Norwegian Air International is one of the lowest priced airlines in Europe. NAI is licensed out of Dublin, Ireland but uses Scandinavian countries as their hubs. The pilots are hired from Asian countries mostly Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, as well as, Europe and the US. They are classified as an international air carrier, but operate around the world including the United States.
US carriers are worried due to the fact that this low-budget airline may not be operating under the high standards of the FAA. The Airline is licensed through Ireland to avoid paying higher taxes but operates out of Scandinavian countries while hiring cheaper staff from Asian countries. What about this sounds ethical? None of it...
ALPA along with the DOT tried to stop the airline from flying to the US, but unfortunately were not able to succeed. It seems they are now flying out of JFK non-stop to European destinations for CHEAP.
JFK-->LHR for next month cost a whopping $500.16 round trip. That is pretty much unheard of with any other airline.
Since NAI is now able to operate within the US, I would hope that NAI has to abide by all the rules and regulations of the FAA. Another ramification would be that this airline will take away revenue from other domestic carriers.
References:
http://www.norwegian.com/us/
http://www.alpa.org/Portals/Alpa/deptpages/govtaffairs/issues/nai/NAISchemeInfoGr.htm
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