Norwegian has signed a letter of intentón with Boeing for the purchase of 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8. The agreement alsoén includes an optionón to buy others 30 planes.
East á expected that the 50 planes are delivered to the countryíeverything that goes 2025 a 2028, which coincides with the expiration of existing leases and, Thus, implies a limited net increase in the company's aircraft fleetñía. The parties aim to conclude and sign the final agreement by the end of June 2022.
The compañía plans to finance the outstanding balance of prepayments (an Engés ‘Pre Delivery Payments’ O ‘PDP’) with a positive cash flow from its operations. A proposal to usón significant of the planes beá direct ownership of the company, which guarantees a financing structureón optimized and balanced. As a result of the conclusionón of this agreement, Norwegian estimates to post a net profit of approximately 2.000 million Norwegian kroner (196,5 millions of euros).
Recall that Norwegian previously had an aircraft purchase agreement 737 MAX, but given economic complicationsómikes generated by the pandemic, the airídon't canceló this request, so this is a reactivationón of said plan.
The agreement shows the desire and the will to Norwegian to operate a modern and fuel-efficient aircraft fleet. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is about a 14 % más fuel efficient comparedón with the generationón previous aircraft and contributeá in an important way to the commitment of the companyñíto reduce emissions by 45 % for 2030.
“The téThe overall terms of the agreement are attractive to Norwegian and fit well with our long-term fleet strategy and route program.. We can now offer our clients the úlatest in technologyíthe aeroáutica, and canán travel with modern, fuel-efficient aircraft that help significantly reduce our carbon footprint. The agreement alsoén strengthens the company's assetsñía, with the result that Norwegian's solvency is strengthened”, has declared Geir Karlsen, Norwegian CEO.
A Boeing likes this news in the midst of an accelerated recoveryón of orders and customers after the famous family problems 737 MAX.
