Fuller planes boost earnings for Norwegian Air

Europe's third largest low-cost carrier, Norwegian Air Shuttle, on Thursday reported a rise in quarterly profits as it flew with fewer empty seats. "It has been a good quarter for Norwegian with positive growth throughout our route network, particularly on our long-haul network," chief executive Bjorn Kjos said in a statement. Net profit in the second quarter more than doubled from a year ago to 325 million kroner (36.7 million euros, $40 million) as the load factor, a measure of