An unanticipated falllout of the 787 battery issue is the case of Norwegian Air Shuttle who have been due to launch a new services operated by their 787's from May. As the 787's are still not certified for flight, it i has meant that Norwegian have had to go shopping for capacity. In the narrowbody airlplane market, it's not difficult to russletl up planes in a hurry - … [Read more...]
Norwegian Air Shuttle confirms its 787 configuration
Norwegian Air Shuttle are marching forward as they prepare to launch 787 services in May 2013. The configuration of the aircraft has been revealed: Premium Class will feature 32 seats in a 2-2-2 configuration with a 46" seat pitch Economy Class will feature 259 seats in a 3-3-3 configuration with a 31" seat pitch Seats will be all leather style, supplied by Timco. … [Read more...]
Norwegian Air Shuttle splashes the cash – orders a lot of birds….
Well it seems someone has a few pennies to spend, with Norwegian Air Shuttle opening its wallets to both Boeing and Airbus. From Boeing, Norwegian has placed a firm order for Boeing 737-MAX's (737-8MAX variant) and 22 Boeing 737-800's. Meanwhile not to leave Airbus out in the cold, it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with them for 100 A320NEO's. In addition, … [Read more...]