Airlines
Norwegian Sees Trent 1000 Troubles Lasting until February
CEO Kjos says wet leasing replacement aircraft has proved damaging and costly
Engine troubles in Norwegian's Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s have cost the airline $120 million in passenger compensation alone. (Photo: Norwegian Air Shuttle)
Engine troubles in Norwegian's Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s have cost the airline $120 million in passenger compensation alone. (Photo: Norwegian Air Shuttle)

Norwegian Air Shuttle remains fully committed to delivering on its long-term growth strategy and it believes it has succeeded in developing long-haul low-cost services, even though its performance has suffered from blade durability problems in the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000s that power the Oslo-based LCC's Boeing 787 fleet. “The long-haul business would have been very good if it weren't for the engine problems that we encountered. It put a lot of strain on us and it cost us a lot of money,” Norwegian founder and CEO Bjørn Kjos said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call with investment analysts Thursday.