Our story
1993
NorwegianAirShuttle
ASA is incorporated.
Operatesasa regional
airlineonbehalfof
BraathensSAFEwith six
FokkerF-50aircraft.
2000
Norwegian
startsoperating
helicoptersand
ambulanceaircraft
through its subsidiary
LufttransportAS,which
was spunoff in2002.
2002
SASnotifiesNorwegian
all contractswith the
SAS-acquiredBraathens
are terminated.
Norwegian starts
direct competition
against SASondomestic
routes inNorway.
2003
Listedon theOslo
StockExchange.
Becomes thefirst
providerof ticketless
andpoint-to-point
travel inScandinavia.
2005
The low-cost jet
operation reportsa
profit for thefirst time.
2006
Anew system for ticket
salesanddistribution
is launched, reducing
distributioncosts.
2007
Norwegianplaces
the year’s largest
aircraftorder
inEurope.
TheStockholm
base isestablished.
The full-scale
internetbank
BankNorwegian
is launched.
2008
Deliveryof thefirst
Boeing737-800.
TheCopenhagenbase
isestablished.
PhonecompanyCall
Norwegian is launched.
2009
Namedmarket leader
of the year at the
ATWAirline Industry
Achievement Awards.
2010
Launchcustomerof
thenewBoeingSKY
aircraft interiors.
2011
Launchof high-
speed inflight internet
broadband.
TheHelsinki base
is established.
2012
Norwegianpurchases
222newaircraft. This is
the largest-ever aircraft
acquisition inEurope.
2013
VotedEurope’s
best low-cost
carrier by SkyTrax
WorldAirlineAwards.
Norwegianopensnew
hubat LondonGatwick
andexpands inGermany.
Long-haul flights
launch toBangkok,New
York, Fort Lauderdale-
Florida, LosAngeles,
Oakland-SanFrancisco
andOrlando, from
Scandinavia and theUK.
2014
Norwegianexpands in
Barcelona andMadrid.
Norwegian is awarded
best European low-cost
airlinebyAirlineRatings.
com and is votedbest
low-cost airlineof the
worldby the2014Air
TransportNewsAwards.
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners
ThenewDreamliner servesNorwegian long-haul flights.
Number of aircraft:
3⁄
Seats:
291 ⁄
Crew:
Twopilots and six cabin
crew⁄
Engines:
Rolls-RoyceTrent 1000⁄
Max startweight:
227,900kg⁄
Length:
57m⁄
Height:
17m⁄
Wingspan:
60m⁄
Engine thrust:
70,000lbs
per engine⁄
Cruise speed:
903kph
Boeing 737-300s
TheBoeing737-300 serves someofNorwegian’sEuropean routes.
Number of aircraft:
10⁄
Seats:
148⁄
Crew:
Twopilots and threecabin
crew⁄
Engines:
CFM56-3⁄
Max startweight:
61,915kg –63,276kg⁄
Length:
33.4m⁄
Height:
11.1m⁄
Wingspan:
28.9m⁄
Engine thrust:
22,000lbs per engine⁄
Cruise speed:
797kph
It’sbetter thanBoeing’s
previousmid-sizedplanes
20%
lower fuel
consumption
30%
lower
maintenance
costs
40%
better
range
60%
smaller
noise
footprint
Boeing 737-800s
TheBoeing737-800 servesmost routes inNorwegian’snetwork.
Number of aircraft:
76⁄
Seats:
186/189⁄
Crew:
Twopilots and four
cabincrew⁄
Engines:
CFM56-7B26⁄
Max startweight:
78,999kg⁄
Length:
39.5m⁄
Height:
12.5m⁄
Wingspan:
35.8m⁄
Engine thrust:
26,400lbs per engine⁄
Cruise speed:
858kph
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