THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

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 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. 
DENNY HECK 

10TH DISTRICT, WASHINGTON 

FINANCIAL SERVICES 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 

AND CONSUMER CREDIT 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON 

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The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

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U.S. Department of Transportation 

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Dear Mr. Secretary: 

April 3, 2014 

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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 of this matter . 

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