Whatever happened to the 787 pilot training agreement between NLH and Virgin? Are there Virgin pilots training on the NLH 787s right now?
See below from last year:
Norwegian Long Haul (
Norwegian Air Shuttle) (Oslo) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Virgin Atlantic Airways (London). The agreement enables Norwegian to tap into Virgin Atlantic’s expertise on long-haul operations, while Virgin Atlantic’s instructors will receive pilot training on board Norwegian’s brand new 787-8 Dreamliner. Norwegian’s first Dreamliner is due for delivery at the end of June.
The cooperation with Virgin Atlantic will enable Norwegian’s long-haul pilots to make use of the airline’s vast long-haul experience. Virgin Atlantic will make all its training material available to Norwegian. Virgin Atlantic’s pilots to train on board Norwegian’s 787 Dreamliner.