Norwegian Drives Airline Sector Consolidation With Wideroe Takeover

Wideroe aircraft

It remains to be seen whether Wideroe will keep its small fleet of Embraer 190-E2s after the takeover by Norwegian.

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In November 2020, Norwegian was on the brink of collapse. Severely weakened by a risky, overaggressive expansion strategy, the low-cost airline was in no position to sustain operations through the COVID-19 pandemic. In short, its bankruptcy that month was hardly a surprise. Three years later, its...

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