Oslo, 3rd August, 2009 - Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Scandinavia's leading low fare, point-to-point airline, has mandated US lender, Private Export Funding Corporation ("PEFCO"), supported by the Export-Import Bank of the United States ("EXIM"), to provide term loan financing for the first seven of its direct-buy, new Boeing 737-800 HGW aircraft, to be delivered between Summer 2009 and Winter 2010.
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has mandated US lender, Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO), supported by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), to provide term loan financing for the first seven of its direct-buy, new Boeing 737-800 HGW aircraft, to be delivered between Summer 2009 and Winter 2010. EXIM has on 31. July issued a final commitment for the seven aircraft, and preliminar
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA has mandated US lender, Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO), supported by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), to provide term loan financing for the first seven of its direct-buy, new Boeing 737-800 HGW aircraft, to be delivered between Summer 2009 and Winter 2010. EXIM has on 31. July issued a final commitment for the seven aircraft, and preliminar
First half revenue up by 24.5% to MNOK 3,287.8, quarterly revenue up by 22.5 % to MNOK 1,900.5 (1,551.2). Earnings before depreciation and leasing (EBITDAR) in first half were MNOK 466.8 (-76.6) and in the quarter were MNOK 418.3 (67.9) Earnings before depreciation (EBITDA) in first half were MNOK 155.7 (-267.9) and in the quarter were MNOK 257.6 (-41.8).Net result after tax in first half was MNOK
Today Norwegian presents the company's most profitable second quarter ever. Earnings before tax (EBT) in Q2 were MNOK 245, an improvement with more than MNOK 330 compared to the same period in 2008. Norwegian carried close to 2.8 million passengers in the second quarter of 2009 - an increase of 440 000 passengers compared to last year.
First half revenue up by 24.5% to MNOK 3,287.8, quarterly revenue up by 22.5 % to MNOK 1,900.5 (1,551.2). Earnings before depreciation and leasing (EBITDAR) in first half were MNOK 466.8 (-76.6) and in the quarter were MNOK 418.3 (67.9) Earnings before depreciation (EBITDA) in first half were MNOK 155.7 (-267.9) and in the quarter were MNOK 257.6 (-41.8). Net result after tax in first half
Today Norwegian presents the company's most profitable second quarter ever. Earnings before tax (EBT) in Q2 were MNOK 245, an improvement with more than MNOK 330 compared to the same period in 2008. Norwegian carried close to 2.8 million passengers in the second quarter of 2009 - an increase of 440 000 passengers compared to last year.
The total number of passengers flown in June was close to 977 000, an increase of more than 130 000 passengers or 15 per cent compared to June 2008
The total number of passengers flown in June was close to 977 000, an increase of more than 130 000 passengers or 15 per cent compared to June 2008.
The total number of passengers flown in April was 861 530, an increase of 18 per cent. The domestic growth in Norway is even larger with 23 per cent growth in the number of passengers. From the recently established base in Denmark more than 95 000 passengers chose to travel with Norwegian in April.
More than 2.1 million passengers chose to travel with Norwegian in the first quarter of 2009 - an increase of close to 108,000 passengers compared to last year. The turnover was BNOK 1.4, an increase of 27 percent. The net result was MNOK -110 which is significantly better than last year. The seasonal variations in the aviation industry always hamper profitability in the first quarter.
The total number of passengers flown in March was 787 000, an increase of 9 per cent.
“We are satisfied with the traffic growth as we carried close to 670 000 passengers through our network in February, and had a stable load factor. Despite the current economic environment, Norwegian is reporting growth in passenger traffic,” says CEO Bjorn Kjos. He adds the fact that February 2009 had one day less of operations than last year as 2008 was a leap year.
Oslo/Fornebu 20 February 2009: Norwegian carried 9.2 million passengers in 2008 – an increase of 2.3 million compared to last year. The Group reported revenues of 6.2 billion in 2008 – nearly 50 per cent higher than the year before. In a challenging year with high fuel prices, CEO Bjørn Kjos is pleased with the company’s performance.
Anne-Sissel Skånvik has been appointed Senior Vice President Corporate Communications for Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA. Skånvik will be member of the Group Executive Management team and report to Chief Executive Officer Bjørn Kjos. Skånvik begins her new position 16 February 2009.
Oslo/Fornebu, 6 February 2009: A total of 648,302 passengers traveled with Norwegian in January, which is an increase of 5 percent compared to the equivalent period last year. The passenger traffic (RPK) for Norwegian.no increased by 20% and for Norwegian.se by 61%.
”We have experienced a significant growth of 32 percent for the Group in 2008. The domestic market share has increased in Norway, and is now well above 45 percent on some of the major routes. We have also improved our presence in the Scandinavian market. We are very satisfied with the passenger growth, and are looking forward to 2009 with excitement.
København, 29. oktober 2008: I forbindelse med konkursen i Sterling har Norwegian besluttet å etablere en ny base i København. To fly etableres på basen i København fra 6. november og skal fly seks ruter. De nye rutene er København-Aalborg, Stockholm, Oslo, Alicante, Malaga og Nice. Ytterligere ruter blir fra København til London, Amsterdam, Roma, Krakow, Praha, Barcelona og Pisa.