American Central Airlines, Inc. v. Department of Transportation (In Re American Central Airlines, Inc.)

ORDER

JOHN J. CONNELLY, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter came before the undersigned Bankruptcy Judge, sitting by special designation in the Northern District of Iowa, upon the motion of the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) for summary judgment and plaintiffs motion for citation of contempt. Eric Lam, attorney, appeared on behalf of plaintiff/debtor. Scott A. Harbottle, attorney, appeared on behalf of DOT.

Prior to filing its petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, debtor, an air carrier, was awarded the right by the Civil Aeronautics Board (“CAB”) 1 to participate in a federal…