Norwegians will make decisions over the next six months on 30 options for the Boeing 737 Max Jet, as they are expected to deliver 11-13 aircraft this year.
The low-cost carrier took the option as part of the orders of up to 8 of the 50 placed in the summer of 2022.
In today's fourth quarter results briefing, Norway CEO Geir Karlsen said: We will also make decisions on 30 options on top of 50 aircraft over the next six months. And the options come in at even more attractive prices than the 50 companies. ”
Norwegians are hoping to have a narrow body fleet of 88 Boeing this summer – previously led by around 90 people – and Carlsen has said his career has been the same They say they will deliver the third Max 8.
“That means we've already delivered three of the three of the four we're planning ahead of the summer season,” he says. “So it's really good to see that production rates are rising at Boeing and that we can plan and make the fleet we have during the peak season.”
He adds: “We plan to deliver 11 to 13 aircraft in 2025. This will allow the fleet to acquire up to 94 to 96 aircraft by the end of this year.”
The group also includes Regional Unit Wyday, which ended with a fleet of 49 aircraft in 2024.
However, delivery delays mean that airlines will slow capacity growth this year. Norwegians are planning to lift available seat kilometres by just 4% in 2025 compared to double-digit growth last year, and airlines are also planning to raise the costs of related units along with the effects of the debilitating Norwegian krone. We are embarking on a profitability program aimed at tackling the increase in.
The Norwegians today cited the latter after recording an operating loss of NKR 93 million ($8 million) in the fourth quarter.
The group, which first includes Wideroe, recorded an operating profit of NKR187 billion for a year, compared to its profit of NKR2.2 billion in 2023. Last year, it was 25.5 billion to 3 billion.
