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Old 17th Jul 2015, 07:54
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Direct Bondi
 
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Thanks for your concern, but I live in a large city with excellent public transport.

Reference has been made to the pending US DOT decision of Norwegian's Foreign Air Carrier Permit application. The EU-US Air Transport Agreement (Open Skies) includes Article 17, which states:

"The opportunities created by the Agreement are not intended to undermine labor standards or the labor related rights and principles contained in the Parties respective laws"

Clearly, by the exclusive use of agency pilots and cabin crew to circumvent the employer responsibilities and obligations of a direct employment relationship, the Kjos regime does not comply with Article 17. The Norway media reports labor issues at Norwegian almost on a daily basis. It is highly unlikely a US Permit will be forthcoming.

The Norwegian Airline Group has its principal place of business in Norway. As confirmed on its website - Link:
Investor Contacts - Norwegian

Norway is a non EU Member State, therefore, Norwegian does not qualify for the benefits of the EU-US ATA. It should be of concern that Norwegian receives full EU Commission representation to the US at the expense of every EU citizen taxpayer.

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