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Old 01-16-2019, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun View Post
All the major airlines are pricing their product at a level where they are making a nice profit. Delta is doing extremely well over the Atlantic. Norwegian has been losing their ass on the long haul. If they were pricing it above their costs they would be profitable dont you think?
Obviously Norwegian feels the long haul stuff is viable. The short haul fleet is the one getting the axe. For certain trans-Atlantic operation on the MAX has been a financial nightmare. Most of the issues on the 787 fleet are due to the engine problems, and that is not unique to Norwegian. Apparently the new deal with Rolls Royce eliminates much of the financial problems caused by the engines.

Unofficial word is that the recent re-structuring is being directed by IAG as part of the terms of the sale. IAG supposedly wants Norwegian mostly for the long haul operation. If that is true, then clearly IAG sees something of value in the 787 operation.
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