All Norwegian articles – Page 2
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NewsNorwegian looks at extending leases as it braces for more delivery delays
Scandinavian carrier Norwegian is considering extending leases on some of its existing fleet as it braces for further aircraft delivery delays next year.
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NewsNorwegian marks full-year profit return despite Q4 loss
Restructured Scandanavian carrier Norwegian posted an operating profit of NKr 1.5 billion ($147 million) for 2022, after reporting a small loss in the low-demand fourth quarter.
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NewsNorwegian leases 737 Max jets to mitigate Boeing delivery delay
Scandinavian operator Norwegian has provisionally agreed to lease another six Boeing 737 Max 8 twinjets, sourcing them from US firm Air Lease. These will be additional to the three 737 Max aircraft – one of which has been delivered – that the carrier has already agreed to take from the ...
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast: Standout stories from 2022
Graham and Lewis discuss some of the most interesting developments from the past 12 months
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In depthHow far through recovery are European airlines?
A carrier-by-carrier guide to the progress European airlines continued to make in their recovery from the Covid-19 crisis during the past year and a look at how much further they have to go in 2023.
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In depthAirline Business performance tracker: Europe Q3 2022
Key data from the most-recent European earnings period – the third quarter of 2022 – and the equivalent periods stretching back to the last pre-Covid year, powered by Airline Business Insight
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NewsNorwegian trialling expansion beyond Nordics with Riga base
Norwegian views its plan to base two aircraft at Riga International airport from summer 2023 as a “kind of a test” regarding the viability of expanding beyond its current markets.
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NewsNorwegian saw historic-high unit revenue during profitable third quarter
Scandinavian carrier Norwegian achieved an operating profit of NKr1.03 billion ($100 million) during the third quarter of 2022, driven by high unit revenue.
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NewsNorwegian 737 turbulence inquiry highlights controllers' lack of weather data
French investigators probing a serious turbulence event involving a Norwegian Boeing 737-800 have highlighted the disadvantages of air traffic controllers’ not having real-time weather data superimposed on their radar displays. The aircraft, bound for Nice on 25 July last year, had been heading south, cruising at 37,000ft, with a flightplan ...
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NewsImpairment reversal from 737 Max order pushes Norwegian into second-quarter profit
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian benefited from the partial reversal of an impairment loss in the second quarter, enabling it to turn in an operating profit of NKr1.36 billion ($141 million) for the period. Norwegian generated NKr4.87 billion in revenues for the three months to 30 June, but the rise in ...
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NewsAir France enjoys Paris yield boost from Norwegian long-haul exit
Norwegian’s exit from the long-haul sector is helping to drive “very impressive yields” for Air France at its Paris Charles de Gaulle hub. The Scandinavian carrier announced it would drop its long-haul services in January 2021 – formally scrapping a host of pre-Covid US services from Paris in the process ...
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NewsNorse explores ‘virtual’ interline offering connecting flights to budget carriers
Long-haul low-cost operator Norse Atlantic Airways has tied up with three other budget carriers to extend its network through connecting services. Norse Atlantic is linking with EasyJet and Norwegian in Europe, as well as Spirit Airlines in the USA, to broaden its reach either side of its transatlantic operations. It ...
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NewsNorwegian signs pact to to pursue network link-up with Wideroe
Norwegian has signed a letter of intent to co-operate with compatriot carrier Wideroe under a partnership which aims to link their respective networks.
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NewsNorwegian firms order for 50 Boeing Max 8s
Restructured low-cost carrier Norwegian has firmed its deal for 50 Boeing 737 Max 8, which are due to join the fleet between 2025 and 2028.
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NewsNorwegian agrees deal to buy 50 737 Max 8s
Restructured low-cost carrier Norwegian has struck a preliminary agreement to acquire 50 Boeing 737 Max 8 for delivery from 2025 through to 2028.
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NewsNorwegian chief says rest of year is ‘cost game’ after Q1 disappointment
Scandinavian airline Norwegian is hoping to benefit from improved economies of scale during 2022 after a ‘disappointing’ first quarter of the year.
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NewsNorwegian talks to Airbus and Boeing over desire to own 'maybe over 50%' of its fleet
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has ambitions to own a significant proportion of its fleet, as looks beyond the leased capacity already secured for the 2023 summer season.
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NewsEuropean low-cost carriers cement loads recovery in March
European low-cost carrier Norwegian carried 940,000 passengers at a load factor of 80.3% in March, the latest budget operator in the region to disclose loads stabilising at higher levels following the Omicron-fuelled dip at the turn of the year.
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NewsNorwegian leases 18 737s to build capacity for summer seasons
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is to lease 18 Boeing 737s, including several Max variants, from AerCap to build its fleet over the next two summer seasons. The agreement covers eight 737-800s which will be part of a 70-aircraft fleet operated by the carrier for summer this year. It will also ...
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NewsNorwegian to fly 80-85 aircraft in summer 2023
Restructured low-cost carrier Norwegian is looking to bring in new aircraft for next summer as it aims to rebuild its fleet to between 80 and 100 aircraft by 2024.