THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON , D.C
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The Honorable D ebbi e Wa sse rman Schultz U.S. Ho u se of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswo man Wasserman Schultz: June 20, 2014

Thank you for yo ur J etter regardin g the appl ica ti on of Norweg ian A ir Internationa l L imited (NA I) for a uth o rity to conduct U.S. serv ices. Given th at a numb er of interes ted parties have fil ed r espo n s ive pleadings to NA I' s app li cation and thi s matte r is currently pending before the Deprutment, l am sure yo u unde rs t a nd that I cannot comment on th e m e rit s ofNA I ' s app licatio n . I assure yo u , ho wever, that we w ill g ive f ull a

nd ca r efu l co n s id e rat io n to a ll of the p lead in gs fi led o n the record before we reac h a de te rmin a tion in thi s matter. As is o ur s tandard prac ti ce , l am placing a copy of yo ur J etter and my response in Docket DOT -OST -20 1 3 -0204 , as a co nt act outside the record of this case. You may track the progress of this case and v iew the publicly available document s fi l e d in the docket by accessing the Federal Docket Management System at www. r eg u lations.gov and search in g for Docket DOT-OST-2013-0204. I hope thi s information i s h e lpful. S in (j , I

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The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx: May 23, 2014 WASHINGTON OFFICE · 118 CANNON House OFFICE 8UILD I «G

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I write to express my concern regarding the application ofNorwegian Air International Limited (NAI) for a foreign air carrier permit. It has been brought to my attention that while the company is owned by Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS), a Norwegian airline, NAI holds an Air Carrier Certificate (AOC) from Ireland. It is my understanding that NAI may have been established in Ireland to evade the application of Norwegian employment laws for NAI flight crews. Furthermore , it is my understanding that through this arrangement, NAI has the ability to hire pilots through individual contracts governed by Singapore law, not European employment law, and that their compensation is below their counterparts who fly for NAS. I am concerned that the NAS/NAI business model appears to be designed in a manner that undermines U
. S. and Norwegian labor standards , and that it may put U.S. airlines at an unfair competitive advantage. As NAI's application is considered , I ask that the Department of Transportation carefully evaluate its consistency with the Congressionally-established public interest as set forth in the aviation statutes and our current EU-U.S. Air Transport Agreement. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. If you should have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Seth Extein in my Washington office at 202-225-7931.



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# ~~~- Debbie Wasserman Schultz Member of Congress

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