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Cancellation of Defunct U.S. ICAO Call Signs and Three Letter Designators

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The Cancellation of Defunct U.S. ICAO Call Signs and Three Letter Designators (JO 7340.909) is a public-domain FAA order, republished here as a free chaptered HTML edition with a linked table of contents and the official PDF.

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Key points

  • This notice cancels multiple defunct U.S. ICAO Call Signs and Three Letter Designators effective April 13, 2026.
  • The notice supplements FAA Order JO 7340.2 until the changes are incorporated into that order.
  • The cancellation applies to U.S. operators that have not used their assigned ICAO 3LDs/telephonies for two years or more.
  • This notice is temporary and will be superseded by FAA Order JO 7340.2 when the changes are published.
  • The notice is available on the MyFAA employee website and the FAA air traffic publications website.
Frequently asked questions
What is the effective date of this notice?

The effective date of this notice is April 13, 2026.

Who is the audience for this notice?

This notice applies to ATO service units including Air Traffic Services, System Operations Services, ATO Safety and Technical Training, and all associated air traffic control facilities.

How long will this notice be in effect?

This notice is temporary and will be in effect until April 13, 2027, when it will be superseded by FAA Order JO 7340.2.

Where can I find this notice?

This notice is available on the MyFAA employee website and on the FAA air traffic publications website.

What happens to ICAO 3LDs that are no longer in use?

ICAO 3LDs that have not been used for two years or more may be cancelled as per FAA Order 7610.12.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

N JO 7340.909

NOTICE

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Air Traffic Organization Policy Effective Date : April 13, 2026 Cancellation Date : April 13, 2027 SUBJ : Cancellation of Defunct U.S. ICAO Call Signs and Three Letter Designators 1. Purpose of This Notice . This notice modifies FAA Order JO 7340.2, Contractions , Chapter 3, Sections 1, 2, and 3, ICAO Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three-Letter Designator. This notice reflects the cancellation of multiple defunct U.S. ICAO Call Signs and Three Letter Designators. This notice supplements FAA Order JO 7340.2 until these changes are incorporated into the order. This notice does not replace or substitute for GENOTs issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Organization (ATO) for ICAO 3LD and telephony designators assigned and authorized for U.S. aircraft operators.

2. Audience . This notice applies to the following ATO service units: Air Traffic Services, and System Operations Services; ATO Safety and Technical Training; and all associated air traffic control facilities.

This notice is informational in nature and does not require documentation as supplemental training in FAA Form 3120-1, Training and Proficiency Record.

3. Where Can I Find This Notice ? This notice is available on the MyFAA employee website at https://employees.faa.gov/tools_resources/orders_notices/ and on the air traffic publications website at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ .

4. Duration of this Notice. This notice is temporary and will be superseded by FAA Order JO 7340.2 when the listings in this notice are published within that order.

5. Procedures/Responsibilities/Action. Cancel the following ICAO 3LD and telephony designator and associated information to FAA Order JO 7340.2, Chapter 3, Sections 1, 2, and 3, as follows: Distribution: Electronic Initiated By: A JV - A31 04/06/2026 N 7340.909

ICAO 3LD and Telephony Designator Deletions (U.S. only )

Addendum to FAA Order JO 7340.2 (Changes valid April 13, 2026)

New ICAO 3LD and Telephony Designators

3LD Company/Agency Telephony AIR AURORA, INC. (SUGAR GROVE, IL) BOREALIS AAI EAGLE AVIATION SERVICES, INC. (FT. WORTH, TX) - ABU BAR HARBOR AIRLINES (BANGOR, ME) BAR HARBOR AJC SOUTHERN JERSEY AIRWAYS, INC. (ATLANTIC CITY, NJ) ACOM ALC PENNSYLVANIA COMMUTER AIRLINES, INC. ALLEGHENY ALO (MIDDLETOWN, PA) TRANS INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS AVIATION BIG APPLE BAP BIRD LEASING, INC. (NORTH ANDOVER, MA) BIRD AIR BIR NORTHEAST AVIATION, INC. (LANSING, IL) RUN BITTY BIT SUNDANCE AIR, INCORPORATED (DENVER, CO) BARNACLE AIR BNC SUNBIRD AIRLINES, INC. (CHARLOTTE, NC) CAROLINA CDL CHIPOLA AVIATION, INC. (MARIANNA, FL) CHIPOLA CEP CHURCH AIRCRAFT LTD (DENVER, CO) CHURCHAIR CHU CORPORATE JETS, INC. (WEST MIFFLIN, PA) SEA JET CJI CKC SERVICES, INC. (NEWPORT BEACH, CA) - CKC CLARK AVIATION CORP. (NEW CUMBERLAND, PA) CLARKAIR CLK CONTINENTAL MICRONESIA, INC. (TAMUNING, GUAM) AIR MIKE CMI CASPER AIR SERVICE,INC.(CASPER, WY) CASPER AIR CSP CAPITOL WINGS AIRLINE, INC. (AUSTIN, TX) CAPWINGS CWZ DECATUR AVIATION, INC. (DECATUR, IL) DECUR DAA DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (MAYNARD, MA) DIGITAL DGT EBSCO, INC. D/B/A MILLION AIR LONGVIEW DOLLAR SIGN DOL (LONGVIEW, TX) DANBURY AIRWAYS, INC. (DANBURY, CT) DANBURY DSA AIRWAYS DELAWARE SKYWAYS, LLC (NEW CASTLE, DE) DELAWARE DWR EXECUTIVE AIR CHARTER (HONOLULU, HI) EXECAIR EAC EASTERN CAROLINA AVIATION, INC. (RICHLANDS, NC) EASTERN ECI CAROLINA EAST KANSAS CITY AVIATION, INC. (GRAIN VALLEY, BLUE GOOSE EKC MO) AVIATION DATA SYSTEMS, INC. (ORLANDO, FL) - FBW AIRSPRINT US, INC. (SCOTTSDALE, AZ) FRACJET FCJ FLIGHT OPS INTERNATIONAL (JAMAICA, NY) - FOI FOUR STAR AVIATION D/B/A FOUR STAR GARGO (ST. FOUR STAR FSC THOMAS, VI) FLAGSHIP EXPRESS SERVICES, INC. (YPSILANTI, MI) FLAG FSX CARDINAL/AIR VIRGINIA (LYNCHBURG, VA) AIR VIRGINIA FVA FULL EXPRESS, INC. (SWANTON, OH) GRAND AIRE GAX RADER AVIATION, INC. (WHITE SULFER SPRINGS, WV) GREENBRIER AIR GBR 04/06/2026 N 7340.909 GULFSTREAM AIRLINES, INC. (SOUTH WINDSOR, CT) GULFSTAR GFS CARGO 360, INC. (SEATTLE, WA) LONG-HAUL GGC COLVIN AVIATION, INC. (ATHENS, GA) GRASSHOPPER EX GHP TRANS-AIR-LINK CO. (MIAMI, FL) SKY TRUCK GJB GRAND AIRWAYS, INC. (LAS VEGAS, NV) GRAND VEGAS GND GARDEN STATE AIRLINES, INC. (SHREWSBURY, NJ) GARDEN STATE GSA LAKE HAVASU AIR SERVICE (LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ) HAVASU HCA WACHOVIA FLIGHT OPERATIONS D/B/A HAWKAIRE HAWKEYE HKI (CHARLOTTE, NC) HEUSSLER AIR SERVICE CORP (BUFFALO, NY) HEUSSLER HUS SILVAIR, INC. (MIAMI SPRINGS, FL) - IJS INTERPORT CORPORATION (PORTLAND, ME) INTERPORT IPT INTER-AIR, INC. (DENVER, CO) CAFEX ITA HORIZON AIR SERVICE (HONOLULU, HI) KOKO KOK LAWRENCE AVIATION, INC. (LAWRENCE, KS) LAWRENCE LAR THE LANCAIR COMPANY (BEND, OR) LANCAIR LCC LEASE-A-PLANE INTERNATIONAL (NORTHBROOK, IL) LEASE-A-PLANE LPL MERLIN AIRWAYS, INC. (BILLINGS, MT) AVALON MEI MIDLINE AIR FREIGHT (OWENSBORO, KY) MIDLINE FREIGHT MFR MOHAWK AIRLINES (ONEONTA, NY) MOHAWK AIR MOW MAY AIR XPRESS, INC. (EL DORADO, AR) BEECHNUT MXP NEW WORLD JET CORPORATION (RONKONKOMA, NY) NEW WORLD NWD NORTHWEST AERO ASSOCIATES, INC. (ELKO, NV) - NWE MONTAUK CARIBBEAN AIRWAYS, INC. D/B/A LONG LONG ISLAND ORA ISLAND AIRLINES PARADISE AIRWAYS, INC. (SMYRNA, TN) SEA RAY PAI PIEDMONT AVIATION SERVICES, INC. D/B/A PACE PACE PCE AIRLINES (WINSTON-SALEM, NC) P D Q AIR CHARTER, INC. (PONTIAC, MI) DISPATCH PDQ PACIFICAIR AIRLINES (CORVALLIS, OR) PACIFIC WEST PFR PHILLIPS MICHIGAN CITY FLYING SERVICE, INC. PHILLIPS PHL (MICHIGAN CITY, IN) PRIVATE JET EXPEDITIONS, INC. (ATLANTA, GA) PEE JAY PJE MOUNTAIN AIR EXPRESS, INC. (COLORADO SPRINGS, PIKES PEAK PKP CO) POLYNESIAN AIR-WAYS (HONOLULU, HI) POLYAIR PLA POCONO AIR LINES, INC. (EAST STROUDSBURG, PA) POCONO POC PHOENIX AIR TRANSPORT, INC. (PHOENIX, AZ) PAPAGO PPG BUTTE AVIATION, INC. (BUTTE, MT) PIPESTONE PPS PACIFIC COAST AIRLINES (NEWPORT BEACH, CA) SAGE BRUSH PQA PRO AIR, INC. (SEATTLE WA) PROHAWK PRH PACIFIC ISLAND AVIATION, INC. (SAIPAN, MP) PACIFIC ISLE PSA PACIFIC SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, INC. (CARLBAD, CA) SMILEY PSX PRO AIR SERVICE (MIAMI, FL) POP-AIR PSZ PORT TOWNSEND AIRWAYS (PORT TOWNSEND, WA) TOWNSEND PTQ PLAYERS AIR, INC. (LAWRENCEVILLE, GA) PLAYERS AIR PYZ 04/06/2026 N 7340.909 RYNES AVIATION, INC. (MELROSE PARK, IL) RYNES AVIATION RAA RIO AIRWAYS (KILLEEN, TX) RIO REO J P HUNT, INC., AIR CARRIERS (GENTRY, AR) REFLEX RFX RENOWN AVIATION, INC. (SANTA MARIA, CA) RENOWN RGS RICH INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS, INC. (MIAMI, FL) RICHAIR RIA ROYAL AMERICAN AIRWAYS (TUCSON, AZ) ROYAL AMERICAN RLM ROYAL WEST AIRLINES (LAS VEGAS, NV) ROYAL WEST RWE ISLAND EXPRESS (FT. LAUDERDALE, FL) SANDY ISLE SDY SEDONA AIR CENTER (WEST SEDONA, AZ) SEDONA AIR SED SENTEL CORPORATION (NEWPORT NEWS, VA) SENTEL SEL CAPE CENTRAL AIRWAYS, INC. (CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO) SEMO SEM SAFEWING AVIATION COMPANY, INC. (KANSAS CITY, SWIFTWING SFF MO) SIERRA EXPRESS (RENO, NV) SEREX SIE SALAIR, INC. (SEATTLE, WA) SALAIR SIR SUN QUEST EXECUTIVE AIR CHARTER, INC. (PACOIMA, EXECU-QUEST SNQ CA) SUN WEST AIRLINES (SCOTTSDALE, AZ) SUN WEST SNW TOMORROW'S AERONAUTICAL MUSEUM, INC. AERO SQUAD SQD (COMPTON, CA) SOUTHERN CROSS AVIATION INC., LLC SOUTHERN FLIGHT SXF SONALYSTS, INC. (WATERFORD, CT) - SYI SPECIAL AVIATION SYSTEMS, INC. (LEIPSIC, OH) SPECIAL SYSTEM SYV TAB EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL (DELAND, FL) TAB TBI INTERNATIONAL WELCH AVIATION, INC. (ALPENA, MI) THUNDER BAY TDB TELFORD AVIATION, INC. (WATERVILLE, ME) TELFORD TEL TERRITORIAL AIRLINES, INC. (SANTA FE, NM) TERRI-AIRE TER TRANS-FLORIDA AIRLINES (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) TRANS FLORIDA TFA C AND M AVIATION (BUTTE, MT) TRANSPAC TIP TLC AIR, INC. (CARROLTON, TX) TEALSY TLS TELESIS TRANSAIR, INC. (DALLAS, TX) TELESIS TLX TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (TMC) AIRLINES WILLOW RUN TMM (YPSILANTI, MI) TAQUAN AIR SERVICES, INC. (KETCHIKAN, AK) TAQUAN TQN TRANS AIR CHARTER, INC. (FULLERTON, CA) TRACKER TRC TRANSWESTERN AIRLINES OF UTAH (LOGAN, UT) TRANS-WEST TRW TRISTAR AIRLINES, INC. (LAS VEGAS, NV) TRISTAR AIR TRY US AIRPORTS AIR CHARTER (ROCHESTER, NY) US CHARTER UCH UNITED EXECUTIVE JET, INC. D/B/A JETCORP JETCORP UEJ (CHESTERFIELD, MO) UFS, INC. (ST.LOUIS, MO) FEEDER FLIGHT UFS UNION FLIGHTS (SACRAMENTO, CA) UNION FLIGHTS UNF U.S. HELICOPTER CORP. (STRATFORD, CT) US-HELI USH U S JET, INC. (WASHINGTON, DC) USJET USJ UNITED WEST AIRLINES, INC. (STUART, FL) GRUMPY UWA 04/06/2026 N 7340.909 VOLARE AIR CHARTER COMPANY (EL PASO, TX) CARMEN VCM BIZ JET CHARTER, INC. (LAS VEGAS, NV) AVOLAR VLX VINTAGE PROPS AND JETS, INC. (NEW SMYRNA BEACH, VINTAGE VPP FL) VIRGIN ISLANDS SEAPLANE SHUTTLE, WATERBIRD VSS INC.(ST.CROIX,VI) WINGS AIRWAYS (BLUE BELL, PA) WING SHUTTLE WAW HUMMINGBIRD AVIATION, LLC (HAMMOND, LA) TANGI WHR WILLIAMS AIR, INC. (MEDFORD LAKES,NJ) WILLIAMS AIR WLS WINAIR, INC. (SALT LAKE CITY, UT) WINAIR WNA WRA, INC. (MORRISVILLE, NC) WRAP AIR WRR WIND SPIRIT AIR, INC. (DETROIT, MI) WIND SPIRIT WSI WISMAN AVIATION (FT. WAYNE, IN) WISMAN WSM HAND D AVIATION (TERRE HAUTE, IN) WABASH VALLEY WVA WYOMING AIRLINES LTD. (DENVER, CO) WYOMING WYG AMR SERVICES CORP (DALLAS, TX) ALLIANCE XAM AIRLINE OPERATIONS SERVICES (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) - XAO DIRECT AIR, INC. D/B/A/ MIDWAY CONNECTION (GARY, MID-TOWN XAP IN) PHH AVIATION SYSTEMS, INC. - XAS AT AND T AVIATION DIVISION (MORRISTOWN, NH) - XAT CONTEL ASC (MCLEAN, VA) - XCL COMPUFLIGHT OPERATIONS SERVICE, INC. (PORT + XCO WASHINGTON, NY) COMPUSERVE INCORPORATED - XCS CITIBANK, N.A. (NEWARK, NJ) - XCX LOCKHEED DUATS - XDD DISPATCH SERVICES, INC. (MIAMI, FL) - XDS DATE TRANSFORMATION CORP. (TURNERSVILLE, NJ) - XDT DYNAIR SERVICES, INC. (MCLEAN, VA) - XDY AMERICAN FLIGHT SERVICE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHOENIX, - XFS AZ) GLOBAL SYSTEMS, INC. - XGS GLOBAL WEATHER DYNAMICS, INC. - XGW JEPPESEN DATA PLAN, INC. (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) - XLD LOCKHEED AIR TERMINAL, INC. (TAMUNING, GU) - XLG MARTIN AVIATION SERVICES (MIAMI, FL) - XMA TIGIN LTD. D/B/A NAVINC AIRLINES SERVICES + XNV (HONOLULU, HI) ISLAND AIR EXPRESS (FRIDAY HARBOR, WA) RAINBIRD XYZ CENTRAL AVIATION, INC. (CHICAGO, IL) YOGAN AIR YOG 04/06/2026 N 7340.909 7. Background . FAA Order 7610.12 subparagraph 9d states “ATO must conduct periodic audits to identify ICAO 3LDs/telephonies that are assigned to U.S. aircraft operators and registered with ICAO, but are no longer in use. Lack of use for two years or more may result in the assignment or authorization of an ICAO 3LD/telephony to be revised, reassigned, rescinded, or cancelled.” U.S. operators listed in this notice have exceeded the time limit for non-use and thus will be cancelled.

8. Distribution . This notice is available online and will be distributed electronically to all offices that subscribe to receive email notification/access to it through the FAA website ( https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ ).

Brian Murphy April 6, 2026 Manager, Aeronautical Data Team Date Air Traffic Organization

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