Norwegian increases Boeing 787-9 fleet
Norwegian is leasing an additional 25 new Boeing 787-9s for its growing long-haul operations. The new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2018. With this new agreement, the company’s long-haul fleet will consist of 40 Dreamliners by 2020. “In order to offer customers more routes and make our intercontinental operation even more competitive, we are dependent on more brand new cost-efficient aircraft,” Norwegian CE Bjørn Kjos said. At present, Norwegian operates 8 787-8s and a single 787-9. Norwegian flew almost 26m passengers in 2015, a record figure for the carrier. It operates a series of transatlantic services from Scandinavia and the UK to the US, but efforts to begin operations from Ireland to the US with a new subsidiary have been stalled for more than two years at the DoT. <br/>
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Norwegian increases Boeing 787-9 fleet
Norwegian is leasing an additional 25 new Boeing 787-9s for its growing long-haul operations. The new aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2018. With this new agreement, the company’s long-haul fleet will consist of 40 Dreamliners by 2020. “In order to offer customers more routes and make our intercontinental operation even more competitive, we are dependent on more brand new cost-efficient aircraft,” Norwegian CE Bjørn Kjos said. At present, Norwegian operates 8 787-8s and a single 787-9. Norwegian flew almost 26m passengers in 2015, a record figure for the carrier. It operates a series of transatlantic services from Scandinavia and the UK to the US, but efforts to begin operations from Ireland to the US with a new subsidiary have been stalled for more than two years at the DoT. <br/>
