U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

Memorandum 

Subject: Notice of Communication in: Date: July 11, 2014 

From: 

Docket DOT -OST -2013-02~04 ,/ 

t Susan L. Kurland, Assistant etary or 

Reply to Reese Davidson 

v t·on and IntematiMllif~ffairs 

To: Chief, Dockets 

In accordance with Department rules (14 CFR Part 300), I am reporting the following 

communications. 

On July 10, 2014, I received the attached e-mails regarding a government-to-government 

meeting between the United States and European Union that is scheduled to take place in 

Brussels on July 14, 2014. 

The attached e-mails will be considered ex parte correspondence and will not be considered as 

part of the decisional record in the Norwegian Air International Limited (NAI) proceeding. 

Please place this memorandum and the attached e-mails in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. 

Susan L. Kurland 
Davidson, Reese (OSn 

From: 

Sent: 

To: 

Subject: 

Kurland, Susan (OST) 

Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:28 PM 

Davidson, Reese (OST) 

FW: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

From: Bailey, Russell, Legal [mailto:Russe!I.Bailey@alpa.org] 

Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:24 PM 

To: Kurland, Susan (OST) 

Subject: RE: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

Hi Susan: 

This is just to let you know that I have received this. 

Thanks, 

Russ 

From: Susan.Kurland@dot.gov [mailto:Susan.Kurland@dot.gov] 

Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:16PM 

To: agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com; Bailey, Russell, Legal; 2dandhac@centurytel.net; CBethke@airlines.org; 

Daniei.Shurz@flyfrontier.com; dkirstein@yklaw.com; DPeterson@aci-na.org; efaberman@wrf.com; 

Eugene.Aiford@trade.gov; John.Varley@virginamerica.com; Karen.erazo@suncountry.com; 

keith@washingtonairports.com; pdoe!l@naca.cc; pjackson@SWAPA.org; cohen@raa.org; rozhawk@verizon.net; 

Semanchik, David, Legal; salterman@cargoair.org 

Cc: brandon.belford@dot.gov; Paui.Gretch@dot.gov; CristinaSA@State.gov 

Subject: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

We are writing to let you know that we have scheduled a U.S.-EU government-to-government meeting next 

Monday, July 14, in Brussels. Representatives from both the Transportation and State Departments will attend. 

The Department of Transportation has requested this meeting at the behest of Secretary F oxx to hear the EU' s 

views on the legal meaning and applicability of Article 17 his of our Air Transport Agreement as it applies to 

carriers seeking either U.S. or EU authorizations under the AT A. The Department of Transportation intends to 

summarize the contents of the meeting, place that summary in the docket of the pending proceeding dealing 

with Norwegian Air International's (NAI) application for economic authority to conduct commercial operations 

to and from the U.S., and open that summary for comments and replies from any interested party. 

Sincerely, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

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Davidson, Reese (OSn 

From: Kurland, Susan (OST) 

Sent: 

To: 

Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:28 PM 

Davidson, Reese (OST) 

Subject: FW: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

From: Steve Alterman [mailto:salterman@cargoair.org] 

Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:29PM 

To: Kurland, Susan (OST) 

Subject: re: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

Thanks very much Susan. 

Steve 

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From: Susan.Kurland@dot.gov 

Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:16PM 

To: agoerlich@qqh-airlaw.com, Russeii.Bailey@alpa.org, 2dandhac@centurytel.net, CBethke@airlines.org, 

Daniei.Shurz@flvfrontier.com, dkirstein@yklaw.com, DPeterson@aci-na.org, efaberman@wrf.com, 

Euqene.Aiford@trade.gov, John.Varley@virqinamerica.com, Karen.erazo@suncountry.com, 

keith@washingtonairports.com, pdoell@naca.cc, pjackson@SWAPA.org, cohen@raa.org, rozhawk@verizon.net, 

David.Semanchik@alpa.org, salterman@cargoair.org 

Cc: brandon.belford@dot.gov, Paui.Gretch@dot.gov, CristinaSA@State.gov 

Subject: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

We are writing to let you know that we have scheduled a U.S.-EU government-to-government meeting next 

Monday, July 14, in Brussels. Representatives from both the Transportation and State Departments will attend. 

The Department of Transportation has requested this meeting at the behest of Secretary F oxx to hear the EU' s 

views on the legal meaning and applicability of Article 17 his of our Air Transport Agreement as it applies to 

carriers seeking either U.S. or EU authorizations under the AT A. The Department of Transportation intends to 

summarize the contents of the meeting, place that summary in the docket of the pending proceeding dealing 

with Norwegian Air International's (NAI) application for economic authority to conduct commercial operations 

to and from the U.S., and open that summary for comments and replies from any interested party. 

Sincerely, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

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Davidson, Reese (OST) 

From: 

Sent: 

To: 

Kurland, Susan (OST) 

Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:28 PM 

Davidson, Reese (OST) 

Subject: FW: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

From: Bob Coffman [mailto:2dandhac@centurytel.net] 

Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:45PM 

To: Kurland, Susan (OST) 

Subject: Re: US-EU meeting in Brussels on Monday 

Susan, thank you for the information. As one of the participants in crafting the agreement, I well remember the extent 

to which you went to assure that Russ Bailey and I felt that the passage provided adequate protections from flag of 

convenience schemes. Thank you for your support on this. My negotiating notes from that meeting in Madrid show 

that the EU had supported even stronger language than US State wanted. The current amnesia on this strains 

credibility. I will be looking forward to your report. 

Sent from my iPhone 

On JullO, 2014, at 4:16 PM, <Susan.Kurland@dot.gov> wrote: 

We are writing to let you know that we have scheduled a U.S.-EU government-to-government 

meeting next Monday, July 14, in Brussels. Representatives from both the Transportation and 

State Departments will attend. 

The Department of Transportation has requested this meeting at the behest of Secretary F oxx to 

hear the EU's views on the legal meaning and applicability of Article 17 his of our Air Transport 

Agreement as it applies to carriers seeking either U.S. or EU authorizations under the ATA. The 

Department of Transportation intends to summarize the contents of the meeting, place that 

summary in the docket of the pending proceeding dealing with Norwegian Air International's 

(NAI) application for economic authority to conduct commercial operations to and from the 

U.S., and open that summary for comments and replies from any interested party. 

Sincerely, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs 

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