The Board of Widerøe was Tuesday gathered to board at the company’s headquarters at Fornebu. The meeting was among decide the future of CEO Kobberstad, who has been CEO for six and a half years, writes Dagens Næringsliv Tuesday night.
Torghatten is the largest owner of Widerøe, with 51 per cent, after SAS sold in airline spring 2013. Nordland county owns 17 percent of Widerøe.
– Disagreement on crossroads
The Board of Widerøe want a change in the management of the company and the CEO Kobberstad leave his position, said in a press release that was sent out Tuesday night.
Chairman of Widerøe, Brynjar Forbergskog explains CEO change with a disagreement choices reflected in the company.
– We have agreed on goals and direction for Widerøe, but we are probably disagree on strategy for achieving these goals, says the chairman of Widerøe . Therefore, we have agreed with Kobberstad that he raises his position to help, says Forbergskog.
Kobberstad continues in his position until February.
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NRK has been in contact with Nordland county, but neither County Councillor Tomas Nordvoll (Ap) or District Administrator for Planning and Finance Beate Bo Nilsen (H) wishing to comment on management changes at Widerøe.
Struggling against the wind
Like any other airline struggling Widerøe. The company received last spring message from the new owners of the transport giant Torghatten to reduce costs by 200 million.
The management has tried to get with employees on pay cuts, but have failed to conclude an agreement with the pilots and ground staff.
The cabin crew and management / administration, however, has taken pay cuts.
The pilots of the company went last spring on an agreement where they went three percent pay cut and lønnsstigen was adjusted down and start salary was reduced 20-25 percent.
But when ground staff were not with the corresponding wage cuts, pulled pilots from the agreement in mid-December. The pilots have also demanded to get after paid all they are drawn in wages.
Widerøe bleed sharply on routes to and from Torp Sandefjord, where they are in direct competition with Norwegian.
In addition competes Widerøe some other routes in Norway and abroad. In Northern Norway is the main competitor to Widerøe car, bus, train and boat.
But plans for new and larger airports in northern Norway threatens Widerøe their “monopoly” in the region in the future.
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