All Norwegian articles – Page 12
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Opinion
OPINION: How Laker beat a path for today's long-haul low-costs
If Freddie Laker is looking down on the airline industry, one can only imagine that he has a wry smile on his face. The launch, 40 years ago, of his Skytrain service represented the first exchanges in the low-fare “battle of the Atlantic”, a sector becoming an increasingly popular playground ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why are low-cost giants interested in Alitalia's sale?
EasyJet and Ryanair have both expressed interest in the Alitalia sale process – which could either mean that they are keen to have opportunistic peek at their ailing rival's books, or that they are genuinely considering bids for the Italian flag carrier.
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News
Norwegian UK secures tentative US permit approval
Norwegian's UK subsidiary has been given tentative approval by the US Department of Transportation for a foreign air carrier permit.
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OpinionOPINION: Norwegian follows in Sir Freddie's footsteps
Since the barnstorming days of Sir Freddie Laker’s Skytrain, various airlines have tried to operate or talked up the potential of low-cost transatlantic services – with limited success.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: IAG’s head of strategy Robert Boyle discusses Level
When IAG decided to develop its new long-haul, low-cost airline Level, its head of strategy Robert Boyle says the airline group focused on how to attract Europe’s millennials with an attractive low ticket price packaged in a way that would engage them in the “excitement” of long distance travel.
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NewsNorwegian takes first two 737 Max 8s
Norwegian took delivery of its first two Boeing 737 Max 8s today, with the aircraft due to enter service on transatlantic flights in July.
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Norwegian 'very interested' in Boeing NMA: CEO
Norwegian is "very interested" in Boeing's proposed New Midsize Airplane design, says chief executive Bjorn Kjos.
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News
House FAA bill takes aim at 'flag of convenience' carriers
A Congressional panel approved an amendment on 27 June that seems aimed at preventing carriers like Norwegian Air International (NAI) from launching future flights to the USA.
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News
First Norwegian 737 Max delivery delayed to end-June
Norwegian expects to take its first Boeing 737 Max 8 at the end of June, the second delivery delay since the airframer disclosed a possible manufacturing flaw in types engine.
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News
Norwegian adds Rome to transatlantic gateways
Norwegian will in November begin new US services from Rome Fiumicino, the latest European gateway in its rapidly expanding transatlantic network.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Norwegian's Gatwick-Singapore gambit
Norwegian's eye-catching move to launch long-haul, low-cost services on the Singapore-London Gatwick route injects some fresh competition into a sector flown only by mainline carriers.
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NewsUnited plans competitive response to long-haul LCCs
United Airlines plans to up the ante to compete with long-haul low-cost carriers across the Atlantic, president Scott Kirby told employees recently.
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News
US pre-clearance may create long-haul narrowbody gap at Stockholm
Gaining a US pre-clearance facility could pave the way for Stockholm Arlanda airport to gain new narrowbody-operated services to the USA, Swedavia's route development manager Ole Wieth Christensen believes.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Belfast hopes for Norwegian long-haul boost
The outlook for Belfast International airport’s long-haul business looked bleak at the start of this year when United Airlines scrapped its Newark service – the Northern Ireland gateway’s only transatlantic route.
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News
Norwegian to make Singapore launch in September
Norwegian will launch services from London Gatwick to Singapore on 28 September.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Where do Europe's major LCCs compete directly?
Analysis of FlightGlobal schedules data for April covering Europe's big low-cost carriers shows an increase in the proportion of routes where two or more of these airlines compete directly, albeit that there is head-to-head competition between these operators on only a minority of their routes.
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News
Boeing optimistic on early 737 Max dispatch reliability
Boeing is upbeat about the early dispatch reliability of the 737 Max, indicating that it will comparable to that of the 737NG family.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing prepares for unprecedented 737 Max ramp-up
Delivering a new version of the 737 is old hat at Boeing. Eighteen major models have entered service since the debut of the 737-100 in 1968, including 10 versions of the NG series over the past 19 years alone. In all, 9,448 individual 737s have rolled out of the factory ...
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NewsNorwegian adds Denver and Seattle to US roster
Norwegian will begin service to Denver and Seattle Tacoma in September, expanding its US network to 13 cities.
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News
PICTURE: Low-cost pioneer Laker chosen for Norwegian Max fin
Norwegian has selected UK low-cost airline pioneer Sir Freddie Laker to feature on the first of its Boeing 737 Max jets to operate transatlantic services.