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Boeing 737 MAX grounding 'risks Norwegian’s planned return to profit'

Air
James Chapple
25 April 2019

Norwegian says the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX could prevent its planned return to profit this year.

A Norwegian Boeing 737 Max

The low-cost carrier embarked earlier this year on a wide-ranging cost reduction programme, which includes reducing frequencies and cutting routes, selling aircraft and postponing delivery of new aircraft.


It posted a first quarter (Q1) loss on Thursday (25 April) of NOK 1.49 billion (£134 million), a significant increase on the NOK 46.2 million (£4.14 million) it recorded last year.


The airline, meanwhile, has increased its 2019 cost target by “up to” NOK 500 million (£44.8 million).