Originally Posted by
NEDude
There was no legal grounds to deny the certificate, which is why they finally granted it. They prolonged the approval as long as they could, until the EU finally exercised their right to independent arbitration as allowed for in the treaty. When the DOT realised they would lose, they relented.
Not exactly. The existing agreements specifically forbid the shopping around the world to circumvent existing labor laws. Its more than a Norwegian airline "based" in Ireland. They are also on Asian contracts. The
only reason for that is to circumvent US-EU open skies labor standards while taking advantage of the opportunities in the agreement. It is a 100% illegitimate operation full of scab wanna be's and hopefully they spool up, buy a lot of Boeings, and then the plug is pulled on them leaving them stranded. Scum of the earth.