THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 2051 5 

Dear Congressman Hastings: 

June 9, 201-t 

Thank you for your letter regarding the application of Norwegian Air International Limited 

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

Given that a number of interested parties have filed responsive pleadings to NAT'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 

detem1ination in this matter. 

As is our standard practice, 1 am placing a copy of your letter and my response in Docket 

DOT-OST-20 13-0204, as a contact outside the record of this case. You may track the progress 

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

Federal Docket Management System at www.regul ations.gov and searching for Docket 

DOT-OST-201 3-0204. 

I hope this information is helpful. 

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The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

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Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

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I write to express concern regarding the application of Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) to the 

U.S. Department ofTransportation (DOT) for a foreign air carrier permit. In particular, the company's business 

model undermines both U.S. and Norwegian labor standards, as we ll as puts U.S. airlines at an unfair competitive 

disadvantage. 

NAI, owned by Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS), is a Norwegian airline that holds an air operator's 

certificate (AOC) from Ireland. Given that NAI does not operate flights to or from Ireland, it seems that NAS 

established NAI in Ireland in order to circumvent the application of Norwegian labor Jaws to NAI's flight crew. 

For example, NAI pilots are individually contracted through a Singaporean company, where compensation is 

substantially less than that of their counterparts at NAS. 

In addition, while NAI's workforce arrangement for flight attendants continues to evolve, its decision to 

hire and base its cabin crewmembers outside of Norway not only shows a disregard for collective bargaining 

obligations under Norwegian Jaw, but puts pressure on U.S. flight attendants. 

NAI currently operates commercial services to the U.S. within the framework of the U.S.-E.U. Air 

Transport Agreement, in apparent contradiction with Article 17 bis, which states, "the opportunities created by the 

Agreement are not intended to undermine labour standards or the labour-related rights and principles contained in 

the Parties' respective Jaws." 

Before a final decision is made regarding NAI's application for a foreign air carrier permit, I encourage 

DOT to closely review NAI's filings, determine which labor Jaws will apply to its flight crew, and consider the 

potential impact on the U.S. aviation industry as a whole. Thank you for your attention to is important matter. 

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