https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/n...104944527.html

 

Did the giants finally win a game?

 

LOL finally?? they won 8 games so far this season

 

"Ah this is no big deal maybe a few widebody jobs will shrink"

-All of APC

You thought age 65 sucked? This is gonna hit us like a ton of bricks. The worst part is most of you woln't see it coming. Start working on a strong second source of income.

 

Sitting half way up the NK seniority list isn't looking as bad as I thought.

 

Raiders won 10 and that's saying something

 

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, indeed.

 

Incident: Norwegian B738 at Kristiansand on Nov 4th 2016, "racing start"

They'll be off to a "racing start"!

 

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European budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA will set up two new U.S. bases as early as next month after Washington approved the airline’s longstanding but contentious application to expand its service.

Norwegian Air spent three years trying to win approval from the U.S. for a new Ireland-based subsidiary to expand the discount airline’s international services. The plan divided the industry as airlines and labor unions on both sides of the Atlantic battled over whether it would increase competition or unfairly harm other carriers and their workers.

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday granted final approval to Norwegian Air’s application, two days after the European Union took the unprecedented step of accusing Washington of breaching the “open skies” pact aimed at liberalizing trans-Atlantic air travel. The EU said the U.S. had taken too long to rule on Norwegian’s application, a process that usually takes a few months.

Shares in Norwegian Air were more than 12% higher Monday, the first day of trading since the U.S. government decision.

Norwegian Air will set up a base at Stewart International Airport in upstate New York and either Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire or T.F. Green Airport near Providence, Rhode Island, Thomas Ramdahl, the carrier’s chief commercial officer said in an interview. The operations would be serviced by the Irish unit.

Norwegian Air operates some flights between Europe and the U.S. under bilateral arrangements between the U.S. and Norway, which isn’t an EU member. The airline said the Irish structure, taking advantage of more extensive EU traffic rights, will help it cut costs and offer more flights.

U.S. unions and lawmakers opposed to the deal called on President-elect Donald Trump to intervene and reverse the decision.

Lucrative trans-Atlantic flights have become a battleground between legacy U.S. and European carriers and upstart budget airlines, including Norwegian Air, which are offering cheap long-haul flights.

Mr. Ramdahl said flights from the new locations to Europe could cost as little as $69 one-way. Norwegian Air will use Boeing Co.’s new 737 Max single-aisle planes for those services. Each plane can seat up to 189 passengers.

Norwegian Air expects the tickets to fly from the new bases to go on sale early next year, with flights starting in June or July. The airline’s first two 737 Max planes are due in May, with four more to follow in June. Airline Chief Executive Bjørn Kjos has previously said U.S. approval of more flights rights could spur the carrier to buy more planes.

The airline also is considering service from Europe to Bradley International Airport outside Hartford, Connecticut, Mr. Ramdahl said.

Separately, Norwegian Air announced it would add 55% more flights to the U.S. next summer by boosting the frequency on existing routes such as London to New York, Los Angeles and Oakland. Those additions were planned ahead of the U.S. government’s approval.