JetBlue: DoT delay on Norwegian approval hurts US airlines
“An unfavorable light” is being cast on US commitment to the rule of law and its Open Skies agreements by the delay in finalising a decision on Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application to begin flights to the US, JetBlue Airways has charged. In a letter to US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx, JetBlue EVP & general counsel James Hnat expresses concern the continued delay could have negative repercussions for US airlines that wish to grow their networks under the terms allowed by the US-EU Open Skies agreement. Hnat hints that JetBlue might ultimately wish to launch transatlantic services, but the dispute between the EU and the US over the NAI application could jeopardise such any such plans. NAI completed its foreign air carrier permit application more than 30 months ago. <br/>
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/news/hot-topics/2016-10-21/unaligned/jetblue-dot-delay-on-norwegian-approval-hurts-us-airlines
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JetBlue: DoT delay on Norwegian approval hurts US airlines
“An unfavorable light” is being cast on US commitment to the rule of law and its Open Skies agreements by the delay in finalising a decision on Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application to begin flights to the US, JetBlue Airways has charged. In a letter to US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx, JetBlue EVP & general counsel James Hnat expresses concern the continued delay could have negative repercussions for US airlines that wish to grow their networks under the terms allowed by the US-EU Open Skies agreement. Hnat hints that JetBlue might ultimately wish to launch transatlantic services, but the dispute between the EU and the US over the NAI application could jeopardise such any such plans. NAI completed its foreign air carrier permit application more than 30 months ago. <br/>
