![]() ![]() By November 2021, the airline was reported to have been allocated arrival and departure slots at London Stansted Airport. ![]() In September 2021, the airline within its application to the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for a foreign air carrier permit outlined the operation of flights from Oslo to Fort Lauderdale, Newburgh, and Ontario airports, serving the Miami, New York City, and Los Angeles areas respectively. By the end of the month, airline still had not publicly specified any airports it would serve, but was later reported by the end of the month to have entered agreements with London's Gatwick Airport. The airline also announced that it had applied for an air operator's certificate (AOC) in Norway, and that it planned to apply for an additional AOC in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, Norse Atlantic's planned launch of operations was postponed from December 2021 to the summer of 2022, with the company citing travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the start of ticket sales planned to take place approximately three months prior to launch. On 10 August 2021, the airline additionally revealed its updated corporate image and aircraft livery. ĭuring August 2021, Norse Atlantic Airways announced that it had secured leasing rights for a further six Boeing 787-9s from BOC Aviation, increasing its planned fleet from twelve to fifteen aircraft, with deliveries beginning in 2021 and the deliveries to be completed during 2022. Following Norse Atlantic's debut on the Oslo stock market on 12 April 2021, the company raised upwards of 1.4 billion Norwegian crowns ($165 million US dollars) in its initial public offering (IPO). On 29 March 2021, AerCap announced the signing of a lease agreement with Norse Atlantic for the airline's first nine Boeing 787s, consisting of three 787-8s and six 787-9s. To launch the company, its shareholders completed a private placement of 1.275 billion Norwegian Kroner ($150 million U.S. The airline had announced London, Oslo, and Paris in Europe, alongside Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City in the United States among its planned initial destination cities, and had additionally expressed interest in later serving destinations in Asia. The airline's plans also included intentions to operate twelve Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft previously operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle and its associated subsidiaries, establishing partnerships with other Norway-based airlines, including Norwegian Air Shuttle and startup airline Flyr, as well as floating the company onto the Oslo Stock Exchange. The airline was announced on 15 March 2021, alongside its plans to begin selling tickets in the fall of 2021 for the start of scheduled commercial flights in December 2021. Norse Atlantic Airways was founded in February 2021 by Bjørn Tore Larsen, with Bjørn Kise and Bjørn Kjos holding minority stakes. ![]() Its inaugural flight took place on 14 June 2022, from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, to New York City's John F. Founded in February 2021, the airline operates a fleet of Boeing 787 aircraft between Europe and North America. Norse Atlantic Airways AS ( OSE: NORSE) is a Norwegian low-cost, long-haul airline headquartered in Arendal, Norway. ![]()
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