Norwegian Air UK

Norwegian Air UK Ltd.
IATA ICAO Callsign
DI NRS REDNOSE
Founded 2015
Operating bases London–Gatwick
Frequent-flyer program Norwegian Reward
Fleet size 13
Parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle
Key people Bjørn Kjos
Website www.norwegian.com

Norwegian Air UK Ltd. is a UK airline owned by Norwegian Air Shuttle,[1] flying scheduled services to Europe, Asia, North and South America with a registered office at First Point, Gatwick Airport.[2] The airline operates Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft based at Gatwick Airport.[3]

History

Norwegian Air UK Boeing 737-800 with Carl Nielsen on the tailfin landing at Gatwick Airport.
Norwegian Air UK Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with Roald Dahl on the tailfin taxiing at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

In November 2015, the British civil aviation authorities issued Norwegian Air UK its air operator's certificate.[4] The following month, the airline applied to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for an exemption and a permit to begin flights to the country. In June 2016, however, the USDOT denied Norwegian Air UK's request for an exemption, which would have allowed the airline to start flights to the United States while its foreign air-carrier permit (FACP) remained under review.[1] Meanwhile, the department placed the airline's application for a FACP on hold. The USDOT stated that it needed more time to review issues raised by various labour unions, such as the claim that Norwegian Air UK would violate labour laws by employing flight crew based in East Asia.[5] In July 2017, the USDOT approved Norwegian Air UK's application for its foreign air-carrier permit, citing commitments to hire crew based in the United States and the EU.[6]

The airline's first services under its own air operator's certificate and IATA/ICAO codes (DI/NRS) started operating from Oslo Gardermoen to Barcelona, Málaga and Nice and from London Gatwick to Singapore in September 2017,[7][8] and from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires in February 2018.[9] From 25 March 2018, the airline began operating the rest of the Norwegian group's long haul routes from London Gatwick to the United States, which were previously operated by its parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle.[10]

Destinations

Fleet

As of September 2018, Norwegian Air UK operates the following aircraft:[11]

Norwegian Air UK fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Boeing 737-800 1 — — 186 186
Boeing 787-9 12 — 35 309 344
56 282 338
Total 13 —

References

  1. 1 2 Carey, Bill (1 July 2016). "U.S. DOT Denies Norwegian Air UK Foreign Carrier Exemption". AINonline. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "NORWEGIAN AIR UK LIMITED - (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. ↑ "Norwegian UK secures AOC, eyes 1Q2016 launch". ch-aviation. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Norwegian UK secures AOC, eyes 1Q2016 launch". ch-aviation. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "DOT denies Norwegian UK exemption authority; prolongs FACP". ch-aviation. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Order Proposing to Grant Authority to Norwegian Air UK". Transportation.gov. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Liu, Jim (10 May 2017). "Norwegian Air UK Sep 2017 intra-Europe operations". Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Liu, Jim (20 April 2017). "Norwegian Air UK launches Singapore service from Sep 2017". Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Liu, Jim (22 June 2017). "Norwegian adds London – Buenos Aires service from Feb 2018". Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Liu, Jim (27 February 2018). "Norwegian moves forward Gatwick Long-Haul flight code switch to S18". Routesonline. UBM (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "GINFO Search Results Summary". Civil Aviation Authority. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017. Aircraft operated by AOC holder Norwegian Air UK
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