Deals
Norwegian Air Boosts 787 Fleet With $5 Billion Boeing Deal
- Order is largest in Europe for mid-size version of Dreamliner
- Carrier has options to purchase 10 more wide-body jets
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Norwegian Air Shuttle AS agreed to buy 19 Boeing Co. 787s worth more than $5 billion at list prices, doubling the size of the Dreamliner fleet that it’s counting on to make long-haul discount flights profitable.
The purchase equals the largest in Europe for the mid-size 787-9, the Fornebu, Norway-based company said in a statement Thursday. Deliveries will begin in 2017, and the carrier has options for 10 more aircraft.