Norwegian Air Sweden
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| Founded | 2018 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Norwegian Reward | ||||||
| Fleet size | 23 | ||||||
| Destinations | see Norwegian Air Shuttle destinations | ||||||
| Parent company | Norwegian Air Shuttle | ||||||
| Key people | Bjørn Kjos | ||||||
| Website | norwegian.com/se | ||||||
Norwegian Air Sweden AB is a Swedish low-cost airline and a fully integrated subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, using its corporate identity. The airline operates Boeing 737-800 aircraft from bases in European countries outside of Norway on behalf of its parent company, with all aircraft registered in Sweden.
History
In July 2018, Norwegian Air Shuttle applied to the Swedish Transport Agency for a Swedish air operator's certificate, in order to gain access to additional traffic rights and launch new routes to and from Sweden for the parent company.[3] On 20 November 2018, the airline took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, having received its air operator's certificate.[4] The airline has since received additional aircraft both by direct delivery from Boeing and transferal from parent Norwegian Air Shuttle and its other integrated subsidiaries.[5]
Starting in August 2019, the airline began operating some short-haul flights based at Oslo Gardermoen and Stockholm Arlanda on behalf of its parent company.[6] The airline, then with Boeing 787-9 aircraft registered in its fleet, was to later take over the operation of various long-haul flights based at Rome Fiumicino during the following 2020 summer season,[7][8] however the long-haul operations between its parent and associated sister companies were initially suspended in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on aviation. In January 2021, Norwegian Air Shuttle announced that all long-haul operations, which included long-haul services operated by Norwegian Air Sweden, would be terminated in order to focus on its European short-haul route network.[9]
In March 2021, parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle's CFO Geir Karlsen reported that its Boeing 737 MAX fleet, some examples of which were registered to Norwegian Air Sweden, would not resume operations and that the fleet would be retired.[10] By April 2021, the base and flight operations of Irish Norwegian Air International were transfered to Norwegian Air Sweden, after which the Swedish airline would inherit the operation of bases situated outside of Norway, but within the rest of the European Union (EU) on behalf of its parent company.[11]
Destinations
Norwegian Air Sweden operates in conjunction with its parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle, and additionally operates bases in countries outside of Norway for its parent in addition to Sweden.
Fleet
Current fleet
As of February 2021[update], the Norwegian Air Sweden fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-800 | 23 | — | 186 | |||
| Total | 23 | — | ||||
Former fleet
Norwegian Air Sweden previously operated the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 13 | 2018 | 2021 | [10] |
| Boeing 787-9 | 3 | 2019 | 2021 | [5] |
References
- ^ https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/?airline.search=LE
- ^ a b "Airline Code Full Details". Aviation Codes Central. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Norwegian Air Shuttle applies for Swedish AOC". aviator.aero. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "SE-RTA Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-8 MAX". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Norwegian Air Sweden Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Liu, Jim (10 April 2019). "Norwegian Air Sweden outlines initial operations from August 2019". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Liu, Jim (15 October 2019). "Norwegian NS20 Trans-Atlantic service changes as of 11OCT19". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Liu, Jim (13 November 2019). "Norwegian adds new Trans-Atlantic routes to Chicago / Denver in S20". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Philip, Siddharth Vikram (14 January 2021). "Norwegian Air Gives Up Long-Haul Flying in Plan to Exit Insolvency". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Norwegian fliegt nie wieder Boeing 737 Max" [Norwegian never flies Boeing 737 MAX again]. aeroTELEGRAPH (in German). 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Company presentation" (PDF). Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Consolidated AOC-structure with one EU and one Norwegian AOC with full flexibility on crew and clear accountability
