Norwegian Air Sweden

Norwegian Air Sweden AB is a Swedish low-cost airline and a fully integrated subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, using its corporate identity. The airline operates Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft based at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, with all aircraft registered in Sweden.

Norwegian Air Sweden AB
IATA ICAO Callsign
LE[1] NSW[2] NORDIC[2]
Founded2018
Operating basesStockholm–Arlanda
Frequent-flyer programNorwegian Reward
Fleet size44
Destinationssee Norwegian Air Shuttle destinations
Parent companyNorwegian Air Shuttle
Key peopleBjørn Kjos
Websitenorwegian.com/se

History

In July 2018, Norwegian Air Shuttle applied to the Swedish Transport Agency for a Swedish air operator's certificate, in order to gain access to additional traffic rights and launch new routes to and from Sweden for the parent company.[3] On 20 November 2018, the airline took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, having received its air operator's certificate.[4] The airline has since received additional aircraft both by direct delivery from Boeing and transferal from other Norwegian-branded airlines.[5]

Starting in August 2019, the airline began operating some short-haul flights based at Oslo Gardermoen and Stockholm Arlanda on behalf of its parent company.[6] 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 Rome Fiumicino during the following 2020 summer season,[7][8] 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 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.[9]

Fleet

Current fleet

As of January 2021, the Norwegian Air Sweden fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

Norwegian Air Sweden fleet
Aircraft In
service		 Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 31 — 186
Boeing 737 MAX 8 13 — 189 Currently grounded.
Total 44 —

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:[5]

Norwegian Air Sweden former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired
Boeing 787-9 3 2019 2021

References
  1. https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/?airline.search=LE
  2. "Airline Code Full Details". Aviation Codes Central. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. "Norwegian Air Shuttle applies for Swedish AOC". aviator.aero. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  4. "SE-RTA Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-8 MAX". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. "Norwegian Air Sweden Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. Liu, Jim (10 April 2019). "Norwegian Air Sweden outlines initial operations from August 2019". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. Liu, Jim (15 October 2019). "Norwegian NS20 Trans-Atlantic service changes as of 11OCT19". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  8. Liu, Jim (13 November 2019). "Norwegian adds new Trans-Atlantic routes to Chicago / Denver in S20". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. Philip, Siddharth Vikram (14 January 2021). "Norwegian Air Gives Up Long-Haul Flying in Plan to Exit Insolvency". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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