# Novair

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Swedish airline

This article is about Swedish airline. For Armenian airline, see [Novair (Armenia)](/source/Novair_(Armenia)). For British airline, see [Novair International Airways](/source/Novair_International_Airways). For Sudanese airline, see [Nova Airways](/source/Nova_Airways).

Not to be confused with [Nova Air](/source/Nova_Air), [Novaer](/source/Novaer), [Nouvelair](/source/Nouvelair), or [Air Nova](/source/Air_Nova).

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Novair IATA ICAO Call sign N9 NVR NAVIGATOR Founded 1997; 29 years ago (1997) Ceased operations 9 October 2023[1] Hubs Stockholm–Arlanda[2] Fleet size 2 Destinations 17 Parent company Jet Nordic Group[citation needed] Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Anders Fred (CEO) Employees 137[3] Website www.novair.se

**Nova Airlines AB**, operating as **Novair**, was a [Swedish](/source/Sweden) [airline](/source/Airline) headquartered in [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm), [Sweden](/source/Sweden) that operated on behalf of one of Sweden's largest travel agencies, Apollo. It was owned by Jet Nordic Group[4] and operated [charter flights](/source/Charter_flights) mainly to the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean) and the [Canary Islands](/source/Canary_Islands). Its main base and [hub](/source/Airline_hub) of operations was [Stockholm Arlanda Airport](/source/Stockholm_Arlanda_Airport),[2] but the airline also operated from [Oslo Airport](/source/Oslo_Airport), [Copenhagen Airport](/source/Copenhagen_Airport), [Gothenburg Landvetter Airport](/source/Gothenburg_Landvetter_Airport) and [Billund Airport](/source/Billund_Airport).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Novair closed on 9 October 2023.[5]

## History

A former Novair [Lockheed L-1011 TriStar](/source/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar) departing [Miami International Airport](/source/Miami_International_Airport) in 1999.

### Foundation and early years

Novair was established and started operations in November 1997 with services from [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm) to [Phuket](/source/Phuket_Province), Thailand and the [Canary Islands](/source/Canary_Islands) of [Spain](/source/Spain) on behalf of Apollo, a Swedish travel agency. In 1998, the airline began operating three more [Lockheed L-1011 TriStar](/source/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar) to destinations in the [Far East](/source/Far_East) and the [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean), and placed an order for three new [Boeing 737-800](/source/Boeing_737-800) to operate destinations in the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean) and Canary Islands.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The airline replaced the L-1011 TriStar with two [Airbus A330-200](/source/Airbus_A330-200) and leased one from [Swissair](/source/Swissair).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

After the [September 11 Attacks](/source/September_11_Attacks), Novair was forced to ground one of its Airbus A330-200 due to lack of demand, and leased out the aircraft to a [Libyan](/source/Libyan) company. In 2003, Novair took over the [Cuban](/source/Cuba) airline [Cubana](/source/Cubana_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n)'s flights from Cuba to destinations such as [London](/source/London), [Madrid](/source/Madrid) and [Paris](/source/Paris).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The airline also replaced its Boeing fleet with new [Airbus A321-200](/source/Airbus_A321-200). After the [2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami](/source/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami), Novair were the first Swedish airline to arrive with relief supplies and doctors and to evacuate tourists.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Novair also briefly leased an aircraft to [Air Madrid](/source/Air_Madrid) in 2006, however, due to their bankruptcy, the aircraft was returned and was instead leased to [Kuwait Airways](/source/Kuwait_Airways) in 2007. When the aircraft was returned from Kuwait, it was parked in [Zürich](/source/Z%C3%BCrich) to be stored, thus ending all A330 operations.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2009, Novair became the first and only Scandinavian airline to undertake [EU](/source/EU) project SESAR, and also participated in the MINT-Project to fly "green approaches", also known as [continuous descent approaches](/source/Continuous_descent_approach) to reduce fuel burn and noise. Novair also leased an Airbus A330-200 from [Orbest](/source/Orbest) and from [Air Europa](/source/Air_Europa), to be operated with a cockpit crew from the respective airline, and a Novair [cabin crew](/source/Cabin_crew).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### Development since 2010

Between 2013 and 2014, Novair leased an Airbus A330-200 from [Aer Lingus](/source/Aer_Lingus) using the same crew composition, to operate their long-haul destinations. The airline also closes down its crew base at [Gothenburg Landvetter Airport](/source/Gothenburg_Landvetter_Airport) in March 2016.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The airline took delivery of two brand new [Airbus A321neo](/source/Airbus_A321neo) aircraft in 2017. The airline originally ordered three aircraft, however, due to the closing of one of its hubs, it was reduced to two aircraft.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The airline also operated an [Airbus A320](/source/Airbus_A320) aircraft from [Titan Airways](/source/Titan_Airways) between 2016 and 2017 due to a delivery delay with their new aircraft. In 2019, the airline closed its crew base at [Oslo Airport](/source/Oslo_Airport).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] All aircraft are placed at [Stockholm Arlanda Airport](/source/Stockholm_Arlanda_Airport).

As of 2018, The airline was owned by the German corporation DER Touristik which is a part of the [REWE Group](/source/REWE_Group), and employed approximately 70 pilots and 245 cabin crew to operate their current fleet of [Airbus A321neo](/source/Airbus_A321neo) aircraft.[6] In April 2021, Novair announced that the airline will be sold to Denmark’s Jet Nordic Group. As a result, two airlines’s Airbus A321 aircraft were supposed to join the fleet of [Jet Time](/source/Jet_Time), a Danish charter airline.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In February 2023, it was announced that Novair will cease operations in October 2023 due to a negative business perspective after the airline's owners failed to acquire new contracts. The current partnership with tour operator Apollo will end on this date.[3] The airline ceased trading on 9 October 2023.

## Destinations

Novair operated flights from [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm_Arlanda_Airport), [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg_Landvetter_Airport), [Oslo](/source/Oslo_Airport%2C_Gardermoen), [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen_Airport), [Billund](/source/Billund_Airport) and [Oulu](/source/Oulu_Airport) to charter destinations on behalf of Apollo. The destinations varied depending on season and include locations in the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean), the [Canary Islands](/source/Canary_Islands) and [Egypt](/source/Egypt). In the past it also operated long-haul flights to destinations including [Thailand](/source/Thailand), [India](/source/India), and [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia) as well as the [Caribbean](/source/Caribbean).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Fleet

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A Novair [Airbus A321neo](/source/Airbus_A321neo) wearing the final livery.

A former Novair [Airbus A321neo](/source/Airbus_A321neo) operated for *Apollo*, 2018.

A former Novair [Airbus A330-200](/source/Airbus_A330-200) on approach to [Dubai](/source/Dubai_International_Airport), 2006.

### Current fleet

At the time of closure, the Novair fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Current fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes Airbus A321neo 2 — 221 Total 2 —

### Former fleet

Formerly Novair also operated the following types of aircraft:

Aircraft In service Years Notes Airbus A320 3 1997 – 1998 Leased from TransAer Airbus A320 1 1998 – 1999 Airbus A320 1 2002 – 2003 Leased from Air Luxor Airbus A320 1 2016 – 2017 Leased from Titan Airways[7] Airbus A321 3 2004 – 2017 Airbus A321 1 2016 – 2017 Leased from SmartLynx Airlines[7] Airbus A330 1 1999 – 2000 Leased from Swissair Airbus A330 2 2011 – 2013 Leased from Air Europa Airbus A330 2 2013 – 2015 Leased from Aer Lingus[8] Airbus A330 1 2007 – 2009 Leased from Orbest Airbus A330 2 2000 – 2007 Boeing 737-300 1 1999 Leased from Air New Zealand Boeing 737-800 3 1999 – 2005 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 3 1997 – 2000

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Flygtorget » Flygnyheter » Notiser » Slutfluget för Novair"](https://www.flygtorget.se/Aktuellt/Artikel/?Id=15512).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-fi_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-fi_2-1) "Directory: World Airlines". *[Flight International](/source/Flight_International)*. 10 April 2007. p. 57.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-closure_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-closure_3-1) [aerotelegraph.com - "Swedish charter airline Novair to end operations"](https://www.aerotelegraph.com/schwedische-charterairline-novair-stellt-den-betrieb-ein) 20 February 2023

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [novair.se - About Novair](https://novair.se/en/about-novair/) retrieved 22 February 2023

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Flygtorget » Flygnyheter » Notiser » Slutfluget för Novair"](https://www.flygtorget.se/Aktuellt/Artikel/?Id=15512).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-about_6-0)** ["About Novair"](http://www.novair.se/om-novair) (in Swedish). novair. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Lease_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Lease_7-1) ["Sweden's Novair shifts to a wet-leased fleet"](https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/55317-swedens-novair-shifts-to-a-wet-leased-fleet).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Aer Lingus to indeed lease an A330 to Sweden's Novair for winter ops"](https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/23880-aer-lingus-to-indeed-lease-an-a330-to-swedens-novair-for-winter-ops).

## External links

Media related to [Novair](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Novair) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Official website](http://www.novair.se)

- [Novair Safety Video Airbus A321](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-d7nt6KKv4)

- [Novair Music Video "Lifting You"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpkbBHvhi8c)

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