ALPA PRESSING CONGRESS TO PREVENT NORWEGIAN AIR INTERNATIONAL FROM OPERATING IN THE U.S.
December 15, 2014
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Senate asking for approval of prior legislation passed by the House of Representatives that would prohibit federal funds from being used to approve foreign air carrier permits for any airline that would violate U.S. law or the U.S.-EU open-skies agreement. The legislation in question was specifically directed at the foreign air carrier permit submitted by Norwegian Air International almost one year ago. The application, which has received scrutiny from numerous interests including U.S. carriers and pilots’ associations, remains pending with DOT’s Office of International Aviation.
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