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Oct 16, 2019 (newstodate): Norwegian can breathe a sigh of relief from having at least only two of three potential problems with its Boeing aircraft fleet.
Earlier this month, FAA issued a directive calling for inspections on the Boeing 737 New Generation fleet after findings of structural cracks in the wing/airframe section.
The directive requires checks on Boeing 737NG aircraft with more than 30,000 total cycles by Oct 10, 2019, while aircraft with 22,600 to 29,999 cycles must be inspected over the next 1,000 flights.
And with 61 Boeing 737-800 in its total fleet this would have caused problems for Norwegian.
-But as we are operating only a fleet of very young aircraft, none of our Boeing 737-800 aircraft come anywhere near the critical 22,600 cycles limit, says Norwegian's press office on newstodate's inquiry.
On the other two critical issues with Boeing aircraft Norwegian is less happy.
Norwegian has 11 MAX 8 aircraft in the fleet, and their grounding poses a major challenge to its ability to maintain scheduled services which is only possible by leasing in capacity, incurring extra costs.
But Norwegian's plights with its Boeing fleet do not stop there.
Norwegian also has 10 out of a total of 37 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft out of service, including four for scheduled maintenance, six for unscheduled inspections and maintenance mainly due to problems with their Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 power plants, and in addition two aircraft are in for repair work after damages.
Earlier this month, FAA issued a directive calling for inspections on the Boeing 737 New Generation fleet after findings of structural cracks in the wing/airframe section.
The directive requires checks on Boeing 737NG aircraft with more than 30,000 total cycles by Oct 10, 2019, while aircraft with 22,600 to 29,999 cycles must be inspected over the next 1,000 flights.
And with 61 Boeing 737-800 in its total fleet this would have caused problems for Norwegian.
-But as we are operating only a fleet of very young aircraft, none of our Boeing 737-800 aircraft come anywhere near the critical 22,600 cycles limit, says Norwegian's press office on newstodate's inquiry.
On the other two critical issues with Boeing aircraft Norwegian is less happy.
Norwegian has 11 MAX 8 aircraft in the fleet, and their grounding poses a major challenge to its ability to maintain scheduled services which is only possible by leasing in capacity, incurring extra costs.
But Norwegian's plights with its Boeing fleet do not stop there.
Norwegian also has 10 out of a total of 37 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft out of service, including four for scheduled maintenance, six for unscheduled inspections and maintenance mainly due to problems with their Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 power plants, and in addition two aircraft are in for repair work after damages.