BOC Aviation has announced the placement of six used Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic Airways. All six widebody aircraft are powered by Rolls Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines. They are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Norse Atlantic is a new low-cost, long-haul airline with no ties to any previous carriers. The company, listed on the Euronext Growth Exchange in Oslo, was launched in March 2021. It is headquartered in Arendal, and will operate under a Norwegian air operator's certificate.
“We are delighted to welcome Norse as a new customer as we support the airline’s plans to serve the low-cost intercontinental market with fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliners,” says Robert Martin, managing director and chief executive officer of BOC Aviation.
Norse founder and CEO Bjorn Tore Larsen says: “We are pleased to expand our leasing relationships to include a lessor the calibre of BOC Aviation as we grow our fleet and continue to build our organization for take-off. We very much look forward to welcoming customers on both sides of the Atlantic on board these state-of-the-art aircraft as soon as demand for transatlantic travel resumes.”
The first flights will begin in late 2021 or early 2022. Destinations will include New York, South Florida, Paris, London and Oslo.