January 30, 2015 

The Honorable Barack H. Obama 

President 

The White House 

Washington, DC 20500 

Dear Mr. President: 

norwegian/ 

Norwegian Air Shuttle 

OksemZlyveien 3 

Postboks 115 

N-1330 Fornebu Norway 

Phone: +47 67 59 30 00 

Telefax: +47 67 59 30 01 

www.norwegian.no 

post@norwegian.no 

N0965 920 358 MVA 

As members of Norwegian Air's U.S.-based crew, we would like to express our strong support for swift 

approval of Norwegian Air International's foreign air carrier permit application currently pending before 

the U.S. Department of Transportation. We humbly request that your administration approve NAI's 

permit, which will deliver substantial economic and job creation opportunities to America's 

communities, help achieve your stated goal of significantly increasing foreign tourism to the U.S., and 

provide the public on both sides of the Atlantic a new, consumer-friendly option in air travel. 

We are among a growing cadre of Americans working for Norwegian, and are anxiously awaiting the 

launch of NAI's transatlantic service. We and our fellow crew are grateful for the opportunity to join 

the Norwegian family, as we have found Norwegian's training program, compensation and benefits 

package to be of the highest quality and market competitive. In fact, many of us have left U.S. legacy 

carriers because the wages and benefits at Norwegian are better. Of the 5,500 U.S. applications 

Norwegian received, we are among the 300 selected for cabin crew posts. Along with cabin crew, 

Norwegian is poised to begin hiring its first series of U.S.-based pilots to operate the carrier's transAtlantic service. 

As a fully-licensed European carrier meeting all U.S. statutory and regulatory requirements to serve 

the United States, NAI is entitled to be granted "appropriate authorizations and permissions with 

minimum procedural delay'' by DOT - which is provided for under the U.S.-EU Open Skies 

Agreement. However, opponents of Norwegian are working to undermine NAI's application and its 

ability to serve the United States. Such efforts go against America's international commitments and 

go against the American spirit of competition. 

Norwegian, in its efforts to affordable international air travel to the U.S., has made a strong 

commitment to the U.S. economy. Norwegian is investing heavily in its U.S.-based workforce of which 

we are proud to be a part. In addition, Norwegian is helping to grow our economy through the 

purchase of billions of dollars of Boeing's most modern and fuel-efficient aircraft, which will be the 

backbone of NAI's international fleet. Norwegian also is helping to achieve your laudable goal of 

bringing 100 million new foreign tourists annually to American destinations by 2021, which you have 

stated will have a substantial and direct positive impact on our overall economy. 

As part of its U.S.-based crew, we are grateful for the opportunity to work for Norwegian and excited 

about the carrier's future prospects. We humbly ask your administration to approve without further 

delay Norwegian Air International's application . 

. Sincerely, The Undersigned Norwegian Crew 

cc: Denis McDonough, Chief of Staff to the President 

Jeffrey Zients, Director of the National Economic Council 

Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President 

Anthony Foxx, United States Secretary of Transportation 
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Andrea Siliggi Billie Jean Corsini Malama Kamara 

Cabin Chief Base Chief Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL New York- JFK NewYork-JFK 

Leah Bowser Ariel Perez Reyes Sheila Anselmo 

Cabin Crew Member Senior Cabin Crew Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Member NewYork-JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Stephanie Zielinska Rex Edwards 

Cabin Crew Member Vanessa Villa-Neumann Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Cabin Crew Member NewYork-JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Joseph Gabriel Herman Tchigirinski 

Base Chief Cabin Crew Deborah Zolla Cabin Attendant 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Cabin Crew Member New York- JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Carrie Landis Allyn Eltanal 

Cabin Crew Member Wayne Anthony Vivino Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Cabin Crew Member NewYork-JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Greg Gibson Andrew Vaughan Gregory 

Cabin Crew Member Vincent Caiola Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Cabin Crew Member NewYork-JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Katrina Gilbert Christopher Mastroianni 

Cabin Crew Member Maria Belen Del Canto Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Nicol au New York -JFK 

Senior Cabin Crew 

Gustavo Leguizamon Member Artur G. Danes 

Escolar Ft. Lauderdale, FL Cabin Crew Member 

Cabin Crew Member New York- JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Ana DeFelippis 

Senior Cabin Crew Ashton Rudder 

Juan Bach Member Cabin Crew Member 

Cabin Crew Member Ft. Lauderdale, FL New York -JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Leonardo Gutierrez Vicky Chumpitaz 

Tatiana Petrovich Cassina Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

Cabin Crew Supervisor Ft. Lauderdale, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Jasmine Brown Bianca Loubeau 

Jhenelle Jacas Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

Cabin Crew Member NewYork-JFK New York -JFK 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
Christopher Alan Johnson Patrick McClave Eugene Ryan S. Alonzo 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

New York- JFK Ft. Lauderdale, FL New York- JFK 

Myrtha Feliz Cheyenne Victoria Abidi Asawari Sawant 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

New York- JFK Ft. Lauderdale, FL NewYork-JFK 

Luis Morales Grace Liang Abbigale Hannides 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL NewYork-JFK New York- JFK 

Leif Andre Moland Francis S.N. Brewah Silvia Torrecilla 

Pilot Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

Arendal, Norway NewYork-JFK New York- JFK 

Michael Torres Rose Jellen V. Espinosa Shonelle Waithe 

Cabin Chief Cabin Crew Member Cabin Chief 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL NewYork-JFK NewYork-JFK 

Daniel Chakarji Nadia Timol Dexter Quaye 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL New York- JFK NewYork-JFK 

Patricia Cadette Nancy Vijil Lopez Glenesha Williams 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL Los Angeles, CA New York- JFK 

Annette M. Rosa Alexandra Weir Dennis Reilly 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

New York- JFK NewYork-JFK New York- JFK 

Marissa Testani Lisa Y. Whitmore Richard Yepez 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

New York- JFK Ft. Lauderdale, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Arlene O'Connor Jocelyn E. Smith Ileana Romero 

Cabin Crew Supervisor Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL NewYork-JFK NewYork-JFK 

Maria Teresa Alberotanza Joseph Longo Gustavo Alberto Torres 

Cabin Crew Member Cabin Crew Member Cabin Chief 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL New York- JFK Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
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lonut Bogdan 

Cabin Crew Member 

London- LGW 

Kathryn Crowley 

Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Grietje J. Nijboer 

Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Peter Blackman 

Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Adriana Butler Macagi 

Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Nolan Negron 

Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Theodore J Pavlik Jr 

Senior Cabin Crew 

Member 

New York- JFK 

Lillian Casey 

Cabin Crew Supervisor 

New York -JFK 

Manuel F. Castineiras 

Cabin Crew Member 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Christian Esperance 

Cabin Crew Supervisor 

New York- JFK 

Anna Strojek-Puchalska 

Manager 

Norway