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## Mr. Eduardo Chagas General Secretary European Transport Worker s ' Federation Galerie Agora Rue du Marche aux Herbes 105 , Bte 11 B-1 000 Brussels BELGIUM
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## Thank you for your letter regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. se rvice s.
Given that a number of interested par1ies ha ve filed responsive pleadin gs to NAI ' s application and this matter is currently pending before the Department, I am sure you understand that I carmot comment on the merit s ofNAI's application. I assure you , however , that we will give full and careful co nsideration to all of th e pleadings fil e d on the record before we r eac h a determination in this matter.
As i s our s tandard practice , I am placin g a copy of your lett e r and my re spo n se in Docket DOT -OST -2013-0204 , as a contact outside the record of thi s case. You may track the progre ss of this cas e and view the publicly available docum ents filed in the docket by accessing the Federal Dock e t Manag e m e nt System at www. r eg ulations.gov and searc hin g for Docket DOT -OST -2013-0204.
I hope thi s information i s h e lpful.

Anthony R. F oxxGalerie Agora, Rue du Marche aux Herbes 105, Bte 11 B-1000 Brussels Telephone +32 2 285 46 60 Fax +32 2 280 08 17 Email : etf@etf-europe

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The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary US Department of Tran spo rt atio n 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, DC 20590 European Transport Workers' Federation Federation Europeenne des Travailleurs des T ransports Europaische Transportarbeiter-Foderalion Federaci6n Europea de los Trabajadores de l Transporte

RE : Norwegian Air International limited- For e ign Permit/Exemption- U.S.-EU Open Skies, DOT-OST2013-0204
Dear Secretary Foxx,
On behalf of more than 2.5 million workers of the European Transport Workers' Federation (EFT) , representing 243 transport unions and 41 European countries, I would like to bring to your attention a resolution which was adopted at an April meeting of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) calling for a full investigation of Norwegian Air International's (NAI) l abor standards and business practices. The resolution calls upon the U.S. Department of Transportation , among others, to seek addit i onal information about NAI's plans in order to protect airline labo r from the adverse consequences of circumventing international labor laws. I have attached a copy of this resolution for your records. Additionally, I would like to point out that labor representatives are not alone in our concerns. Ketil Slovik-Oisen from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications recently ra ised his concern to the European Commission about the chal l enges facing European aviation that are created by fragmented operations between multiple countries.

In its response to Minister Solvik-O i sen, the European Commission proposed furth er discussions at a June 2014 Member States Marek Access Committee meeting.
The European Commission continues to discuss and evaluate whether disparities i n immigration rul es of the Member States pave the way for l abor standards in g l obal aviat io n that are founded on the l owest common denominators. Given these very serious and as-yet unresolved issues that pertain d ir ect l y to the NAI application, I urge the Department either to deny NAI's application outright or defer action until questions pertaining to lab or standards are thoroughly and properly addressed by all concerned stakeholders. Respectfully,

Eduardo Chagas Genera l Secretary
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