THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable Kenny Marchant 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 205 15 

Dear Congressman Marchant: 

June 20, 2014 

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 cunently 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 fi led in the docket by accessing the 

Federal Docket Management System at www.regulations.gov and searching fo r Docket 

DOT-OST-20 13-0204. 

I hope this information is helpful. 

Anthony R. Foxx 
KENNY MARCHANT 

24TH DISTRICT, TEXAS 

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The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary 

U.S. Depattrnent of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

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I am writing to you regarding Norwegian Air International Limited's (NAT) 

pending application for an exemption and foreign air carrier permit. During the course of 

the Department of Transportation's (DOT) evaluation of these pending applications, I 

would appreciate your review to ensure they comply with the US-EU Open Skies 

Agreement and is in the best public interest. I would fu rther appreciate your responses to 

the following questions regarding NAI and the US-EU Open Skies Agreement. 

I have heard from constituents in my Congressional district who are concerned 

that NAI's pending application may potentially violate the US-EU Open Skies 

Agreement. I strongly support robust airline competition and new choices for the 

traveling public, but this should be done in a matmer that is consistent with established 

international obligations. Do you have a proposed schedule for reviewing NAI's 

application and when DOT would be expected to render its decisions? 

It is my understanding that NAI has plans to hire some of its flight crews from 

Thailand and Singapore, which should not be allowed under the US-EU Open Skies 

Agreement. If DOT was to consider approving NAI's application, then it would seem 

that you were holding this foreign airline to a different stat1dard than US air caniers. 

Would you agree with this assessment since US airlines are required to hire US pilots? 

Thank you for your review of this letter and I look forward to receiving your 

reply. Should you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please feel free to 

contact me, or my Legislative Director, Scott Cunningham, at 202.225.6605 or 

scott.cunningham@mail.house. gov. 

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