Vail Airways, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Lee.

Plaintiff in error, Vail Airways, Inc. (Vail), by this writ of error seeks to reverse the district court of Denver county which affirmed an order of the Public Utilities Commission (Commission) approving the transfer of a certificate of public convenience and necessity from Vest Aircraft and Finance Company (Vest) to Atlas Aviation, Inc. (Atlas).

The certificate of convenience and necessity, PUC No. AC-171, approved for transfer, authorized the operation of a common carrier by air on a call and demand, or charter, basis as follows:

“Transportation, by airplane, in…