Norwegian are saying two Boeing 737-800 will be based at MAD and they will recruit 70 pilots and 140 cabin crew locally.
35 sets of crew for two aircraft??
Whilst I have no doubt the Irish AOC will be obtained in time, it seems quite typical of this lot leaving something so crucial to the very last minute. Friends have been interviewed for long haul, every answer to the "any questions for us" was "don't know yet" or "we're working on that" or "it's not been decided yet".