Today it was announced that Bjørn Kjos is stepping down as CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, a role that he has had for 17 years. While he will leave his current position, he will take on a new role as an advisor to the Chairman, with effect from today.…
Norwegian has today reported their results for the first quarter of 2019, and they're... interesting. Keep in mind that historically the first quarter is one of the most challenging for European and transatlantic airlines, given weak demand in winter.…
Norwegian sure has had a tough road when it comes to their transatlantic fleet choices: -- Norwegian primarily uses the 787-9 for their transatlantic flights, and over the past year they've had to ground many of those due to engine issues, meaning they've…
On December 14, 2018, a Norwegian Boeing 737 MAX 8 bound from Dubai to Oslo diverted to Shiraz, Iran. This diversion was due to an engine issue, and as usual, in a situation like that the priority is to get the plane on the ground as quickly and safely…
At the moment Norwegian is undergoing a major restructuring, given the huge losses they've sustained. The airline is transitioning from being focused on growth to being focused on profitability. The airline has some new investors, and plans on downsizing…
For the past several years Norwegian has grown like crazy, as they've expanded both their short-haul and longhaul network. While many people may be familiar with Norwegian's transatlantic flights between North America and Europe, the airline has a lot…
Times are changing, that's for sure! For the past several years, Norwegian has grown like crazy, bringing low fares and an innovative product to the transatlantic market, as well as to intra-Europe markets. The problem is that the airline hasn't actually…
This can't be good news. For the past several years, Norwegian has helped reshape the transatlantic market, with their innovative low cost model. The airline has launched transatlantic flights with both 737s and 787s, and has offered a pleasant experience…
Norwegian has been in a challenging financial position, and the airline is working on reducing costs this year. They've undertaken an "extensive cost cutting initiative," which altogether is expected to save the airline $230 million. This comes in many…
Yesterday I wrote about how Norwegian had changed their lounge access policy for Premium passengers, seemingly without notice. Specifically, Premium passengers would no longer receive lounge access, unless they had purchased a much more expensive PremiumFlex…
Norwegian long haul flights on their Boeing 787 aircraft have a standard economy cabin, as well as a premium cabin, which Ben recently reviewed here. This product is really a 'premium economy' product rather than a 'business class' product (don't expect…
Just yesterday I published my review of Norwegian's 787-9 premium economy, in which I noted that flying with the airline would become even more compelling once they install wifi. In early 2018 Norwegian had announced that they'd install wifi on their…
I boarded through the second set of doors, where I was greeted by two very friendly flight attendants and pointed left into the premium economy cabin. Norwegian's 787-9 has a total of 56 premium economy seats, spread across eight rows in a 2-3-2 configuration.…
There has been a lot of speculation all year about how close Norwegian has come to ceasing operations, based on their low level of free cash and difficulty in finding any more, as they continue to grow rapidly and for a while faced increased oil prices.…
Recently I wrote about how a Norwegian 737 MAX was operating a flight from Dubai to Oslo. It suffered a serious engine problem (despite the aircraft being only a few months old), and was forced to divert to Shiraz, Iran. What made this interesting (and…
Recently I wrote about the nightmare experience suffered by Air France passengers en route from Paris to Shanghai. They were stuck in Siberia, Russia, for several days after their original aircraft and then relief aircraft suffered one unfortunate mishap…
Despite a turbulent year where it looked like Norwegian could be acquired by their biggest competitor, IAG (which owns British Airways and Iberia), Norwegian continues to expand, and just recently announced a new route to Rio de Janeiro. Norwegian operates…
Earlier this year, Norwegian expanded its long haul operations by commencing flights from London to Buenos Aires, Argentina. They also announced they would commence domestic operations within Argentina, to challenge the high prices passengers in the…
Hello from New York! Norwegian has been an incredibly disruptive airline when it comes to both short-haul and longhaul flying, and there's no denying that they've altered the airfare landscape on transatlantic flights. So I figured it's about time that…
TSA Pre-Check is one of the innovations that has made the air travel experience in the US a bit more pleasant. Those eligible for Pre-Check enjoy expedited security screening, where they don't have to take off their shoes, or take their liquids out of…
18 months ago, Norwegian made a huge announcement that they were launching a series of narrow body flights between Europe and North America, using Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Most transatlantic flights are operated by long haul, wide body aircraft, so this…
