Press release - 4 May 2017 15:53

Norwegian has completed financing of additional 9 aircraft

Today, Norwegian signed an agreement with a new syndicated structure regarding financing of all six 737 MAX 8 aircraft with delivery in 2017. In addition three 737-800s will be financed with sale and leaseback.

Norwegian's subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets Ltd (AAA) has completed financing of six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with an insurance guaranteed financing product. This covers all the scheduled deliveries of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft during 2017.

In 2017, Norwegian takes on new cost efficient aircraft as part of renewing the short haul fleet and expanding the transatlantic operation.

A total 15 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft delivered from January through June this year are to be financed through sale and leaseback. In addition, one Airbus 320neo has been financed with commercial debt.

Of the nine new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners delivering AAA will take delivery of this year, five aircraft will be leased. The financing of the remaining four Dreamliners will soon be finalized using export credits.

“I am glad to see the groups financing and fleet renewal process moving along as planned. With these agreements, we have also utilized a new source of financing coming available this spring. Our focus is now on 2018-19 financing program,” said Norwegian’s CFO Frode Foss.

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The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,200 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 4,700 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2's. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.

The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.