Norwegian Air Sweden AOC
AB is a
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airline and fully integrated subsidiary of
low-cost airline
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Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air Shuttle Aksjeselskap, ASA, trading as Norwegian, is a Norway, Norwegian Low-cost carrier, low-cost airline and Norway's largest airline. It is the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe behind Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair, the ...
, using its
corporate identity
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. The airline operates
Boeing 737
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Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two un ...
aircraft from bases in European countries outside of Norway on behalf of its parent company, with all aircraft
registered in Sweden.
History
In July 2018,
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air Shuttle Aksjeselskap, ASA, trading as Norwegian, is a Norway, Norwegian Low-cost carrier, low-cost airline and Norway's largest airline. It is the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe behind Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair, the ...
applied to the Swedish Transport Agency for a Swedish
air operator's certificate
An air operator's certificate (AOC) is the approval granted by a civil aviation authority (CAA) to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets, and system in pla ...
(AOC), in order to gain access to additional traffic rights and launch new routes to and from
Sweden
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for the parent company. On 20 November 2018, the airline, legally incorporated as Norwegian Air Sweden AB (IATA code LE, ICAO code NSW, callsign NORDIC),
took delivery of its first aircraft, a
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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, having received its air operator's certificate. The airline had since received additional aircraft both by direct delivery from Boeing and transferal from parent Norwegian Air Shuttle and its other integrated subsidiaries.
Starting in August 2019, the airline began operating some short-haul flights based at
Oslo Gardermoen and
Stockholm Arlanda
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of Märsta, north of Stockholm and nearly south-east of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County and the provi ...
on behalf of its parent company. The airline, then with Boeing 787-9 aircraft registered in its fleet, was to later take over the operation of various long-haul flights based at
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during the following 2020 summer season, however the long-haul operations between its parent and associated sister companies were initially suspended in March 2020 as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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and its
impact on aviation. In January 2021, Norwegian Air Shuttle announced that all long-haul operations, which included long-haul services operated by Norwegian Air Sweden, would be terminated in order to focus on its European short-haul route network.
In March 2021, parent company
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air Shuttle Aksjeselskap, ASA, trading as Norwegian, is a Norway, Norwegian Low-cost carrier, low-cost airline and Norway's largest airline. It is the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe behind Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair, the ...
's
CFO
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Geir Karlsen reported that its Boeing 737 MAX fleet, some examples of which were registered to Norwegian Air Sweden, would not resume operations and that the fleet would be retired.
By April 2021, the base and flight operations of Irish
Norwegian Air International
Norwegian Air International was an Irish airline and fully integrated subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, using its corporate identity. It operated flights to destinations in Europe and the Middle East from various European bases, and was headq ...
were transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden, after which the Swedish airline would inherit the operation of bases situated outside of Norway, but within the rest of the European Union (EU) on behalf of its parent company. On 4 May 2021, Norwegian announced the layoffs of 85 percent of its staff based in Spain due to the closure of all Spanish bases formerly operated by defunct
Norwegian Air International
Norwegian Air International was an Irish airline and fully integrated subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, using its corporate identity. It operated flights to destinations in Europe and the Middle East from various European bases, and was headq ...
, except its bases in Alicante and Málaga which would be kept following the job cuts.
On 10 May 2021, Norwegian transferred seven Boeing 737-800s registered to Norwegian Air Sweden to a newly founded Swedish operating subsidiary with its own AOC, which was legally incorporated as Norwegian Air Sweden AOC AB.
This was followed by the reported bankruptcy of the previous Norwegian Air Sweden subsidiary as part of Norwegian Air Shuttle's restructuring process. During June 2021, Norwegian Air Sweden's remaining aircraft were transferred to Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, which would take over Norwegian's collective operations based outside of Norway.
Operations under the new AOC began on 31 October 2021. By the end of the year, the airline resumed operation of the Boeing 737 MAX, having previously operated up to 13 of the type prior to its initial retirement.
Destinations
Norwegian Air Sweden operates in conjunction with its parent company
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Norwegian Air Shuttle Aksjeselskap, ASA, trading as Norwegian, is a Norway, Norwegian Low-cost carrier, low-cost airline and Norway's largest airline. It is the fourth largest low-cost carrier in Europe behind Wizz Air, easyJet and Ryanair, the ...
, together forming Norwegian Group. In addition to Sweden, the airline operates bases situated in countries outside of Norway for the airline group's collective route network.
Fleet
Current fleet
, the Norwegian Air Sweden fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Former fleet
Norwegian Air Sweden previously operated the following aircraft types:
References
External links
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Sweden
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Airlines of Sweden
Airlines established in 2018
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Low-cost carriers