Boeing is delaying the delivery of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s first 737 Max jet -- again. The upgraded single-aisle plane will now arrive at the end of June, the discount carrier said in an emailed statement Friday. The delay is the second in about a month for Norwegian, which initially planned to receive its first 737 Max at the end of May before being forced to reschedule for June 13. Boeing is looking to step up shipments of the fastest-selling plane in company history after briefly suspending flights last month because of a potential manufacturing fault in the plane’s engines. Norwegian has been discussing “appropriate” compensation with Boeing over the delay, Thomas Ramdahl, the airline’s chief commercial officer, said this week. The carrier referred questions about the delay to Boeing. In a statement, the planemaker attributed the decision to a “a minor technical issue” without providing details. Norwegian has already planned to begin new trans-Atlantic service from Edinburgh to the US with a 737-800 limited to 150 passengers. The delay likely means Norwegian will fly the older 737 on the route longer. <br/>
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AirBaltic will exhibit its fourth Bombardier CS300, which was delivered June 1, at the Paris Air Show. The Latvian carrier has 20 CS300 jets on firm order. By the end of this year, airBaltic, which became the launch customer for the larger CSeries variant in late 2016, plans to have eight CS300s in its fleet. It expects to have all 20 by the end of 2019. The modernized fleet is ensuring growth of airBaltic with at least 13 additional routes this year.<br/>
Beginning in July, Emirates and Qatar Airways will operate additional flights to Bali. “Qatar Airways and Emirates have made sure to add one flight each to Bali in July,” said I Gde Pitana, Toursim Ministry’s deputy for overseas promotion. On July 2, Emirates will officially have two daily flights from the previous one flight to Bali from Dubai. Apart from that, the airline will also offer special travel packages. Qatar Airways will have three daily flights from the previous two flights to Bali from Doha, the capital city of Qatar. <br/>