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Norwegian to add the Copenhagen-Milan route

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) will add the Copenhagen-Milan (Malpensa) route on June 29, 2012 according to Airline Route. The new route will be operated twice a week with Boeing 737-800s.

Copyright Photo: Terry Wade.

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Norwegian Air Shuttle’s third quarter profit rises to $179 million

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) reported its third quarter profit rose to $179 million but warned of increased competion.

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Copyright Photo: Richard Vandervord. Please click on the photo for the aircraft details.

Norwegian to fly Oslo-Manchester three times weekly

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) will fly the Oslo-Manchester route three times weekly starting on October 31 according to Airline Route.

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Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Please click on the photo for additional information.

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Norwegian introduces this “Wireless Internet on Board” logojet

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) has introduced this special “Wireless Internet on Board” on its Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYU (msn 39008). On the side of the fuselage the airline has inscribed all of the things you can do with this new onboard service. In February 2011 Norwegian became the first European airline to offer this service.

Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren. Please click on the photo for additional detail.

Norwegian to lease a third Boeing 787 Dreamliner from ILFC

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to lease one new Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner long haul aircraft from ILFC. The aircraft is the third leased Dreamliner from ILFC, and the sixth Dreamliner on order for Norwegian.

Norwegian will take delivery of the aircraft in early 2014. The lease term is for 12 years.

So far this year, the company has received 12 new Boeing 737-800s. A further three will be delivered from Boeing later this year. At the same time, older Boeing 737-300s are being phased out. As of July 2011, Norwegian has 35 new Boeing 737-800 in its fleet.

On the financial side, Norwegian reported second quarter net profit of $9.6 million.

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Norwegian orders 15 additional Boeing 737-800s, will operate the 787

Boeing (Chicago) and Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) today (June 21) announced an order for 15 Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes at the international 2011 Paris Air Show. The order, valued atย $1.2 billionย at list prices, brings the total number of 737-800s Norwegian has ordered direct from Boeing to 78.

The carrier also has finalized its contract to purchase three Boeing 787 Dreamliners, an agreement theย Osloย based operator announced in May, which brings the total number of Boeing 787s it will operate to five including two to be leased from ILFC.

Norwegian is the third largest low-cost airline inย Europe. It operates 238 routes to 97 destinations acrossEuropeย intoย North Africaย and theย Middle East. More than 13 million passengers flew with the airlineย in 2010.

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Copyright Photo: Joe G. Walker. Brand new Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYS ย (msn 39007) departs from Seattle (Boeing Field) on delivery on June 8 minus any tail image.

Norwegian Air Shuttle posts a 2010 profit of $32.4 million

Norwegain Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) posted a net profit of $32.4 million in 2010. The airline carried more than 13 million passengers in 2010, an increase of 21 percent compared to the previous year.

The low-fare airline lost money in the fourth quarter due to rising fuel costs. Compared to 2009, the fuel costs in the fourth quarter jumped by 63 per cent.

Norwegian received 13 brand new 737-800 aircraft in 2010, and in 2011 an additional 15 will be added to the companyโ€™s fleet as it gradually replaces its less fuel-efficient and older 737-300s.

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Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Please click on the photo for further information.

Norwegian Air Shuttle adds its first Boeing 737-800 with the Sky Interior

Norwegian Air Shuttle LN-DYF, originally uploaded by Rick Schlamp.

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) on December 9 celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Next-Generation 737-800 with the new Boeing Sky Interior. Norwegian has scheduled this 737-8JP registered LN-DYF (msn 39004) to its inaugural flight almost immediately following its delivery in mid-December.

Norwegian is the second-largest airline in Scandinavia.

The 737 Boeing Sky Interior features new, modern-sculpted sidewalls and window reveals, larger stow bins and more headroom around the aisle seats. Other features include a quieter cabin, intuitive placement of switches and call buttons, improved sound quality and different interior lighting schemes.

To date, a total of 60 airlines and leasing companies have ordered the 737 Boeing Sky Interior for more than 1,400 airplanes.

Copyright Photo: Rick Schlamp. LN-DYF is pictured at Boeing Field in Seattle on December 6 devoid of a tail image.

Norwegian Air Shuttle to lease two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners from ILFC

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) will lease two Boeing 787-8 from ILFC.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Norwegian is a loyal Boeing customer and already leases some 737s from ILFC. Please click on the photo for additional details.

Norwegian Air Shuttle to open a Helsinki base

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has announced it will open a new Finnish base at Helsinkiโ€™s Vantaa airport. At the same time it will also introduce two Finnish domestic routes and expand the current international destinations from two to eleven. Three Boeing 737 aircraft will be based in Helsinki.

As the second largest airline in Scandinavia and the third largest low lost airline in Europe, Norwegian serves a total of 238 routes to 93 destinations both domestic and international.

By entering the Finnish domestic market, Norwegian further increases its foothold as a major Nordic player. Today, the airline has domestic operations in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The new Finnish routes include Helsinki-Oulu and Helsinki-Rovaniemi. Four daily flights will serve the Helsinki-Oulu route and one daily flight will operate between Helsinki and Rovaniemi. The first flight departs on March 31 2011.

Norwegian has since late April 2010 operated several daily flights between Helsinki and Stockholm and Helsinki and Oslo. In the spring of 2011 Norwegian will introduce nine new international destinations departing from Helsinkiโ€™s Vantaa airport: Copenhagen, Malaga, Nice, Crete (Chania), Rome, Barcelona, London Gatwick, Split and Alicante.

Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren. The latest new Boeing delivery is this Boeing 737-8JP LN-NOX (msn 37818) with the tail of Christian Krohg. The new airliner was accepted on September 8 and prepares to land on runway 01R at Stockholm (Arlanda).