567:-controlled NRT owned a 48-percent stake in Sterling and 66 percent of Transwede—the remaining third owned by Sterling. The three airlines applied for concessions to operate on the capital triangle between Oslo, Copenhagen and Stockholm. SAS held a monopoly on these routes and the airlines intended to capture the leisure market between the capital regions. Both ILG and Sterling were hindered in owning more than a third of Norway Airlines because of Norwegian corporate legislation. Fokus Bank had gradually become the largest shareholder in Norway Airline and owned 40.6 percent of the company in July 1991. At a shareholders meeting in July, Stein Øxseth was appointed chairman and all non-Norwegian board members were replaced.
386:(without crew), which jeopardized the jobs of 86 employees. There were speculations in mid-October that Air Europe was planning to purchase Norway Airlines. Lyng had by then bought Ansett's share and held a 55-percent ownership. Norway Airlines announced on 25 October that they would lease both their aircraft to Air Europe on a five-year contract, one aircraft from November 1988 and one from March 1989. The airline would have to continue with ad-hoc charters for the one aircraft until March. The deal also involved that the United Kingdom-based
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April. Originally the leases on the aircraft expired 1 April 1993 and 1994, respectively, but Norway
Airlines renegotiated them to both expire 1 April 1994. The Gullivers Reiser contract involved flying from Norway to Greece, Spain, Portugal and Turkey. Air Europe's bankruptcy cost Norway Airlines NOK 6 million and required the company to reduce its staff from 196 to 106 employees. One aircraft was fully utilized, although the second was occasionally operated for
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284:. The business model was to operate charter flights from Norway to the Mediterranean; eighty percent of the market was carried out with foreign airlines and Adserø believed that Norwegians not only would prefer a Norwegian carrier, but would be willing to pay more for one. The company had an initial share capital of NOK 10 million and established its head office and main base at Stavanger Airport, Sola. Separate companies, organized as
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316:, who bought a twenty-percent stake. Ragnar Lyng replaced Adeserø as chairman and Johan H. Gedde-Dahl was hired as managing director. Original plans were to start operations on 24 October 1987, but this had to be postponed due to late delivery of the aircraft. Revenue flights commenced in February 1988, after delivery of the airline's first 148-passenger Boeing 737-300,
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budgeted with a profit of NOK 7 million in 1989 and NOK 32 million in 1990. Sun Tours filed for bankruptcy in late May 1988. However, Åreskjold stated that the bankruptcy "came at a convenient time" as in the short term Norway
Airlines would fly back Sun Tours customers at the expense of the
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started flying passengers as extensions to their existing routes. This was negotiated as part of bilateral agreements and intra-Scandinavian agreements continued to hinder Norway
Airlines from flying any of the routes. As of May, the Ministry of Transport and Communications had received applications
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September 1991, the government changed the policy for the military's procurement of air transport from 1 April 1992. This involved that the transport of 200,000 people annually would be transferred to scheduled services, resulting in Norway Airlines losing the opportunity to extend its engagement
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and Malta, although occasionally the aircraft could be used on other services. The London routes had after a year achieved a twenty-percent market share. Norway
Airlines had by July 1990 lost an accumulated NOK 75 million and new shares worth NOK 40 million were issued to finance continued
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Airlines only operated a single scheduled service, between Oslo and London. The route was flown nine times per week, two round trips per day on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and one round trip per day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The route saw an average 60,000 to 70,000 passengers
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for the latter to purchase the airline, but the deal fell through on 1 December. Within days of the bankruptcy, Dan-Air also terminated operations. Braathens SAFE therefore decided to start flying the
Fornebu–Gatwick route. Six days after Dan-Air's closure, the first schedules were published in the
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as their common symbol. However, the routes arrived so late in the evening that the last flights from
Fornebu to Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger and Tromsø had all departed. After five months the airline had achieved a 55-percent cabin factor on the London route. The ministry rejected in December 1991
700:. At its peak the company had 196 employees, of which 144 were based in Norway. At the time of bankruptcy, the company had 120 employees, of which 78 were flight staff. Air Europe's CEO Rod Lynch stated that Air Europe, and in extension Norway Airlines, had forty percent lower operating costs than
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for NOK 12 million and a public issue of NOK 18 million. The airline retained only a single aircraft in operation until late 1989 and the staff of 50 to 60 employees was too much for the revenue form a single aircraft to cover. The airline planned to acquire a third aircraft in 1990 and
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the two holding companies. As the aircraft remained grounded when the military contract started on 1 April, Norway
Airlines had to lease aircraft externally to operate the charters. The aircraft were freed up towards the end of April, allowing the services with Gullivers Reiser to commence on 28
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were both in favor of increased deregulation of the airline industry. The issue was complicated by the common aviation policy of the three
Scandinavian counties, which had largely been established to protect SAS' interest on international services. The cabinet therefore opened for discussion a
401:. Operations started on 15 May, using Norway Airline's 737-300, which was reconfigured to seat 142 passengers in a two-class layout. Norway Airlines announced that they would take the brand name Air Europe Scandinavia and would paint their aircraft in the Air Europe livery, albeit with the
237:, going bankrupt in 1988, after which the airline moved to the British charter market. Air Europe's holding company bought a third of Norway Airlines in October 1989; this allowed the Norwegian company to start flying Air Europe's route between Oslo and Gatwick as a
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and drinks at the level of business class on other airlines. The airline hoped to attract business travelers to travel at a more reasonable fare, while attracting leisure travelers with better service. Norway Airlines pioneered smoke-free flights from Norway.
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had also established itself on the Oslo–London route. To meet the price competition, SAS launched discounted business class tickets. In the course of twelve months from late 1991 to late 1992, the capacity between Oslo and London doubled, as also
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with the military. The route from Oslo to London was introduced on 3 October, at first with four weekly services, increasing to nine from 23 October. The three partner airlines launched their alliance as the TransNordic Group and would use a
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aircraft leased from Transwede, one MD-83 and one MD-87. For the owners of the Boeing aircraft the move meant that they had to find a new lessee in a marketed where leasing prices had fallen from US$ 250,000 to US$ 150–180,000 per month. An
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Air Europe fell under financial distress in 1991 and terminated all its Gatwick operations on 8 March. This resulted in Norway Airlines having to ground both its aircraft. Before operations could commence, the two creditors of the aircraft,
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Gedde-Dahl was replaced by Kristian Åreskjold in March 1988. The company lost NOK 15 million in 1987 and budgeted with a deficit of NOK 13 million the following year. To cover the losses, the airline issued a
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and 25 other airlines at Gatwick. Norway Airlines announced on 15 March that it would take over the 25 Sterling employees in Norway in October. TransNordic Group started negotiations in June with Braathens SAFE,
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The airline was by September again in need of new capital. The contracts with Britannia ended on 1 November. While there was a high demand for 737-300 aircraft, aviation regulations hindered Norway Airlines from
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on 10 September regarding the latter's right to purchase one of Norway Airline's aircraft. Norway Airlines lost NOK 12 million in 1990. In January 1991, the airline won the contract to fly personnel the
445:. The Penang route was necessary for Norway Airlines to procure a third aircraft, which according to the company was necessary to generate a profit, and would have created 100 new jobs. In the meantime,
405:. Air Europe simultaneously started services from Copenhagen and Stockholm to London. The Oslo–London route immediately achieved an eighty-percent cabin factor, with about twenty percent of its sales in
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further deregulation with the governments of Sweden and Denmark. The Conservative Party stated that this was in part a response to Danish and Swedish authorities allowing charter services to
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Air Europe announced on 6 December 1988 that they would start a scheduled service between Oslo-Fornebu and London-Gatwick and intended to offer cheaper flights than the incumbents
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sent their charter passengers with scheduled flights to London and onwards with British carriers to Malaysia. The dismissal was appealed to
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Hansen, Lars Ditlev (1 December 1992). "Nei til Norway Air".
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Andersen, Tom (2 May 1992). "Flyvende, forbannet direktør".
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Vassbø, Tone (25 April 1991). "Lyng øker i Norway Airline".
1079:"Ny flyrute og priskonkurranse Oslo–London" (in Norwegian).
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Mageli, Håkon (21 May 1988). "ANS-andeler for enhver smak".
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Vassbø, Tone (6 June 1988). "Britisk avtale gir nytt håp".
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Hansen, Lars Ditlev (13 December 1991). "SAS i priskrig".
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Vassbø, Tone (9 April 1991). "Gullivers på pinebenken".
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Korme, Oddvar (30 August 1989). "Air Europe vil doble".
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aircraft from 1988 to 1992, after which it operated two
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1751:"Norwayansatte ser etter nye eiere".
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292:United States dollars
208:Oslo Airport, Fornebu
2395:West Norway Airlines
2315:Offshore Helicopters
2300:Norwegian Air Norway
2115:Busy Bee Air Service
2100:Braathens Helikopter
2075:Bergen Air Transport
2050:Air Executive Norway
1975:Primarily helicopter
1457:"Flyselskap taper".
433:, Malaysia, using a
98:Commenced operations
2360:Telemark Flyselskap
2305:Norwegian Long Haul
2295:Norwegian Air Lines
2190:Helikopter Services
2012:Norsk Luftambulanse
1917:Primarily scheduled
922:. 2 September 1987.
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730:
185:Norway Airlines A/S
34:
21:Norwegian Air Lines
2345:Scancopter-Service
2120:Classic Norway Air
2105:Braathens S.A.F.E.
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467:Conservative Party
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101:February 1988
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2385:Viking Air Norway
2280:Nortrans Agderfly
2265:Norsk Flytjeneste
2125:Coast Aero Center
1959:Primarily charter
1864:Dagens Næringsliv
1847:Dagens Næringsliv
1771:Aftenposten Aften
1645:Dagens Næringsliv
1611:Dagens Næringsliv
1594:Dagens Næringsliv
1553:Dagens Næringsliv
1531:Dagens Næringsliv
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1386:Dagens Næringsliv
1318:Dagens Næringsliv
1284:Dagens Næringsliv
1264:Aftenposten Aften
1232:Dagens Næringsliv
1175:Dagens Næringsliv
1158:Aftenposten Aften
1138:Dagens Næringsliv
1014:Dagens Næringsliv
997:Dagens Næringsliv
904:Dagens Næringsliv
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347:Britannia Airways
338:private placement
322:City of Stavanger
318:City of Trondheim
287:kommandittselskap
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2240:Nord-Norges Aero
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249:Sterling Airways
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455:Lars Gunnar Lie
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165:Headquarters
157:Destinations
140:Oslo–Fornebu
29:
2375:Vestfoldfly
2365:Trans Polar
1788:Aftenposten
1754:Aftenposten
1737:Aftenposten
1720:Aftenposten
1703:Aftenposten
1686:Aftenposten
1669:Aftenposten
1628:Aftenposten
1570:Aftenposten
1514:Aftenposten
1497:Aftenposten
1460:Aftenposten
1369:Aftenposten
1352:Aftenposten
1335:Aftenposten
1114:Aftenposten
1097:Aftenposten
1065:Aftenposten
1048:Aftenposten
1031:Aftenposten
980:Aftenposten
936:Aftenposten
887:Aftenposten
661:Air Holland
611:interlining
2476:Categories
2255:Nordsjøfly
2245:Nordic Air
2200:Hesnes Air
2160:FlyNonstop
2070:Arctic Air
2060:Air Norway
1982:Airlift AS
842:References
725:per year.
657:bankruptcy
620:Maersk Air
585:bowler hat
565:Wallenberg
555:Denmark's
541:Vingreiser
524:Fokus Bank
435:Boeing 757
397:(SAS) and
366:Air Europe
265:Copenhagen
216:Air Europe
149:Fleet size
120:1992-10-15
90:1987-04-02
25:Air Norway
2454:Companies
2390:Vildanden
2370:Varangfly
2355:Teddy Air
2340:SAS Norge
2260:Norsk Air
2235:Nor-Wings
2210:Krohn Air
2175:FlyViking
2135:Color Air
2130:Coast Air
2095:Braathens
2065:Air Stord
1997:Helitrans
1966:Sundt Air
1822:cite book
806:1988–1992
796:Quantity
702:Lufthansa
682:Stavanger
595:Norsk Air
561:Transwede
537:Star Tour
532:refinance
530:, had to
465:, as the
443:Singapore
415:Gibraltar
330:Sun Tours
261:Stockholm
253:Transwede
239:wet lease
235:Sun Tours
227:Trøndelag
189:Norwegian
74:NORSPEED
2442:Aviation
2325:Polarfly
2320:Partnair
2185:GuardAir
2155:Fjellfly
2150:Feel Air
2110:Busy Bee
2055:Air Leap
2035:Agderfly
1938:Low-cost
1906:Airlines
740:Airport
737:Country
680:outside
674:Tananger
500:Busy Bee
469:and the
171:, later
169:Tananger
62:Callsign
2428:Portals
2285:Norving
2225:Mørefly
2220:Mey-Air
2040:Airwing
2022:Defunct
1929:Widerøe
1301:Nordlys
793:Period
690:Fornebu
628:Amadeus
590:Dan-Air
578:in 1992
480:Bangkok
457:of the
349:out of
271:History
196:charter
192:airline
173:Fornebu
118: (
105:1988-02
103: (
88: (
83:Founded
2466:Norway
2350:Sørfly
1910:Norway
1810:
790:Model
761:London
750:Norway
563:. The
508:Bergen
476:Phuket
431:Penang
243:London
187:was a
177:Norway
777:Fleet
734:City
694:Bærum
2165:Flyr
2030:Aero
1828:link
1808:ISBN
832:1992
819:1992
746:Oslo
678:Sola
647:and
622:and
543:and
526:and
411:Rome
263:and
257:Oslo
210:and
71:NOS
57:ICAO
52:IATA
1908:of
692:in
676:in
68:JA
23:or
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