Norwegian

By David Casey
Chilean ultra-low-cost carrier JetSMART is expanding its operations in Argentina with the purchase of Norwegian’s subsidiary in the country.
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By Routes News
Trouble is brewing in Europe’s saturated market, with many airlines collapsing this year
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By David Casey
This week: Emirates firms Dreamliner and A350 orders; Gulf Air and SpiceJet sign cooperation agreement; Norwegian hires a new CEO; Air Astana puts faith in Max jets and more.
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By David Casey
Fresh from signing a co-operation agreement with New York-based JetBlue, low-cost long-haul specialist Norwegian is planning to expand its alliance to other carriers, the Scandinavian airline’s co-founder has told an industry event.
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By David Casey
Norwegian is launching 16 new direct routes from Scandinavia from spring 2020, seven of which are from Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger and Routes Europe 2020 host Bergen. The carrier is also making further changes to its transatlantic network by adding three new routes but dropping Madrid to New York from its schedule.
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By Nigel Mayes
This week: AirAsia X to open Okinawa service; Norwegian to add Austin - Paris non-stop; and WestJet plans seasonal flights between Calgary and Rome.
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By David Casey
Norwegian and JetBlue are partnering to allow passengers to fly between Europe and the US and onward to multiple destinations under a single booking.
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By David Casey
Low-cost long-haul carrier Norwegian is to boost frequencies to some of its US destinations from London next summer, but will reduce service to Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Miami and Orlando.
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By David Casey
Argentina’s fledgling low-cost market continues to grow strongly, but political instability means the sector’s long-term future remains uncertain.
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By David Casey
After securing Southwest's much-anticipated first routes to Hawaii, award-winning Oakland International is aiming to further develop its network with a route to Asia high on the agenda.
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By David Casey
Scandinavian carrier Norwegian is ending flights between Ireland and North America from September, blaming the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max for making the routes “no longer commercially viable”.
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By Wesley Charnock
The flygskam – or flight-shaming – movement is materially impacting the public’s desire to travel and radiating across Europe from Scandinavia. Ahead of Routes Europe 2020 we speak to two of the key figures in the front-line of route development in the region.
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By David Casey
This week: Bjørn Kjos steps down as Norwegian’s CEO; Flyadeal drops Boeing order in favour of all-Airbus fleet; Lufthansa to base two more A380s in Munich and more.
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By Routes Marketing Team
Senior network planners from over 125 of the world’s leading airlines will be accepting meeting requests when scheduling opens on Wednesday 10 July.
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By Wesley Charnock
Low-cost carrier to serve twice-weekly route to the host city of Routes Europe 2020.
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By Rachel Pickford
Norwegian, Delta Air Lines and Hainan Airlines are among the carriers to have registered for World Routes 2019.
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By David Casey
This week: Air Mauritius takes delivery of A330neo; AirAsia still keen on Vietnamese LCC; Norwegian delays aircraft deliveries; Ryanair starts Charleroi connecting service and more.
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By Rachel Pickford
The region’s largest route development forum will provide attendees with unmatched insight into the critical drivers shaping the future position of several leading airlines.
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By Rachel Pickford
Delegates attending the region’s largest route development forum will gain exclusive insight into the different factors set to influence aviation in Europe and across the wider world.
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By David Casey
This week: Virgin Australia names new CEO; Hainan to open Dublin’s second link to China; Qantas officially cancels A380 order; Thomas Cook mulls airline sale; Hop! to be rebranded and more.
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By David Casey
This week: Qatar Airways converts ten A321neos; AirAsia commits to new Lombok hub; Cebu Pacific to add 12 aircraft; Norwegian to cut routes after fundraising and more.
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By David Casey
This week: Jet2.com hits 100 aircraft milestone; Airbus warns over no deal Brexit; IndiGo parent appoints former United president and more.
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By David Casey
As 2018 draws to a close, Routesonline looks at some of the biggest stories making the headlines this year. Part one of our review features the attempted takeover of Norwegian; an interview with British Airways boss Alex Cruz; the first non-stop link between the UK and Australia; and the fastest-growing airports in the world. Plus we were in Quito, Brisbane and Bilbao for the regional Americas, Asia and Europe route development forums.
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By Nigel Mayes
This week: EVA Air is to resume flights between Taipei Taoyuan and Nagoya in Japan; WestJet is to launch a new daily summer service to Dublin; and Norwegian unveils plans to enter the Brazil market.
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By David Casey
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian has unveiled plans to “break the monopoly” on flights from the UK to Brazil, with its first service from London Gatwick to Rio de Janeiro set to begin in March 2019. The airline is also making a series of changes to its US network.
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