An informative response. However, you conveniently do not respond to my question; How many agency pilots have so far been transferred to
direct employment with Norwegian, as promised by Kjos in his letter to the U.S. DoT on June 1st, this year ?
"It has been and will continue to be our firm policy to offer all pilots and cabin crew employed through agencies the opportunity to transfer their employment to a company in the Norwegian Group at the end of a transitional period"
The Kjos letter, Exhibit 1, can be viewed at the following link:
Regulations.gov (ref: DOT-OST-2013-0204-0203, pdf attachment)
I note from the BALPA website that Norwegian pilots are now part of a 9,000 strong family. The word 'strong' has never been so misplaced.
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The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has announced that pilots from West Atlantic Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle have decided to be represented at work and at a national and international level by the professional association for the UK pilot family"
BALPA announcement Link:
BALPA | Norwegian Air Shuttle & West Atlantic pilots join growing BALPA pilot family
Surely a 9,000 'strong' family, would have no trouble bringing Kjos to task over his signed promise to employ their member pilots directly, rather than rent pilots from third-party agencies.
Meanwhile, if you walk along Bath Road, between the LHR aircraft noise, you will hear the sound 'ca-ching ca-ching' as Norwegian pilots union dues are deposited in the BALPA cash register.