Norwegian Longhaul to now base pilots in London - ALPA's reaction?

[johnsonrod]

This article is meant for the Majors forum because the majors may have to compete more with NLH on transatlantic routes if this move below leads to the approval of its route applications.

The question I have is now that Norwegian Longhaul plans to base 787 pilots at expensive London Gatwick for Transatlantic service, will Lee Moak and ALPA continue to fight to block them? Basing pilots in London can't be cheap for their low-cost operation...

I believe I read NLH intends to order 20-30 additional 787-9s - many for cheap transatlantic flights. At one point they even mentioned potentially hiring US pilots based at JFK for their 787s as well - not sure how this new LGW base could impact those plans or if it will ever happen. This should be interesting to watch...

See article below:

http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0GM0UQ20140822?irpc=932

 

[FDJ2]

This article is meant for the Majors forum because the majors may have to compete more with NLH on transatlantic routes if this move below leads to the approval of its route applications.

The question I have is now that Norwegian Longhaul plans to base 787 pilots at expensive London Gatwick for Transatlantic service, will Lee Moak and ALPA continue to fight to block them? Basing pilots in London can't be cheap for their low-cost operation...

I believe I read NLH intends to order 20-30 additional 787-9s - many for cheap transatlantic flights. At one point they even mentioned potentially hiring US pilots based at JFK for their 787s as well - not sure how this new LGW base could impact those plans or if it will ever happen. This should be interesting to watch...

See article below:

http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0GM0UQ20140822?irpc=932

The issue with Norwegian Air international is that there is nothing Norwegian about the airline. They are a Norwegian company with an operating certificate in Ireland, with Irish registered aircraft, hiring crews out of a Singapore company based in Thailand. In other words, there is nothing Norwegian about Norwegian Air International. It's a flag of convenience scheme to by-pass national labor standards and over sight, while exploiting US-EU free trade and open skies agreements and ignoring the labor protections in those agreements. and I haven't even touched on discounted loans from the US Ex-Im Bank.

 

[180ToTheMarker]

The Article says Norwegian Air Shuttle. NAI is something different.

 

[General Lee]

Norweigen International has an Irish operating certificate, yet doesn't operate in Ireland..... Everyone except the CEO of that company and the Irishman who issued the certificate sees a problem.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

The Article says Norwegian Air Shuttle. NAI is something different.

Yet NAI uses the "Nor Shuttle" callsign. (Heard it at FLL last week). NAI has the 787 and Norweigen Air Shuttle uses 737-800s, and they already have a Gatwick crew base. Sounds like NAI wants to set up shop there too.


Bye Bye---General Lee