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WASHINGTON, DC—Edward Wytkind, President of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues the following statement in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “As the nation celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded of his commitment to improving the lives of all working people. In his pursuit of justice, King […]

Unions cry foul over Norwegian subsidiary’s FACP request As published in Air Cargo World   Several labor unions and rival trans-Atlantic carriers are concerned about Norwegian Air Shuttle’s most recent application for a foreign air carrier permit (FACP) for its new subsidiary, Norwegian Air UK Ltd. (NAUK). Opponents are calling the move nothing more than […]

Norwegian Seeks U.S. Approval For U.K. Subsidiary As published by Madhu Unnikrishnan and Jens Flottau Two years ago, low-cost carrier Norwegian filed to receive a foreign air permit in the U.S. for its Irish subsidiary, Norwegian Air International (NAI). What would normally have been a routine administrative task has turned into a protracted and bitter political […]

Norwegian US licence battle continues As Published by Sarah bostock   Norway-registered parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) has several subsidiaries. One of them is Norwegian Air International (NAI), registered in EU country Ireland. This firm, which operates Ireland-registered Boeing 787 Dreamliners to America, wishes to employ rights afforded by the transatlantic EU-US Open Skies […]

Labor Groups Oppose Norwegian Air UK Permit Application As published by AINOnline   U.S. and European airline labor groups have lined up to oppose an application by Norwegian Air Shuttle’s newUK subsidiary to operate flights to the United States from London’s Gatwick Airport. The groups allege that the subsidiary would be a “flag of convenience” […]

Joint Comments Opposing the Application of Norwegian Air UK Limited for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit As published by Aviation Pros   For the last two years TTD has been part of a broad coalition of aviation unions and airlines in the U.S. and Europe committed to preventing Ireland-based Norwegian Air International (NAI), a subsidiary […]

Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issues this statement on the 2016 Fiscal Year Omnibus Funding Bill and tax extenders: “We are pleased that the FY16 Omnibus package reverses many of the damaging transportation funding cuts proposed earlier in the year, and includes a number of policy improvements supported […]

Washington, DC – Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, issues this statement in response to the announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that it will require the registration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones: “We are pleased the FAA has taken an important first step in improving […]

Washington, DC — Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement in response to a House-Senate deal on a long overdue surface transportation reauthorization bill: “The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is a bipartisan, long-term funding bill for our nation’s transit systems, highways, bridges and passenger rail networks that […]

Support for bipartisan House Surface Transportation Bill As published by American Journal of Transportation   Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issues this statement on House passage of the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 (STRRA): “Bipartisanship claimed victory on the floor of the House as lawmakers rejected partisan […]