From 156 airliners at the start of this year, Norwegian Air is currently flying only six, nearly all on domestic services in Norway. Of the carrier’s 9,300 staff worldwide, just 600 are still working. While workers are furloughed, Norwegian is still facing debt and leasing obligations in excess of $5 billion across its fleet. And this fleet is entirely held by companies registered in Ireland. Last week, the High Court appointed Kieran Wallace of KPMG as interim examiner to five companies in the group. Norwegian Air Shuttle, their parent company in Norway, is also receiving protection from the Irish insolvency…

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