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Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 23 May 2003 | ||||||
Hubs | Ørland Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | ||||||
Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
Destinations | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | Nordic Air (40%) Municipality of Ørland (40%) North Flying (20%) |
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Headquarters | Ørland | ||||||
Key people | Snorre Hvitsand (managing director) Per Kyllingstad (chair) |
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Website | www.airnorway.no |
Air Norway AS is a virtual, regional airline with its head office in the town of Brekstad, the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It operates seven round trips a week from its hub at Ørland Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, and a single, weekly round trip from Oslo to Aalborg Airport, Denmark, using a wet leased Fairchild Metro aircraft from North Flying. The airline was established in 2003. Following the bankruptcy of Coast Air in January 2008, the airline stepped in and was serving Fagernes Airport, Leirin with two daily flights to Oslo, and one daily flight to Trondheim, but these were terminated in 2009.
The airline is owned 40% by Nordic Air, 40% by the Municipality of Ørland and 20% by North Flying. All operations are flown by North Flying, who operate a 19-seat Fairchild Metro 23 in Air Norway livery. The municipality subsidizes the route with NOK 1 million per year. The company has a managing director in a 20% position, plus one person who coordinates booking on an hourly basis. In 2008, the airline had a revenue of NOK 16 million and made NOK 800,000 in profit. Ørland Airport is the civilian section of the military Ørland Main Air Station. Traditionally, the main customer group for Air Norway has been military personnel.
The airline operates seven weekly round trips from Ørland to Oslo, with weekday flights leaving Ørland at 7:40 and returning from Oslo at 18:00. No flights are made on Saturdays, but there are two round trips to Oslo on Friday, and to Ørland on Sunday. A single, weekly round trip is made to Aalborg from Oslo, leaving on Friday evening and returning Sunday afternoon.