia Air Lines, Inc., authorizing it to engage in foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail between the United States and the St. Petersburg, Russia.

3. Unless disapproved by the President of the United States under 49 U.S.C. § 41307, this order shall become effective on the 61st day after its submission for section 41307 review or upon the date of receipt of advice from the President or his designee under Executive Order 12597 and implementing regulations that he or she does not intend to disapprove the Department's order under that section, whichever occurs earlier.1

1 The order was submitted for section 41307 review on January 5, 2009. The 61st day is March 9, 2009. Since the President’s designee did not disapprove this Order before that date, it became effective on March 9, 2009.

4. We direct Baltia Air Lines, Inc., to submit to the Air Carrier Fitness Division a first year progress report within 45 days following the end of its first year of certificated operations.2

5. We direct that should Baltia Air Lines, Inc., want to operate more than one roundtrip per week from New York, New York, to St. Petersburg, Russia, or expand its fleet beyond one aircraft, it must first provide the Department with at least 45-days’ notice and demonstrate its fitness for such operations.

6. We will serve a copy of this order on the persons listed in Attachment A.

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