THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D
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The Honorable Denny Heck U.S. House of Representatives Washington , DC 20515 Dear Congressman Heck: May 21,2014

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 currently pending before the Department, I an1 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 ofthe pleadings fil ed on the record before we reach a determination in thi s 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 ofthis case. You may track the progress ofthi s case and view the publicly avail ab le 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.DENNY HECK 10TH DISTRICT, WASHINGTON
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The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Ave , SE Washington , DC 20590 Dear Mr. Secretary: April 3, 2014 425 CANNON HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASI<INGTON , DC 20515 (202) 225-9740 420 COLLEGE STREET, SE SUITE 3000 lACEY, WA 98503 (360) 459-S514 6000 MAIN STREET, SW SUITE 38 lAK(WOOO. WA 98499

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-I. write in regards to the application before-you by Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for a foreign air carrier permit. I urge the Department to closely review the NAI application in order to determine whether it is fully compliant with federal statutes and the U.S.- European Union Air Transport Agreement. From what I understand , NAI appears to be in the same corporate family with another carrier, Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS). NAS has stated that it plans to operate Irish subsidiaryregistered aircraft to fly from Norway and other EU points to the United States. IfNAI is a subsidiary ofNAS, it may seek to register its aircraft and receive an air operator's certificate from Ireland in order to conduct new long-haul operations
. .. It is possible that this business model may not prioritize fair wages and working conditions , and could put U.S. carriers and aircrews who do at a competitive disadvantage. The Airline Pilots Association , Airlines for America, and some U.S. air carriers have expressed concern that NAI's application is not consistent with DQT's statutorily defined objectives to "strengthen the competitive position of U.S. air carriers to at least ensure equality with foreign air carriers." (49 U.S. C. 4010l(a)(l5) and (e)(l)). I hope you will exercise full and fair consideration when reviewing NAI's application to ensure it is consistent with federal law and relevant international agreements . Thank you for your consideration ofthis matter.



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