Norwegian Air Shuttleย (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) continues to phase in brand new aircraft. The airline has taken delivery of its 50th new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The aircraft is painted in the children’s rights organization UNICEF’s colors and logo to mark the Norwegian’s signature and UNICEF partnership.
Boeing 737-8JP LN-NGE (msn 39050) in the UNICEF livery and named “Commemorative Air”, was handed over yesterday (October 1) and landed at Gardermoen in Oslo today dedicated to UNICEF. Norwegian has been working with UNICEF since 2007. In connection with the Norwegian’s 10th anniversary on September 1, Norwegian gave ย NOK 1 million to UNICEF. ย The aircraft will fly throughout the Norwegian’s European route network.
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) recorded its best month ever for the number of passengers carried.ย More than 1.8 million passengers flew with Norwegian, an increase of 14 percent compared to same month last year and the highest figure for any single month ever.
The load factor was 87 percent in July, down two percentage points from July 2011.
According to the airline, “the decrease in passenger load factor was compensated fully by the positive development of unit revenues. RASK increased by 2 percent to 0.51 while the yield rose 5 percent to 0.59.”
Copyright Photo: Antony J. Best. Boeing 737-86Q LN-NOO (msn 30289) with the likeness of Gustav Vigeland on the tail climbs away from the runway at London (Gatwick). Click on the photo for the size image.
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) isย launching 10 new direct flights to Las Palmas (Canary Islands) from the end of October and early November.
Passengers will now have the chance to fly directly to Las Palmas from ร lesund, Evenes, Haugesund, Rygge and Tromsรธ.
Norwegian can also offer sun seeking Swedes three new direct routes to Las Palmas this winter from Karlstad, Malmรถ and Umeรฅ. In addition, Norwegian has decided to launch weekly flights to Las Palmas from Billund in Denmark and Oulu in Finland.
In addition to the new routes, Norwegian will also increase its existing flights with one more weekly departure to Las Palmas from Torp, Bergen, Trondheim and Stavanger, totaling up to two direct flights weekly. Norwegian will also increase its direct flights from Oslo, by offering eight weekly departures from the capital. Stockholm will see an increase from three to four weekly flights, while Copenhagen will have an increase from three to five weekly flights to Las Palmas.
Norwegian will use its new, more environmentally friendly Boeing 737-800 aircraft with free WiFi on the Las Palmas routes.
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. New arrival. Newly-assembled Boeing 737-8JP LN-NGB (msn 39015) was delivered to Norwegian on July 2, 2012. Arriving at Amsterdam, LN-NGB carries the tail image of Geirr Tveitt. ย According to Wikipedia,ย Geirr Tveitt, was born Nils Tveit (October 19, 1908 โ February 1, 1981) and was aย Norwegianย composerย andย pianist. Tveitt was a central figure of the national movement in Norwegian cultural life during the 1930s.ย
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) financial performance improved in the second quarter, reporting its pre-tax profit increased 68 percent to $20.4 million in the second quarter.
Here is the complete report by the airline:
“Norwegian (NAS) reported a pre tax profit of 125 million NOK, an improvement of 50 million from last year. This yearโs result has been considerably influenced by the strike among the security staff at airports throughout Norway. The strike cost Norwegian 70 million NOK.
The companyโs growth continues and increased by 15 percent in the second quarter. The number of passengers increased by 430,000 (11 percent). The load factor was 76 percent, down 2 percentage points compared to previous year.
By phasing in new and bigger aircraft to the fleet, Norwegianโs operation will become more efficient and competitive. In the second quarter, the company has saved 38 million NOK thanks to its more fuel-efficient aircraft.
So far this year, Norwegian has taken delivery of eight brand new Boeing 737-800s, while five will be delivered from the Boeing factory in Seattle later this year. At the same time, the older 737-300s are being phased out. Following the summer, the average age of the fleet will be 4.9 years. Norwegianโs fleet renewal program enables the company to increase its production considerably, as the new aircraft have larger seat capacity.”
Copyright Photo: Terry Wade. The older Boeing 737-300 fleet is shrinking with each new 737-800 delivery.
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) will start a new route connecting Stockholm (Arlanda) and Manchester starting on November 1. The new route will operate four days a week.
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has firmed up its order for 100 A320neo aircraft with Airbus. This follows a commitment signed in January 2012. The order makes Norwegian a new Airbus customer, and as well, one of the biggest A320neo customers.
The A320neo is a new engine option for the A320 Family entering into service from 2015 and incorporates latest generation engines and large “Sharklet” wing tip devices, which together will deliver 15 percent in fuel savings. The reduction in fuel burn is equivalent to 1.4 million litres of fuel – the consumption of 1,000 mid size cars, saving 3,600 tonnes of C02 per aircraft per year. The A320neo NOx emissions are 50% below CAEP/6, and this aircraft also has a considerably smaller noise footprint.
Until now, Norwegian has been a loyal Boeing 737 customer.
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo)ย has entered into an agreement to lease two additional long-range Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners from ILFC (International Lease Finance Corporation)ย . The Company has previously entered into an agreement to buy three and lease three Dreamliners. The new agreement means that Norwegian now has secured the delivery of eight aircraft.ย The new agreement is for delivery in early 2014. The contract period is 12 years. As a result three Dreamliners will be delivered in 2013, four in 2014 and early 2015.
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) is basing two additional Boeing 737s at Copenhagen and adding additional flights to holiday destination in the wake of the Cimber Sterling (Copenhagen) collapse.
The Norwegian carrier saw its traffic grow to over 1.3 million passengers in April, which is 137,400 (11 percent) more passengers in April than the same month last year. However Norwegian’s traffic figures for April were affected by Easter, the biggest travel weekend. Easter occurred in the last weekend in March 2011.
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS (Stockholm) has been for the past three years the most punctual airline in Norway. To celebrate this accomplishment, and probably to mock its competitor Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo), known for its images of famous Norwegians on the tails, SAS has introduced this new logojet. SAS held a “most punctual person” contest in Norway. A picture of the winner of the competition has been applied to the tail of SAS’ Boeing 737-883 LN-RCY (msn 28324). The winner also won 100,000 Krones (around $17,200). It is probably a good bet this “most punctual person” will not be flying on Norwegian any time soon.
In other news,ย Norwegian Trade Minister Trond Giske has called the SAS losses reported this week as “troublesome”. SAS, owned by Sweden, Norway and Denmark, reported a pretax loss of $163 million in the first quarter according to Reuters.ย The Norwegian government is not too excited about putting any more capital into the loss-making airline according to this article by Views and News from Norway.
Boeing (Chicago) will move the production of theย horizontal tailย of its 787-9 Dreamliners from Seattle toย Salt Lake City, Utah according to this Reuters report. Alenia Aermacchi will also take over production.
In other news, Boeing today announced ย that Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo), the third largest low-cost airline in Europe, is the newest GoldCare customer, with a 12-year agreement that covers the airline’s future 787 Dreamliner fleet. Norwegian has three 787-8s on firm order, with commitments to lease three additional 787s.
Norwegian has selected GoldCare Enterprise, which encompasses the complete parts, engineering, and maintenance solution. Norwegian also is the first customer to select the line maintenance option through the GoldCare MRO network, in which Boeing manages scheduled and minor maintenance that is conducted between flights and overnight. Norwegian will maintain active control responsibility over all engineering and maintenance activities.
GoldCare is Boeing’s flexible lifecycle solution that provides maintenance, engineering and material management as a multi-year service managed by Boeing. GoldCare utilizes Boeing’s advanced global e-enabling technologies.
Top Copyright Photo: James Helbock. Boeing 787-8 N787BX (msn 40692)ย 787 arrived on March 12 at San Diego’s Lindbergh Field, continuing its six-month worldwide Dream Tour. The airplane will be in San Diego for a limited time for partners, media and Boeing andย Goodrich employees to experience the revolutionary technology and passenger experience firsthand.
Goodrich’sย Aerostructuresย business, headquartered in Chula Vista, California, is responsible for the design and manufacture of the nacelles and thrust reversers for the Boeing 787.
Goodrich has a broad range of technology on the innovative aircraft. In addition to the nacelles and thrust reversers, Goodrich also supplies the flight deck lighting system and cabin attendant seating as well as: the cargo system; wheels and electric braking system; exterior lighting; proximity sensing system; and the fuel quantity indicating system and fuel management software. In addition, Goodrich was selected by Rolls-Royce to provide the engine control system and sensor suite for the Trent 1000 engine, an engine option for the 787.
The airplane, ZA003, was originally used for flight testing but has been elegantly refurbished to showcase the standard capabilities and features of the 787.
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