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. De partment of Transportat ion Office of the Secretary of T ransportation

Mr

. Christopher Thomas 3060 Grand Bay Blvd. # 172 Longboat Key, FL 34228
Dear Mr. Thomas: Assistant Secretary


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## 2 7 2014 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S E Washington, DC 20590

Thank you for your letter to Secretary Foxx regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for authority to conduct U.S. services. I am responding on behalfof the Secretary.
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 applicati on. I assure you, however, that we will give full and careful consideration to all ofthe 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-20 13

-0204, as a contact outside the record ofthis case. You may track the progress ofthis 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.



### S10-140314-009 Sincerely yours,

Susan L. Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International AffairsThe Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary Of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE Washington, D.C. 20590

Dear Secretary Foxx, 3/10/14

I am writing to you today as a concerned citizen, and career international airline pilot, regarding the application of Norwegian Air International (NAI) for an air carrier permit to operate to destinations in the United States. To put it bluntly, approval of this permit, for NAI to operate in the United States, is a direct threat to the U.S. airline industry and to the hundreds of thousands of U

. S. taxpayers in its employ! Allowing an airline like NAI unfettered access to major U.S

. cities will be the beginning of the end for the U.S. airline industry; an industry that is finally finding its economic footing after decades of struggle at the corporate level, as well as for the livelihoods of those who work for them!! I'm concerned that an organization such as NAI, that is built on the free-wheeling, lax loopholes that exist in international corporate law and regulations, would be allowed ANY access to major airline gateways in the U.S! Any airline, organized to advance its existence by undercutting many of the long-fought-for regulations and benefits that exist for U

. S

. airlines, should not be allowed to operate here. Envision what allowing NAI access to the U.S. will do

. Nothing good will come of this except to the advantage of a foreign corporate entity, with allegiance to no one, at the great expense to U.S

. airlines and their employees!! And others like NAI would be sure to follow, once access to our desirable markets is made available. Please take a stand to defend a vital industry for the U

.S. economy by denying NAI the permission to operate in the United States. There will be no benefit to anyone involved in the U.S. airline industry if NAI is allowed to operate here. To allow any foreign entity to maintain an economic advantage over any U

. S

. -owned airline in our own country would be unconscionable!! Please make the right and necessary decision, and DENY the air carrier permit to NAI. Thank you for you time and attention to this seriously urgent matter.



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