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NewsBoeing ‘really delivering aircraft these days’: Norwegian chief
Norwegian chief executive Geir Karlsen is continuing to see improvements in the quality of service the Scandinavian carrier is receiving from Boeing as it adds more 737 Max 8s to its fleet
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NewsNorwegian firms options on 30 more 737 Max jets but adjusts delivery schedule
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is exercising options to purchase 30 more Boeing 737 Max 8 jets. The decision will take Norwegian’s total firm commitment to the twinjet type to 80. It had indicated earlier this year that it was nearing a decision on exercising the options. Norwegian says the original ...
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NewsGovernment converting Norwegian bonds to shareholding
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is exercising a call option on a package of outstanding bonds valued at NKr1.5 billion ($143 million), with the government of Norway converting part of its holding to shares. As part of the decision, the airline is planning to buy back up to 50% of the ...
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NewsNorwegian aims to save costs by purchasing 10 737-800s on lease
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has agreed to purchase 10 of its leased Boeing 737-800 jets. Norwegian expects to achieve a non-recurring gain of some NKr570 million ($51 million) from the transaction, which it will fund through a mix of cash and long-term financing. It says this reflects the pricing it ...
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NewsNorwegian to take call on Max options in next six months
Norwegian will take a decision in the next six months on the 30 options it holds for Boeing 737 Max jets as it expects to take delivery 11 to 13 aircraft this year.
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NewsNo injuries as Norwegian 737 overruns in snowy weather at Molde
Norwegian investigators have initiated an inquiry after a Boeing 737-800 overran the runway at the coastal Molde airport during landing. The aircraft, arriving from Oslo as DY430 on 19 December, came to a halt partially off runway 25, which is 2,220m in length. Norwegian safety investigation authority SHK says the ...
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NewsNorwegian seeks to secure cadet stream with pilot-school collaborations
Budget carrier Norwegian is entering a co-operation with flight schools in Scandinavia and Spain to secure its future pilot corps. The airline is collaborating with Lund University’s school of aviation in Sweden, as well as OSM Aviation Academy in both Sweden and Norway. It is also partnering the Danish Center ...
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NewsNorwegian profits slip in second quarter
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian’s operating profit slipped 9% in the second quarter to NKr593 million ($55.3 million) compared with the same period last year, as the airline confirmed its recently lowered full-year profits outlook.
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NewsNorwegian cuts full-year profit outlook over softer traffic and higher costs
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has revised downwards its full-year operating profit forecast, to NKr2.1-2.6 billion ($199-246 million) – including the contribution from newly-acquired regional operator Wideroe.
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NewsNorwegian keeps to capacity target despite Boeing delivery delays
Norwegian is sticking to its expectations of increasing capacity around 12% this year despite operating three fewer aircraft than originally planned this summer.
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Airline BusinessNorwegian buoyed by Wideroe impact as losses cut in first quarter
Norwegian flagged improved yields and load factors, together with a boost from the less seasonally affected Wideroe business, during a first quarter in which the airline narrowed operating losses to NKr763 million ($70 million).
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NewsNorwegian refreshes visual identity after more than two decades
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is to start rolling out a refreshed version of its corporate logo, for the first time since the airline emerged more than two decades ago. Norwegian says the new visual identity has a “richer” colour and updated typography. It says it will begin adopting the updated ...
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Airline BusinessNorwegian ‘very pleased’ about full-year profit and potential Wideroe impact
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian expects its recently completed acquisition of compatriot Wideroe to begin to have an impact on its earnings in 2024, amid signs that the latter might outperform earlier near-term forecasts
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NewsNorwegian expects full-year profit to beat forecast
Scandinavian carrier Norwegian expects to exceed the range it had forecast for its full-year operating profit, partly thanks to stronger-than-expected travel demand in November and December.
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NewsNorway’s competition authority approves Norwegian’s acquisition of Wideroe
Norway’s competition regulator has approved Norwegian’s acquisition of regional airline Wideroe.
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NewsNorwegian argues competition regulator is shifting criteria in Wideroe tie-up probe
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian argues that the country’s competition regulator is shifting its criteria in its assessment of the airline’s proposed acquisition of regional operator Wideroe. Norwegian says it “strongly disagrees” with regulator Konkurransetilsynet which, in November, revealed it was considering blocking the acquisition over concerns that competition would be ...
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NewsCompetition regulator warns Norwegian it is considering blocking Wideroe merger
Norway’s competition regulator has notified Norwegian that it is considering blocking its planned acquisition of domestic carrier Wideroe.
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NewsNorwegian extends 737NG contracts to counter Max delays and tight leasing market
Norwegian is signing lease extensions for some of its Boeing 737-800s amid delays in the delivery of 737 Max 8 jets and a tightening market for leased aircraft caused by groundings related to Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans
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NewsNorwegian cuts weight of on-order Max jets as it ‘pushes hard’ on costs
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian is working on raft of measures to offset the impact of the high-cost environment, including through the removal of certain “add-ons” from its incoming Boeing 737 Max jets.
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NewsNorwegian cautiously positive on booking trends after strong summer
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has reported “encouraging” booking trends through to the end of the year, after it achieved its second-highest-ever operating profit during the third quarter.