 In 2009, Novair became the first and only Scandinavian airline to undertake EU project SESAR, and also participated in the MINT-Project to fly "green approaches", also known as continuous descent approaches to reduce fuel burn and noise.Novair also leased an Airbus A330-200 from Orbest and from Air Europa, to be operated with a cockpit crew from respective airline, and a Novair cabin crew.Between 2013 and 2014, Novair leased an Airbus A330-200 from Aer Lingus using the same crew composition, to operate their long-haul destinations.