Fornebu

Fornebu (local form Fornebo) is a peninsular area in the suburban municipality of Bærum in Norway, bordering western parts of Oslo.

Oslo Airport, Fornebu (FBU) served as the main airport for Oslo and the country since before WWII and until the evening of October 7, 1998, when it was closed down. Overnight, a grand moving operation was performed, so that the following morning, the new main airport, located inland at Gardermoen (OSL), opened for operations.^{[citation needed]}

As of the turn of the millennium, the Fornebu area is being developed as a centre for information technology and telecom industry, as well as there being some housing project developments nearby. The new headquarters of Norway's telecom giant Telenor are located in the area.^{[citation needed]}

The peninsula is connected to Langodden and Snarøya, which are more established areas of private residences.^{[citation needed]}

The name

The name originally belonged to an old farm on the peninsula. The first element is the old, Norse male name Forni, the last element is bú n 'farm' (or maybe búð f 'shed, simple house').

Economy

Scandinavian Airlines System's Norway offices are in Fornebu.^[1] Norwegian Air Shuttle is also based in Fornebu.^[2] Partnair, a charter airline, was headquartered at Fornebu Airport up to 1989.^[3]

References

^ "SAS head office in Norway." Scandinavian Airlines System. Retrieved on 8 June 2009.
^ "Norwegian Air Shuttle contact details." Retrieved on 15 November 2009.
^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March 1988. 102.

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59°53′N 10°37′E / 59.883°N 10.617°E / 59.883; 10.617

[1] "SAS head office in Norway." Scandinavian Airlines System. Retrieved on 8 June 2009.

[2] "Norwegian Air Shuttle contact details." Retrieved on 15 November 2009.

[3] "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March 1988. 102.

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