THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

April 03, 2014 

The Honorable Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Sablan: 

Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited 

(NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. 

Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAI's application 

and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I 

cannot comment on the merits ofNAI's application. I assure you, however, that we will give full 

and careful consideration to all of the pleadings filed on the record before we reach a 

determination in this matter. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0204, as a contact outside the record of this case. You may track the progress 

of this case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by accessing the 

Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0204. 

I hope this information is helpful. 

Sincerely, 

Anthony R. Foxx 
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I write to express my concern regarding the application (DOT-OST-2013-0204) 

submitted by Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI), a subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle 

(NAS), which seeks exemption authority and a foreign air carrier permit from the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

I understand that NAI is concurrently seeking an air carrier certificate from Ireland in 

order to operate as an Irish air carrier instead of a Norwegian one, and is hiring lower-waged 

pilots and flight crews based in Southeast Asia. It appears that NAS intends to establish a new 

airline in order to skirt Norwegian labor laws for flights to and from the U.S. 

Should NAI be granted a foreign air carrier permit from DOT, it would be permitted to 

fly to and from the U.S. under an outsourcing business model that could put U.S. airlines at a 

competitive disadvantage and threaten U.S. airline industry jobs. Also, although it seeks to 

become an Irish airline, it does not seem that NAI will be conducting air transportation services 

from Ireland, calling into question how regulatory oversight ofNAI's operations will be 

conducted. 

The economy of the Northern Mariana Islands is heavily dependent upon the airline 

industry and the tourism it brings. Public confidence in the safety of air travel must be upheld 

and I am concerned that approval ofNAI's application could lead to a lowering of standards. 

DOT should review NAI's application most carefully to ensure that it is in compliance with all 

federal statutes and the U.S.-European Union Air Transport Agreement. And I respectfully 

request careful consideration, as well, of the long-term implications of any decision in this case. 

510-140224-019 

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GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO SABLAN 

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