Re:Norwegian Air to cancel 85% of flights and temporarily la...
by Tuna-Fish on Monday March 16, 2020 @06:03PM
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Norwegian and it's subsidiaries currently operate a fleet consisting mostly of 737-800, which were being upgraded to 737 MAX 8, with 3 delivered so far. Some subsidiaries have a few 787's, and they did have 30 A321LR on order.
The 787's and the A321LRs are good planes that they could sell, but the 737-800 is an obsolete plane which has a very hard time operating with a profit when competing against the new crop of fuel-efficient narrow bodies. You can't really sell them to anyone for any reasonable amount in the current market. MAX 8's are also hard to get rid off, but for a different reason.
The 787's and the A321LRs are good planes that they could sell, but the 737-800 is an obsolete plane which has a very hard time operating with a profit when competing against the new crop of fuel-efficient narrow bodies. You can't really sell them to anyone for any reasonable amount in the current market. MAX 8's are also hard to get rid off, but for a different reason.