The Opportunities Norwegian Air Is Leaving Behind

Madhu Unnikrishnan

February 25th, 2021 at 8:05 AM EST

Norwegian’s retrenchment is providing opportunities for all sorts of airlines, like Finnair, United, and Virgin Atlantic, Airline Weekly colleagues Edward “Ned” Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan say in this week’s episode. And just why is much of the media coverage of United Flight 328 wrong, when the aircraft’s systems and its crew acted just as they should have in an emergency?

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Madhu Unnikrishnan

February 25th, 2021 at 8:05 AM EST

Photo credit: A Norwegian Air plan in flight.  Norwegian Air Shuttle

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