Flight Attendants Urge the Flying Public to Deny Norwegian Air International

AFA-CWA this week urged the flying public to tell the President to block Norwegian Air International's (NAI) foreign air carrier permit. The Department of Transportation on December 2, 2016, approved NAI's bid to fly to the U.S., setting a dangerous precedent that risks hundreds of thousands of U.S. aviation jobs.

"Passengers need to know how the NAI decision will impact their communities and the oversight of the regulations and trained professionals who keep them safe," said Sara Nelson, international president of AFA-CWA. "Aviation was born in the U.S. and built faithfully by the workers who make our airlines fly. Flight Attendants and hundreds of thousands of workers have fought for the highest standards of aviation safety and security. These good people and thousands of good U.S. jobs are at risk with this decision."

The NAI decision sets up a "flag of convenience" model in aviation, the first step to outsourcing U.S. aviation jobs. It fails to uphold the labor protections of the U.S.-EU Open Skies Agreement.