Additional Dreamliners Sought by Norwegian

摘要

Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed it plans to buy Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners as part of its long-term growth strategy. Chief executive Bjorn Kjos, said the carrier wants to buy 20 of the extended-range variant of the Dreamliner for delivery after 2018. Mr Kjos made the comments at London Gatwick as Norwegian launched its first long-haul routes from the Sussex airport to Los Angeles, California; New York and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. These routes add to the airline's existing services, from Scandinavia to the United States and Bangkok in Thailand, launched last year. All of the airline's long-haul routes are operated using seven 787-8s; Norwegian is due to take delivery of a further ten of that variant over the next four years. Norwegian is awaiting approval to launch 787 services to the US from Ireland and is seeking further rights on routes to Asia and North America.