{"id":192726,"date":"2026-10-09T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=192726"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:53:26","slug":"norse-atlantic-airways-to-lease-two-boeing-787-9s-to-pakistan-international-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/10\/norse-atlantic-airways-to-lease-two-boeing-787-9s-to-pakistan-international-airlines.html","title":{"rendered":"Norse Atlantic Airways to Lease Two Boeing 787-9s to Pakistan International Airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic Airways <\/strong>has agreed to lease two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners <\/strong>to flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)<\/strong>, a strategic move aimed at bolstering its finances and reinforcing its wet-lease capacity business model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight operations for the Pakistani airline are scheduled to begin in November 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This agreement enables Norse to secure a key ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) contract, an operating structure under which the airline leases its aircraft and flight crews to external carriers in exchange for a fixed rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partnership comes after India\u2019s largest airline, IndiGo, announced in July that it would terminate its wet-lease contract with the Norwegian group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business Model Shift and Operating Cost Mitigation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In response to surging aviation jet fuel costs, Norse has steadily scaled back its exposure to low-cost transatlantic operations to focus more aggressively on its ACMI business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airline\u2019s management highlighted the operational and commercial benefits of this approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n