BOC Aviation has announced the placement of six used Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic Airways (Norse). All six aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN engines and are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2021.
“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,” said Bjørn Tore Larsen, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Norse. “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.”
Norse Atlantic Airways is a new low-cost long-haul airline, headquartered in Arendal, Norway. The company was launched in March 2021. Bjørn Tore Larsen is the founder, CEO, and the major shareholder of the airline.
