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Mar 26, 2019 (newstodate): Norwegian is one airline hard hit by the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet.
The carrier has 11 MAX 8 aircraft in the fleet, and their grounding poses a major challenge to its ability to maintain scheduled services.
As a result, Norwegian has decided to delay potential sales of six Boeing 737-800 aircraft and use available 787 Dreamliner capacity on high-volume routes, which will add flexibility.
Norwegian has more than 110 Boeing 737–800 aircraft in its fleet, which is not affected by the temporary suspension.
It also has some available capacity in the 787 Dreamliner fleet that has been utilized on several high-volume routes.
The Company is further preparing to wet-lease aircraft to fill the remaining capacity gap, which is also difficult in a market where other MAX 8 operators facing problems strive to source available Boeing 737-800 and similar aircraft for lease.
Another effect of the current abnormal state of affairs is rising leasing premiums reflecting the volatile demand-supply condition in the market.
The carrier has 11 MAX 8 aircraft in the fleet, and their grounding poses a major challenge to its ability to maintain scheduled services.
As a result, Norwegian has decided to delay potential sales of six Boeing 737-800 aircraft and use available 787 Dreamliner capacity on high-volume routes, which will add flexibility.
Norwegian has more than 110 Boeing 737–800 aircraft in its fleet, which is not affected by the temporary suspension.
It also has some available capacity in the 787 Dreamliner fleet that has been utilized on several high-volume routes.
The Company is further preparing to wet-lease aircraft to fill the remaining capacity gap, which is also difficult in a market where other MAX 8 operators facing problems strive to source available Boeing 737-800 and similar aircraft for lease.
Another effect of the current abnormal state of affairs is rising leasing premiums reflecting the volatile demand-supply condition in the market.