Norwegian News Stories

Norwegian Air Launches Cargo Company

April 22, 2013

Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle is launching a stand-alone cargo company to exploit the growing capacity of its network as it expands the number of routes it has around the world, the firm said on Monday.
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Norwegian Air Reports Stronger Q1 Results

April 18, 2013

Norwegian Air Shuttle said it wants to buy more planes to drive its fast growing business as it takes away market share from SAS and takes on the UK budget airlines.
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Norwegian Air Swings To Q4 profit

February 15, 2013

Fast-growing budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle made a surprise pretax profit for the normally weak fourth quarter.
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Boeing Tells European Airlines Of 787 Delays

February 8, 2013

Boeing told two European airlines on Friday their deliveries of 787 Dreamliner jets would be delayed, as investigations into the problems behind the grounded aircraft continue.
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Boeing Confident Of Fixing 787 Battery Problems

January 22, 2013

Boeing has told airlines it is confident of fixing battery problems on the 787 Dreamliner soon, the chief executive of Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Tuesday.
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787 Mishaps ‘Normal For New Aircraft’ – Norwegian Air CEO

January 15, 2013

Norwegian Air Shuttle, which is set to receive its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in just a few months, considers the recent mishaps with the aircraft type normal and has not lost its confidence, its CEO said on Tuesday.
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Norwegian Air Boss Looks Beyond Ailing SAS

November 13, 2012

When Scandinavian airline SAS cast off a tiny Norwegian partner carrier in 2002, few people thought it could survive, let alone threaten within a decade to bury its former master.
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Norwegian Air To Launch Long-haul Flights

November 8, 2012

Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle will launch long-haul operations next year with flights to Bangkok and New York, taking on battered Nordic carrier SAS on yet another front.
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Engine Orders Rev Up For Pratt, CFM

July 10, 2012

The battle between engine makers revved up at the Farnborough Airshow with Pratt & Whitney and CFM International announcing major orders for their key offerings for the narrow-body plane market.
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Norwegian Air Completes Large Airbus Order

June 9, 2012

Norwegian Air Shuttle signed a firm deal with Airbus for an order of 100 Airbus A320neo aircraft and also agreed an option on another 50 similar aircraft, it said on Friday.
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Norwegian Air To Move In On Asia

February 2, 2012

Fresh from placing one of Europe's biggest ever aircraft orders, Norwegian Air Shuttle chief Bjoern Kjos predicted more airline collapses in Europe this year and said the airline stood ready to plug the gaps, while setting its sights on Asia.
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Norwegian Orders 222 Airbus, Boeing Planes

January 25, 2012

Nordic budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ordered 222 narrow-body aircraft worth a total of USD$21.5 billion at list prices on Wednesday, taking a big bet on Europe's recovery and hoping to further weaken struggling rival SAS.
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