Norwegian B787 - LGW based

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Unfortunately, the hiring practices, exact contract terms and conditions and other elements of the Norwegian regime are becoming more and more secretive. While witch-hunts are conducted against staff providing information Norwegian perceives as critical, we will wait in vain for any answers. In the meantime:-

The President of Irish Airline Pilots Association, Captain Evan Cullen, has written a letter to the Irish Times blasting Norwegian’s “dubious employment practices”. Captain Cullen also admonishes the Irish press for their “ill informed” comment and “scant coverage” of the facts provided by those opposing Norwegian’s circumvention of employment laws:-

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/opposition-to-norwegian-air-international-s-plan-1.2749410

Norwegian claims that Irish employment law will apply to crew, however, no sample Irish contract of employment has been provided to the DOT.

Captain Cullen believes that Cork is being used as a pawn in Norwegian’s proposed Cork Boston service and has stated that, based on their existing traffic rights, Norwegian could start a Cork-Boston service tomorrow if they so desired. The people of Cork and Irish press are apparently unable to grasp this fact:-

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/pilots-union-norwegian-airline-using-cork-as-a-pawn-386482.html

Kjos intends to appeal the recent Oslo court ruling that Norwegian is the real employer. The next time Kjos refers to staff as “our employees” someone should ask if he is telling the truth:-

http://www.dn.no/nyheter/naringsliv/2016/08/08/1821/Luftfart/norwegian-tar-pilotene-til-lagmannsretten