THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D
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The Honorabl e Ed Perlmutter U.S. House of Representatives Washington , DC 205 15 Dear Co ngress man Perlmutter: April 04, 2014

Thank you for yo ur letter regarding the appli cati on ofNo rweg ian A ir International Limited (NA I) for authority to co ndu c t U.S. service s. Given that a number of interested p arties have filed re s ponsive pl eadin gs to NAI's application and thi s m atter is currently pending before th e Department , I am sure yo u understand that I cannot comme nt on the merit s ofNA I 's app li catio n. I ass ure yo u , however, th at we wi ll g ive fu ll and careful consideration to a ll of the pleadin gs filed o n the reco rd b efore we reac h a determin atio n in thi s m atter. A s i s our s tandard practice , I am placin g a copy of yo ur le tter and my respo n se in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204 , as a co ntac t ou ts id e the record of this case. You m ay track the progre ss of thi s case and view the publicl y ava il ab le documents filed in the docket by access ing th e Federal Do cket Management System at www . reg ul at i ons . gov and searc h ing for D ocket DOT-O ST-20 1 3 -0 2 04. I hope thi s information is helpful. S in cere ly,

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. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: March 14,2014 COMMITIEES: FINANCIAL SERVICES

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### I write with concerns about the Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) application currently under review by the U.S. Department ofTransportation for NAIto operate in the U.S. as a foreign air carrier. The United States has one ofthe 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 ofthe 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 ofhealthy competition and important labor and safety standards. The United States leads the world with these protections, and exi sting 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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