IRS lien causes more turbulence for OneJet

had hoped to serve 17 cities, including Pittsburgh.

Mr. Pawlak said Ultimate Air would continue to operate business as usual in light of the cancellation.

“We are going to continue our growth plans that were planned out even before OneJet got into the picture in the spring. So it’s really not affecting us,” he said.

Through its lawsuit, the county airport authority is trying to recover $763,000 of $1 million in incentives awarded to OneJet in a 2016 agreement. The suit, filed earlier this month, accuses OneJet of not living up to the pact’s terms, which required the airline to serve 10 destinations, including sevennew markets.

OneJet did launch flights to 10 markets but is now down to just two — Hartford and Indianapolis — from Pittsburgh. The deal required the carrier to maintain round-trip nonstop service at least five days a week for at least five years to the new destinations, according tothe lawsuit.

Mr. Maguire has said the airline plans to incrementally restore the flights it has cut from Pittsburgh as it upgrades to large 30seat jets.

Adding to the turbulence were disclosures that two members of the airport authority board, Robert Lewis and Jan Rea, invested in OneJet. But solicitor Jeffrey Letwin has said the investments came well after the incentives were awarded.

He did not see any conflicts of interest as long as both recuse themselves in any votes involving the airline. Mr. Lewis also sits on the OneJet board as a nonvoting member. The authority obtained the seat in the 2016incentive agreement.