Tag: airlines
Norwegian Air cleared for takeover
Norway's competition authority has reversed an earlier decision and cleared Norwegian Air's pending takeover of a smaller rival, short-haul carrier Widerøe. Both airlines were...
State may halt airline merger
Norwegian authorities still fear that Norwegian Air's proposed acquisition of short-haul carrier Widerøe will weaken competition within Norway's airline industry. They announced on Friday...
Regulators stall airline sale
Norwegian Air's bid to take over Norway's short-haul domestic airline Widerøe is in a holding pattern, while regulators continue to evaluate the deal. Competition...
SAS reorganization costs billions
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is now likely to fly out of bankruptcy, but investors and non-secured creditors including the Norwegian state can lose billions of...
Norwegian Air spreads its wings
Just two years after emerging from bankruptcy, Norwegian Air is flying high again. Its offer to buy Norway's short-haul airline Widerøe for NOK 1.12...
‘No sabotage’ behind airline disruption
Radar trouble that halted airline traffic in Southern Norway on Monday was not a result of any sabotage, claim officials at airports agency Avinor....
Airline Flyr lands in bankruptcy
UPDATED: Flyr, the upstart Norwegian airline that took off when the pandemic eased, has been grounded. Its board of directors announced Tuesday evening that...
New strike averted at SAS
Travelers and management at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) could breathe a sigh of relief Tuesday night after the deeply troubled carrier avoided another strike, this...
Airlines brace for rough winter, SAS faces another strike
All of Norway's airines are bracing for a rough winter season, and in some cases just hoping to stay aloft. While upstart Flyr has...
New airline cuts flights
Norwegian airline Flyr, which just started taking off last summer, announced it would be cutting routes from November to March. One airline analyst predicts...
FOR THE RECORD
If you like what we’re doing, please consider a donation. It’s easy using PayPal, or our Norway bank account. READ MORE
MOST READ THIS WEEK
CURRENCY RATES