Norwegian Air Argentina

Norwegian Air Argentina S.A.
IATA ICAO Callsign
DN NAA NORUEGA
Founded 25 January 2017
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program Norwegian Reward
Fleet size 1
Parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle
Key people Ole Christian Melhus (CEO), Bjørn Kjos
Website www.norwegian.com/ar

Norwegian Air Argentina S.A. is an Argentinian airline owned by Norwegian Air Shuttle. The airline plans to operate Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with bases in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and possibly Mendoza. All aircraft will be registered in Argentina.[2]

History

Norwegian Air Argentina was established on 25 January 2017,[2] in order to access future traffic rights to and from Argentina and South America for the parent company. Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norwegian Air International, Norwegian Air UK and Norwegian Air Argentina share the same branding under the Norwegian Group.

The airline took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, in mid-January 2018, and gained its AOC later that month.[3][4] The aircraft was transferred from Norwegian's Irish subsidiary Norwegian Air International and its tailfin hero replacing Anders Celsius to feature Astor Piazzola.[3][5] However, according to Bjørn Kjos, the parent company's CEO, due to delays in Boeing 737 MAX deliveries resulting in further delays to the airline starting service, the aircraft was transferred back to operate Norwegian's network in Europe while the start of operations was moved from August 2018 to October 2018.[6]

In August 2018, Bjørn Kjos announced that the airline would begin selling tickets from 4 September 2018, for flights beginning service on 16 October 2018.[7] Upon ticket reservations opening, the first planned services were revealed to operate from Buenos Aires Aeroparque to Córdoba, Mendoza, Neuquén, Puerto Iguazú, Salta, and San Carlos de Bariloche.[8] In preparation for the inaugural start of operations, the airline's first Boeing 737-800 was transferred back from Norwegian Air International and flown from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Ministro Pistarini International Airport between 5 and 6 October 2018, with technical stops at Gran Canaria Airport and Greater Natal International Airport.[9]

Destinations

On 25 October 2017, the National Civil Aviation Administration granted the airline permission to begin operations on 152 of the 156 routes it requested.[10][11][12][13] The airline has also applied and been given approval for flights from Buenos Aires to Perth and has also requested to extend the flight to Singapore. This flight would route around Antarctica, taking advantage of the winds circling the continent.[14]

City Country Airport Notes Refs
Buenos AiresArgentinaAeroparque Jorge NewberyBase
Begins 16 October 2018		[8]
CórdobaArgentinaIngeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International AirportBase
Begins 16 October 2018		[8]
MendozaArgentinaGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportBegins 16 October 2018[8]
NeuquénArgentinaPresidente Perón International AirportBegins 19 November 2018[8]
Puerto IguazúArgentinaCataratas del Iguazú International AirportBegins 12 November 2018[8]
SaltaArgentinaMartín Miguel de Güemes International AirportBegins 7 January 2019[8]
San Carlos de BarilocheArgentinaSan Carlos de Bariloche AirportBegins 12 December 2018[8]

Fleet

As of October 2018, the Norwegian Air Argentina fleet consists of the following aircraft:[15]

Norwegian Air Argentina fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 1 9[16] 189
Total 1 9

References

  1. ↑ "Norwegian Air Argentina firmó un acuerdo con la provincia de Córdoba para establecer una base de ope". CAPA - Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Norwegian established Norwegian Air Argentina". ch-aviation.com.
  3. 1 2 "Norwegian Air Argentina incorporates first aircraft: CAPA Fleet Database - CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Flottau, Jens (29 January 2018). "Norwegian Air Argentina is granted AOC". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "EI-FVO Norwegian Air International Boeing 737-8JP(WL)". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Diaz, Pablo (25 April 2018). "Norwegian Air Argentina Returns Its First Aircraft Before Starting Operations". AirlineGeeks.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Catalano, Sebastián (23 August 2018). "Bjørn Kjos, CEO global de la low cost Norwegian: "Empezamos a vender pasajes en Argentina el 4 de septiembre y a volar el 16 de octubre"" [Bjørn Kjos, CEO of low-cost Norwegian: "We will start to sell tickets in Argentina on 4 September and fly on 16 October"]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Liu, Jim (6 September 2018). "Norwegian Air Argentina outlines initial operations from Oct 2018". Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Gimenez Mazó, Edgardo (6 October 2018). "Norwegian Air Argentina calienta los motores: Astor volvió a la Argentina" [Norwegian Air Argentina heats the engines: Astor returns to Argentina]. Aviacionline (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Orban, Andre (26 October 2017). "Argentinian authorities back Norwegian start-up". Aviation24. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Casey, David (26 October 2017). "Norwegian moves closer to Argentina flights as profits rise". Routesonline. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Dron, Alan (26 October 2017). "Norwegian posts improved profits as Argentina OKs route requests". Air Transport World. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Miller, Seth (26 October 2017). "Norwegian Air Argentina routes approved - Wandering Aramean". Wandering Aramean. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Thomas, Geoffrey (26 February 2018). "Perth stopover on world-first flight linking South America and Asia to boost WA tourism". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Norwegian Air Argentina Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  16. ↑ Katz, Benjamin (5 April 2017). "Norwegian Air to Expand to Argentina With 10 Aircraft, Says CEO". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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