Posts Tagged ‘Norwegian’

Norwegian Air Suspends Talks To Buy 20 Boeing 787s

  Norwegian Air has put on hold talks to buy 20 new 787 Dreamliners from Boeing because of a delay in receiving US Department of Transportation approval for its long haul plans, chief executive Bjoern Kjos said in a letter...


Norwegian Air Boeing 787s May Be Delayed After Finding Some Wing Cracks

  Norwegian Air was expected to have four Boeing 787 delivered this spring but delivery may now be delayed for a few weeks after Boeing reported finding some wing cracks, daily newspaper Aftenposten said on Monday. Boeing...



Unions Lobby To Halt Norwegian Long-haul License

  Airline unions and pilot groups asked European and US authorities on Wednesday to deny Norwegian Air Shuttle’s request for a new long-haul license, accusing the budget carrier of trying to avoid taxes and skirt emp...


Norwegian Air CEO To Meet Boeing Over 787 Problems

Norwegian Air Shuttle’s chief executive Bjoern Kjos plans to meet Boeing management in the United States next week to discuss problems with its 787 Dreamliner aircraft, Norwegian media reported on Sunday. Norwegian Air, E...



Norwegian Air Signs For Two More Boeing 787s

Norwegian Air is buying another two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, seeing the aircraft’s technical advances as outweighing its operating problems as the budget carrier expands in long-haul services. Europe’s third-bigges...


Norwegian Air Pilots Call Off Strike

Around 600 pilots at Norwegian Air Shuttle called off a planned strike on Monday after four days of government mediation yielded a deal that secures their current work agreements. Pilots threatened to walk out in protest at Nor...