BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D C

Applicatio n o f NORWEGIA N AI RINTERNATIONA L LIMITE D fo ra n exemptio n unde r4 9 U.S.C . § 4010 9 an d aforeig n ai rcarrie rpermi tpursuan tt o 4 9 U.S.C . § 4130 1 (US-E U Ope n Skies ) Docke tNo . OST-2013-020 4

ANSWE RO F TH E TRANSPORTATIO N TRADE S DEPARTMENT , AFL-CI O T O APPLICATIO N O F NORWEGIA N AI RINTERNATIONA L LIMITE D F O RA N EXEMPTIO N AN D FOREIG N AI RCARRIE RPERMI T

O n behal

f o f th e Transportatio n Trade s Department , AFL-CI O (TTD ) I writ e t o oppos e th e applicatio n o f

Norwegia n Ai rInternationa l Limite d

(NAI ) fo ra n exemptio n an d a foreig n ai r carrie rpermit . B y way o f background

, TT D consist

s of 3 2 affiliate d

union s includin g thos e tha t represen t

worker s a t

U.S . airline s tha t

woul d b e i n direc t

competitio n wit h NA I fo rinternationa l

routes .

TT D supports comments filed by th e Ai rLin e Pilot s Associatio n (ALFA) , an d w e refe r yo u t o th e analysi s o f th e NA I

busines s mode l

an d lega l implication s detaile d i n ALPA' s filing. A s thos e comments discuss, NA I is a n affiliat e o f

Norway-base d

Norwegia n Ai rShuttl e (NAS) ,

an d wa s incorporate d

i n Irelan d

wit h th e expres s inten t of evadin g Norway' s socia l laws . A s a controlle d

affiliat e o f

a Norway-base d

company , NA I

woul d no t hav e th e opportunit y t o appl

yfo ra foreig n ai r carrie rpermi t

i f no t fo rth e U.S.-European/Norway/Icelan d Ai rTranspor t Agreemen t

(ATA) , whic h liberalize d ai rtraffi e right s betwee n th e E U an d th e U.S' . NAE s busines s model

, whic h is base d

o n underminin g labo rstandard s an d drivin g dow n labo rcosts,

run s contrar

y t o th e provisio n i n th e AT A tha t state s tha t

th e opportunitie s create d by th e Agreemen t

are no t

intende d

t o undermin e labo rstandard s o rth e labor-relate d right s an d principle s eontaine d i n th e law s of

th e signatorie s t o tha t agreement. Furthermore , grantin g th e N A I applicatio n woul d

violat e th e statutor

y requiremen t

tha t regulator

y decision s mad

e by th e U.S . Departmen t

of Transportatio n (DOT) , includin g th e grantin g o f ai rcarrie rcertificates , mus t promot e th e publi c interes t an d encourag e fai rwage s an d workin g conditions^ . Throughou t

th e negotiation s leadin g t o th e ATA , TT D raise d concerns ^ abou t

propose d change s i n regulator y structur e tha t

allowe d

an y E U airlin e t o operat e fro m an y poin t i n th e E U t o an y poin t i n th e U.S . Thi s righ t essentiall

y allow s th e nationa l airline s of

individua l

Europea n countrie s t o operat e a s "European " airlines , a t leas t fo rth e purpos e of

th e ATA . Ou rconcern s durin g negotiation s wer e tha t airline s woul d

no t b e subjec t

t o a singl e Europea n labo rlaw , rathe r th e labor-managemen t relation s of

thes e airline s woul d continu e t o b e subjec t t o th e nationa l labo rlaw s o f

particula rEuropea n countries . We believe d tha t thi s framewor k woul d rais e th e possibilit

y tha t E U airline s woul d

seek t o compet e wit h on e anothe ro n th e basis o f difference s i n thos e nationa l

labo rlaw s and

, i n th e process, secure a n unfai radvantag e wit h th e U.S . carriers providin g transatlanti c service .

^ Th e U.S . - Europea n Unio n Ai rTranspor tAgreemen twa s amende d i n Jun e 201 1 to appl y to Norwa y an d Icelan d a s i f the y wer e Membe rState s o f th e Europea n Union . '4 9 U.S. C §40101(a)(5 ) ^ Attache d i s aJanuar y 11 , 201 0 lette rto Mr . Joh n Byerl y an d Mr . Pau l Gretc h 2Fo rthi s reason , w e supporte d th e inclusio n i n th e AT A o f a labo rarticl e suc h a s th e previousl

y reference d

languag e statin g tha t th e opportunitie s provide d by th e AT A are no t intende d

t o undermin e labo rstandard s o rth e labor-relate d rights . Wit h th e emergenc e of th e N A S busines s mode l tha t is designe d

t o exploi t

Europea n aviatio n an d labo rlaw s i n orde rt o undermin e collectiv e bargainin g by th e NA S pilot s an d fligh t attendants , ou rconcern s durin g th e negotiation s i n 201 0 an d ou rinsistenc e o n languag e protectin g labo rstandard s hav e prove d prescient .

NA S is incorporate d i n an d hold s an d ai roperators eertificat e i n Norway . Howeve r rathe rtha n registe rits 78 7 aircraf t i n its hom e country , NA S has registere d the m i n Irelan d

an d is seekin g t o obtai n a n Ireland-issue d AOC . Fo rits lon g hau l operation s th e airlin e is usin g pilot s wh o are base d

i n Thailan d

an d employe d

o n individua l

employmen t

contracts tha t

ar e governe d by th e law s of

Singapore . Th e pilo t crew s are no t

employe d

directl y by NA S bu t

by a pilo t recruitmen t

company tha t

contract

, o rmor e accuratel

y "rents, " the m t o NAS . We believ e tha t NA S intend

s t o us e th e sam e o rsimila rmode l fo rNA I

lon g haul .

I n addition , th e airlin e apparentl y take s th e positio n tha t becaus e its aircraf

t ar e registere d i n Irelan d

i t doe s no t

nee d t o obtai n Norwegia n wor kpermit s fo rits Asian-base d crew . Whil e th e unio n tha t

represent

s th e non-78 7

cre w is challengin g thi s assertion , th e Norwa y governmen t ha s indicate d

tha t registratio n of

th e aircraf

t i n Irelan d

wil l postpon e th e nee d

fo rNorwegia n

wor kpermit s fo rth e Asia-base d pilot s an d

ha s indicate d

tha t obtainin g a n Iris h AO C ma y tak e thos e pilot s completel y ou t fro m unde rcoverag e b y Norwegia n socia l

laws . I t

is als o unclea r whethe r Iris h socia l

law s wil l

cove rthes e airlin e workers , o ri f the y wil l b e require d

t o obtai n



### 3Iris h wor k permits . TT D sen t a lette rt o th e Iris h Ministe rfo rSocia l Protectio n o n Octobe r18 , 201 3 inquirin g whethe rth e Governmen t of Irelan d is applying , o rintend s t o appl

y its socia l

law s t o th e fligh t

cre w members o n NA S aircraft . A t thi s tim e w e hav e ye t t o receiv e a response .

I t is clea rtha t

NA S is usin g th e uniqu e natur e o f E U aviatio n law s t o effeetivel y sho p

aroun d fo rth e labo rlaw s an d regulation s tha t

bes t sui t its botto m line . Th e airlin e is usin g a "Fla g of

Convenience " strateg y a t th e expens e of

decen t labo rstandards . I n additio n t o subjectin g its ow n workforc e t o substandar d wage s an d

conditions , th e NA S mode l threaten s th e U.S . aviatio n workforce . NA S no w serve s route s fro m Scandinavi a t o Ne w Yor kCit y an d For t Lauderdale , wit h plan s t o serv e Lo s Angeles , Oaklan d an d Orland o i n th e nea rfuture . I t als o plan s t o start

service s t o th e U.S . fro m Londo n thi s summer . B y usin g a Fla g o f Convenienc e t o dramaticall

y lowe rlabo rcosts, NA S is undercuttin g U.S . carriers an d thei remployee s tha t serv e thos e sam e markets by a s muc h a

s 5 0 percent.

I n additio n t o bein g counte rt o th e labo rarticl e include d i n th e ATA , th e applicatio n is als o contrar

y t o th e publi c interes t criteri a i n U.S . law . DO T ma y issu e a permi t

authorizin g a perso n o rentit

y t o engag e i n foreig n ai rtransportatio n i f i t finds, amon g othe rthings , tha t th e transportatio n provide d "wil l b e i n th e publi c interest^ " Whe n determinin g i f th e propose d servic e is i n th e publi c interest , on e criterio n is th e encouragemen t of "fai rwage s an d

workin g conditions^. " Anothe rcriterio n is "strengthenin g th e competitiv e positio n o f [U.S. ] ai rcarriers t o

a t leas t ensure equalit

y wit h foreig n ai rcarriers^ " Th e NAS/NA I busines s mode l

a s discusse d

" Attache d i s a nOctobe r18 , 201 3 lette rt o Joa n Burton , th e Iris h Ministe rfo rSocia l Protection . '4 9 U.S. C §4013 2 '4 9 U.S. C §40101(a)(5 )

' 4 9 U.S. C §4010 1 (a) ( 15 ) an d (e)(I ) 

### 4abov e clearl y fails o n bot h criteria . I t woul d discourage, rathe rtha n encourage, fai rwage s an d workin g conditions , an d woul d clearl y pu t U.S . carriers a t

a competitiv e disadvantage . We hav e watche d

a s anothe ronce-grea t U.S . industr

y fel l victi m t o th e Fla g of Convenienc e strateg

y tha t NA S is no w seekin g t o perform . Th e U.S . maritim e industr y wa s no t lon g ag o a significan t forc e i n th e globa l

maritim e marketplac e wit h U.S.-fla g vessel s carryin g commercia l

carg o t o ports throughou t th e world . Now , however , th e U.S.-fla g flee t

is a shel l

of its forme rself

, wit h fewe rtha n 10 0 vessel s i n operation . Thos e onl y sai l unde ra U.S . fla g becaus e o f

governmen t

program s tha t

kee p the m commerciall y viabl e du e t o thei rstrategi c importanc e t o ou rmilitar y an d nationa l

security . Th e reaso n i s tha t internationa l

shippin g corporation s are able t o registe r thei rvessel

s i n th e countr

y wit h th e labors law s tha t bes t sui t thei rbotto m line . B y usin g a Fla g o f Convenienc e strateg y an d choosin g th e lowes t commo n denominato rfo rwage s an d labo rstandards, foreign-flagge d vessel s are able operate a t a muc h lowe rcost

, an d th e U.S . maritim e industr y has bee n lef

t o n lif e support

afte rsendin g thousand s

of good-payin g maritim e job s overseas . Currently , 9 8 percen t of th e commercia l

vessel s enterin g an d

leavin g U.S . ports an d harbors are foreig n flagged.

We canno t

allo w a simila rfate t o befal l ou raviatio n industr y an d its workforce . Th e NAS/NA I

busines s mode l

is precisel

y designe d

t o achiev e wha t

internationa l

shippin g corporation s achieve d wit h grea t

succes s ove rth e pas t severa l decades . Member s of Congres s wh o witnesse d

th e declin e of

th e maritim e industr y i n thei row n district s hav e als o raise d

concern s ove rth e NAS/NA I strateg y an d its vas t implication s fo rth e U.S . airlin e industry . A t a Hous e Transportatio n an d Infrastructur e Subcommitte e o n Aviatio n hearin g o n Decembe r12, 2013 , Rep . Pete rDeFazi o (D-OR ) expresse d hi s considerabl e concer n abou t foreig n airline s usin g a Fla g of

Convenienc e strateg y t o DO T

Deput y Secretar

y fo rAviatio n an d

Internationa l 

### 5Affair s Susa n Kurland , an d aske d tha t th e governmen t

do whateve ri t

ca n t o preven t

thi s fro m harmin g U.S . aviation . DO T should rejec t NIA' s applicatio n o n th e ground s tha t its busines s mode l

violate s th e labo rarticl e i n th e ATA . I t is furthe ri n th e publi c interes t an d consisten t

wit h th e DOT' s statutor y requiremen t

t o encourag e fai rwage s an d workin g condition s t o rejec t thi s application . Respectfull

y Submitted

,

Edwar d Wytkin d Presiden t Transportatio n Trade s Department , AFL-CI O 81 516"^ Street

, N W Washington , D C

2000 6 202-628-9262 edw(a),ttd.or

g Decembe r17,201 3



### 6Attachmen t1

A boldvoice for transportationworkers Januar y 11,201 0

Mr . Joh n Byerl

y Deput y Assistan t

Secretar

y of State fo rTransportatio n Affair s U.S . Departmen t

of State EEB/TRA , Roo m 342 5 220 1 C Street , N W Washington , D C

2052 0 Mr . Pau l

Gretc h Director

, Internationa l

Aviatio n U.S . Departmen t

of Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse

y Avenue , SE Washington , D C

2059 0 Re : Repor tb y Claud e Chen e o n socia l issue s raise d b y transatlanti cairlin e companie s (submitte d Novembe r9 , 2009 ) Dea rMssrs . Byerl

y an d Gretch : O n behal

f of th e Transportatio n Trade s Department , AFL-CI O (TTD ) I wante d

t o expres s concern s wit h th e conclusion s reache d an d th e recommendation s offere d by Mr . Claude Chen e i n hi s repor t

o n th e labo r

issue s presente d

by th e creatio n of

transatlanti c airlin e companies . I n a lette rdate d

Decembe r10

, 2009, th e Ai rLin e Pilot s Associatio n an d th e Europea n Cockpi t Associatio n expresse d thei rspecifi c disappointmen t wit h th e report . TT D full y concurs wit h th e concern s an d

issue s raise d

i n tha t lette ran d

wishe s t o emphasiz e severa l specifi c points . A s th e TT D an d

its membe rlabo rorganization s hav e pointe d ou t o n severa l

occasions , includin g a t th e tw o EU-U.S . labo rforums , th e change s i n regulator y structur e made b

y th e 200 8 U.S . - E U ai rservice s agreemen t (ASA ) an d

thos e propose d

by th e E U

i n th e ongoin g negotiations , rais e a numbe rof

seriou s concern s fo r U.S . airlin e employees . Th e AS A allow s an y E U airlin e t o operat e fro m an

y poin t i n th e E U

t o an y poin t i n th e U.S . Thi s righ t essentiall

y allow s th e nationa l

airline s of

individua l

Europea n countrie s t o operate a s "European " airlines , a t leas t fo r th e purpos e of

th e ASA . Rathe r

tha n b e subjec t

t o a singl e Europea n labo rlaw , however , th e labor-managemen t

relation s of

thes e airline s continu e t o b e subjec t t o th e nationa l

labo rlaw s of particula rEuropea n countries . Thi s framewor k thu s raise s th e possibilit y tha t E U airline s ma

y seek t o compet e wit h on e anothe ro n th e basis of difference s i n thos e nationa l labo rlaw s an d

i n th e proces s secure a n unfai r advantag e wit h th e U.S . carriers providin g transatlanti c service . Transportatio nTrade s Department , AFL-CI O 81 5 16t h Stree t N W/4t h Floo r/Washingto n D C 2000 6 Tel:202.628.926 2 /

Fax:202.628.039 1 /www.ttd.or g Edwar d Wytkind , Presiden t /Larr yI

. Willis , Secretary-Treasure rMr . Joh n Byerl y Mr . Pau l

Gretc h Januar y 11,201 0 Pag e 2 I n th e ongoin g roun d of negotiations , th e E U is proposin g t o eliminat e limitation s o n ownershi p of U.S . an d

E U airline s by investors o n th e tw o sides . Ou roppositio n t o thi s proposa l is well know n an d

1 wil l no t reiterat e ou rmany objection s t o thi s approach . 1 woul d ad d tha t suc h a proposal

, i f adopted , woul d ope n th e doo rt o th e creatio n of holdin g companie s tha t could ow n airline s o n bot h side s of Atlanti c an d

us e th e lac k of

a commo n labo rla w t o pla y th e worker s o f th e airline s agains t

on e another. Mr . Chen e acknowledge s th e concern s tha t aris e ou t

o f th e AS A bu t

finds tha t

meaningfu l solution s woul d

b e to o politicall

y difficul t

t o accomplish . Wit h respec t t o th e challenge s pose d by th e creatio n of

holdin g companie s h e doe s offe ra propose d solution : th e creatio n of "labo r chambers " tha t

woul d provid e employee s a n opportunit y t o b e represente d

a t th e holdin g company a

s wel l a s a t th e nationa l

level . Fo rth e ampl e reason s se t ou t i n th e AEPA/EC A letter , however

, thi s proposa l

falls fa r

short of providin g a n acceptable solutio n t o th e myria d labor managemen t

problem s tha t

woul d b e spurre d

by th e eliminatio n of th e ownershi

p an d contro l rules . Rather

, becaus e th e labo rchambers woul d apparentl

y b e se t u p unde rnationa l

laws , Mr . Chene' s recommendation s coul d actuall y exacerbate th e proble m create d by th e ASA , i.e. , airline s migh t

b e able to realiz e competitiv e advantage s b y exploitin g difference s betwee n thos e variou s laws . We appreciat e tha t

Mr . Chen e too k th e tim e t o mee t wit h TT D an d

t o discus s ou rconcern s abou t th e possibl e effect

s o f th e U.S.-E U

ai rservice s negotiation s o n labor-managemen t relations . We recogniz e tha t

th e issue s h e wa s aske d t o examin e are comple x an d migh t requir e solution s tha t woul d b e bot h nove l

an d politicall

y difficult . Mr . Chen e is t o b e commende d fo rth e considerabl e efforts h e made t o identif y an d attemp t

t o understan d

many o f

ou rke y concerns . Unfortunately , w e believ e hi s recommendation s fal l wel l short of offerin g solution s tha t woul d sufficientl

y addres s eithe rth e labo r issue s pose d

b y th e AS A o rb

y th e proposal

s bein g made i n th e ongoin g negotiations . We urg e yo u t o encourag e th e E U t o addres s th e labo rconcern s tha t are presente d

by th e ASA . I n addition , w e urg e tha t yo u continu e t o rejec t th e E U

proposa l

t o eliminat e restriction s o n th e ownershi

p of U.S . an d

E U carriers by eac h other' s investors . Sincerely ,

Edwar d Wytkin d Presiden t

cc : Susa n Kurland , Assistan t

Secretar

y fo r Aviatio n an d

Internationa l

Affair s Christ a Fomarotto , Deput y Assistan t

Secretar

y fo r Aviatio n an d

Internationa l

Affair s

# TT D MEMBE RUNION S

The following labororganizations are members ofand represented bythe TTD:

AirLine Pilots Association (ALFA) Amalgamated Transit Union (ATI!) American Federation ofGovernment Employees (AFGE) American Federation ofState, Countyand Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

American Federation ofTeachers (ALT) Association ofFlight Attendants-CWA(AFA-CWA) American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) Brotherhood ofRailroad Signalmen (BRS) Communications Workers ofAmerica (CWA) International Association ofFire Fighters (lAFF) International Association ofMachinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) International Brotherhood ofBoilermakers, Iron Ship Builders,

Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB) International Brotherhood ofElectrical Workers (IBEW) International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) International Organization ofMasters, Mates & Pilots, ILA(MM&P) International Union ofOperating Engineers (lUOE) Laborers' International Union ofNorth America (LIUNA) Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA) National AirTrafficControllers Association (NATCA) National Association ofLetterCarriers (NALC) National Conference ofFiremen and Oilers, SEIU (NCFO, SEIU) National Federation ofPublicand Private Employees (N FOP APE) Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Professional Aviation SafetySpecialists (PASS) Sailors' Union ofthe Pacific(SUP) Sheet Metal, Air. Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) Transportation Communications Union/ lAM (TCU) Transport Workers Union ofAmerica (TWU)

UNITE HERE! United Mine Workers ofAmerica (UMWA) United Steel, Paperand Forestry. Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) United Transportation Union (SMART)

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, 201 3 

# Tr

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A boldvoice for transportationworkers

Joa n Burto n T.D . Ministe rfo rSocia l

Protectio n Dai l Eirean n Dubli n 2 Dea rMs . Burton : Thi s is t o as kfo rinformatio n o n whethe rth e Governmen t of Irelan d is applying , o rintend s t o apply , its socia l

law s t o th e pilot s an d flight attendant

s wh o wor k o n boar d th e Irish-registere d aircraf t tha t are bein g use d

b y Norwegia n Ai rShuttl e (NAS ) i n th e internationa l ai r transportatio n service s describe d below . NA S is a n airlin e tha t i s incorporate d

i n Norwa y an d

holds a n ai roperators certificat e (AOC ) i n tha t country . Throug h it s subsidiar y - Norwegia n Lon g Haul , whic h als o holds a Norwegia n AO C - i t operate s a fleet

of Boein g 78 7

aircraft . NA S alread y serve s Ne w Yor kCit y an d For t Lauderdal e i n th e Unite d State s wit h thes e aircraf t an d ha s announce d

plan s t o serv e Lo s Angeles , Oaklan d

an d Orland o i n th e nea rfuture . NA S ha s registere d

its 78 7 aircraf t i n Ireland. Ther e are als o new s reports tha t NA S ma

y seek t o obtai n a n Ireland-issue d AOC . We als o understan d tha t th e airlin e is usin g pilot s wh o wil l b e base d i n Thailan d

an d employe d

o n individua l

employmen t

contracts tha t

ar e governe d

b y th e la w of Singapor e t o cre w th e 787s . The y wil l no t b e employe d

directl y by NA S bu t

b y a recruitmen t

company tha t

wil l the n contrac t

(•"rent"

) the m t o NAS . We understan d tha t a simila r arrangemen t

wil l appl y t o th e flight

attendant

s wh o wil l

wor k o n th e 787s . Th e NA S busines s mode l is uniqu e an d

seem s designe d

t o undermin e effectiv e collectiv e bargainin g by th e NA S pilot s an d flight attendants . Indeed

, i t appear s tha t th e expres s purpos e o f th e mode l

is t o evad

e th e applicatio n of

Norway 'labo rlaws . Fo rexample , th e airlin e has said tha t becaus e its aircraf

t are registere d

i n Irelan d

tha t i t doe s no t

nee d t o obtai n Norwegia n wor k permit s fo rits Asian-base d crew . We understan d

tha t th e unio n tha t

represent

s th e non-78 7

pilot s is challengin g NAS' s contentio n tha t Norwa y labo rlaw s do no t appl y t o 78 7

flight crew . We understand , however

, tha t th e Norwa y governmen t ha s indicate d

tha t registratio n of

th e aireraf

t i n Irelan d

wil l postpon e th e nee d fo rNorwegia n wor k permit s fo rth e Asian-base d pilot s an d

tha t obtainin g a n Iris h AO C woul d tak e thos e pilot s completel y ou t fro m unde rcoverag e b y Norwegia n socia l

laws .

Transportatio nTrade s Department , AFL-CI O 81 5 16t h Stree t N W/4t h Floo r/Washingto n D C 2000 6 Tel:202.628.926 2 /

Fax:202.628.039 1 /www.ttd.or g Edwar d Wytkind , Presiden t /Larr yI

. Willis , Secretary-Treasure rTh e Transportatio n Trade s Department , AFL-CI O (TTD) , is concerne d abou t th e operatio n o

f th e NA S busines s mode l int o th e Unite d

State s an d

abou t th e fragmente d

natur e of

th e labo rlaw s tha t appl y t o th e fligh t

crew s of

E U airlines . Th e possibilit

y tha t E U airline s migh t

mak e decision s o n wher e t o registe rthei raircraf t and/o rt o seek thei rAOC s base d o n a perceptio n tha t on e country' s law s migh t provid e a n advantag e t o th e company i n term s o f labo rrelation s has significan t implication s that

, a t a minimum , mus t

b e understood. Accordingly , w e woul d lik e t o kno w th e exten t t o whic h Irelan d

wil l appl y its socia l law s t o th e pilot s an d fligh t attendant

s wh o operate NAS' s Irish-registere d 787 s and , i n particular

, whethe rth e Iris h governmen t wil l requir e NA S t o obtai n Iris h wor kpermit s fo rthos e fligh t crew , an d

i f so, whethe rNA S ha s applie d fo r thos e permits . We appreciat e you r

consideratio n of

thi s request. W e als o woul d b e please d

t o discus s ou r concern s abou t

th e NA S 78 7

operatio n i n mor e detai l if yo u believ e tha t

woul d b e useful.

cc : Ala n Shatte r Le o Varadka r Davi d Begg Russel l Bailey

' TT D i s atrad e departmen to f th e AFL-CI O an d represent s 3 2 affiliate d union s tha ti n tur n represen tworker s i n al l mode s o f

transportation . Specifically , TT D represent s th e followin g aviatio n unions : th e Ai rLin ePilot s Associatio n (ALPA) , th e Associatio n o f Fligh tAttendants , CW A (AFA-CWA) , th e Internationa l Associatio n o f Machinis tan d Aerospac e Worker s (lAM) , an d th e Transpor tWorker s Unio n (TWU) . A complet e lis to f ou raffiliate s i s attached . Sincerely ,

Edwar d Wytkin d Presiden t

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### CERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E Th e undersigne d

certifie s tha t

o n Decembe r17

, 2013 , th e Answe rof th e Transportatio n Trade s Department

, AFL-CI O t o Applicatio n of Norwegia n Ai rInternationa l Limite d

fo ra n Exemptio n an d

Foreig n Ai rCarrie rPermi t wa s serve d

by electroni c mai l

o n th e individual s identifie d

below :

Stev e Morrissey Rober t Wiric k Unite d Airline s Franci s Hei l steve.morrissey@united.co m America n Airlines , Inc . robert.wirick@aa.co m Da n Weis s francis.heil@aa.co m Continenta l

Airline s dan.weiss@eoair.co m Nic kTsokri s Jess e Ellio t Sasch a Vanderbelle n Joh n Che n Delt a Airline s F A A Ne w Yor kIF U sascha.vanderbellen@delta.co m nicholas.tsokris@faa.go v jesse.elliot@faa.go v Howar d Kas s douglas.schwab@faa.go v U.S . Airway s howard.kass@usairways.co m Joh n M . Alle n Director

, Fligh t Standard

s Malcol m L . Beng e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Counse l fo rNort h American/Worl d john.allen@faa.go v Airway s Zucker t Scoutt & Rasenberger

, L.L.P . Anit a Mosne r mlbenge@zsrlaw.co m Jennife rNowa k Counse l fo rUP S Russel l E . Pomme r Hollan d & Knigh t Associat e Genera l

Counse l

& Sr . Directo r anita.mosner@hklaw.co m Regulator

y Affair s jennifer.nowak@hklaw.co m Atla s Ai rInc . rpommer@atlasair.co m Nancy S . Spark s Bailey Leopar d Russel l Bailey Federa l Expres s Corporatio n Ai rLin e Pilot s Association , Int T nssparks@fedex.co m russell.bailey@alpa.or g gbleopard@fedex.co m

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