THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable Ed Perlmutter 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 205 15 

Dear Congressman Perlmutter: 

April 04, 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 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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The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

March 14,2014 

COMMITIEES: 

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CAPITAL M ARKETS AND 

GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTERPRISES (GSES) 

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I write with concerns about the Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) application currently 

under review by the U.S. Department of Transportation for NAIto operate in the U.S. as a 

foreign air carrier. The United States has one of the safest and most professional airline 

industries in the world, and I request you carefully consider the potential impacts of approving 

NAI's application. 

NAI's application raises several questions in need of answers. The Norwegian airline will 

operate using a license from Ireland and avoid Norwegian safety and labor laws. Additionally, 

some of the flight crews will be hired through Singapore further skirting protections traditionally 

included in foreign air carrier permits. I urge you to examine these issues ensuring NAI is not 

allowed to establish a flag of convenience. Such approval is specifically prohibited under the 

US-EU Open Skies Agreement. 

The strength of America's aviation industry is a result of healthy competition and important labor 

and safety standards. The United States leads the world with these protections, and existing 

international agreements are in place to ensure a level playing field. We cannot have a race to 

the bottom to skirt labor standards in an attempt to increase profit margins. This would be 

detrimental to the thousands of Americans working in our aviation industry as pilots, flight 

attendants, customer service agents, mechanics and all the other support services. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to continue working with you to 

support a strong, vibrant aviation industry. 

Ed Perlmutter 

Member of Congress 

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