Budget Airline Norwegian Is Looking To Hire American Pilots


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Whether it is under duress or not, Norwegian Air is bringing some pilot and other crew member jobs to the U.S. How this impacts the airline's low-cost, long-haul model remains to be seen.
Faced with pilot and other labor opposition in the U.S. to its employment practices and foreign air carrier permit application, Norwegian Air International is opening crew bases in New York and Fort Lauderdale, and has hired 170 American crew members, the airline says. Norwegian Air, which began long-haul service between Thailand and the U.S. and Europe in 2013, and plans on flying 14 routes