[20190822]IN11158_挪威国际航空公司和低成本长途航班.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Norwegian Air International and Low-Cost Long-Haul Flights Rachel Y. Tang Analyst in Transportation and Industry August 22, 2019 Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives in July 2019 would prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) from allowing a foreign airline to serve the United States if it “is established in a country other than the home country of its majority owner or owners in order to avoid regulations of the home country.” The bill, H.R. 3632, is the latest salvo in a prolonged battle over issuance of a foreign air carrier permit that allows Norwegian Air Shuttle, which owns a group of discount carriers, to operate transatlantic flights to U.S. destinations. Norwegian Air Shuttle and its intercontinental arm, Norwegian Long Haul, hold FAA-issued airline certificates under Norwegian license and provide nonstop services to several U.S. destinations from several European countries, including Norway. These flights are authorized under the U.S.-EU air service agreement, which has applied to Norway since 2011 (even though Norway is not an EU member state). In 2013, a Norwegian