Scandinavian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines (fd. Scandinavian Airlines System) (SAS) is the flag carrier of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. On August 1, 1946, the airline was founded.[1]
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| Founded | 1946 | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | EuroBonus | |||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |||
| Fleet size | 135 | |||
| Destinations | 168 | |||
| Parent company | SAS Group | |||
| Headquarters | Stockholm | |||
| Website | [1] | |||
As of 2023's fourth quarter, the airline has accepted an offer from a group of investors who want to take over the company; However, the deal needs approval from authorities; The decision from authorities, is not ready as of October 2023.[2]
The airline is part of Star Alliance, and will stay with that group until September 2024;[3] Earlier (2023) media said that the airline will in the future become part of "Air France-KLM" [if the deal gets approval from authorities].[4]
History
The first flight was held on September 17, 1946.[5] In 1959, it bought its first jet aircraft.[6] The Boeing 747 and DC-10 wide-body airplanes were bought the early 70s[7] In 1976, SAS started a partnership with Thai Airways and in 1989, SAS started another partnership with Continental Airlines.[8] SAS launched its frequent-flyer program in 1992.[9] SAS helped start the Star Alliance in 1997.[10] Starting in 2012, SAS started having many financial troubles. In 2013, the airline introduced new classes on its planes to compete with budget airlines.[11] The airline currently operates many routes in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
Fleet
| Type | In Service |
Orders | Passengers (Business/Extra/Economy) |
Routes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319 | 4 | 0 | 141(0/0/141) | Europe, Scandinavia | |
| Airbus A320 | 13 | 0 | 168 (0/0/168) | Europe, Scandinavia | |
| Airbus A321 | 8 | 0 | 187 (0/0/187) | Europe, Scandinavia | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 4 | 4 | 264 (34/35/195) | North America | |
| Airbus A340-300 | 8 | 0 | 245 (46/28/171) | North America and Asia | |
| Airbus A350 XWB | 8 | 308 (36/32/240) | international | Deliveries in 2018 | |
| Boeing 717 | 5 | 0 | 115 (0/0/115) | Scandinavia | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 0 | 0 | 150 (0/0/150) | retired | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 0 | 0 | 120 (0/0/120) | retired | |
| Boeing 737-600 | 27 | 0 | 112-123 (0/0/112-123) | Domestic, Scandinavia, Europe | Largest operator of the Boeing 737-600 |
| Boeing 737-700 | 29 | 0 | 131-141 (0/0/131-141) | Norway domestic, Scandinavia, Europe | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 29 | 0 | 186 (0/0/186) | Domestic, Scandinavia, Europe | |
| Bombardier CRJ900 | 12 | 3 + 17 options | 88 (0/0/88) | Domestic, Scandinavia, Europe | Dash-8 replacement aircraft. |
Gallery
On-board service on SAS in 1969.
The cabin of a SAS plane
Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant and pilot.
A Scandinavian Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport.
Scandinavian Airlines head office
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The airline's original emblem, displaying each Scandinavian flag as coats of arms, with surmounting crowns.
A privately preserved Douglas DC-3 wearing SAS' late 1940s-style markings
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in central Copenhagen, originally SAS Royal Hotel, designed by Arne Jacobsen and built in 1960
The company logo in the 1980s was made up of stripes in the colors of the flags of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
SAS operated flights to Greenland for more than 50 years until March 2003. The route reopened in spring 2007 until January 2009. Pictured: a Boeing 767-300ER at Kangerlussuaq Airport (2001).
A SAS Airbus A320neo in the airline's current livery.
OY-KBO, named Christian Valdemar Viking, wearing a special retro livery.
OY-KBE wearing the previous 1998 livery.
A Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant serving passengers in the 1960s
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References
- ↑ "SAS Scandinavian Airlines Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/norge/sas-presenterer-utfall-av-redningsplan-1.16572133. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-10-03
- ↑ https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/LlvX4R/sas-og-turkish-airlines-bryter-samarbeid?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vg.no. Retrieved 2024-03-25
- ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/kaspar-har-800-000-bonuspoeng-dette-gjor-han-na/s/5-95-1370974. Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 2023-10-04
- ↑ "SAS Makes Your Travel Easier". www.flysas.com.
- ↑ "1960s: Welcome to the Jet Age - Scandinavian Traveler". Scandinavian Traveler - For the modern traveler from Scandinavian Airlines. Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "SAS : The United Nations of the Air". www.boeing.com.
- ↑ Burton, Richard M.; Obel, Borge (2012). Strategic Organizational Diagnosis and Design: Developing Theory for Application. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-4684-0023-6.
- ↑ "SAS EuroBonus Members Can Now Easily Transfer EuroBonus Points to Friends and Family Through Points.com". Points International Ltd. Archived from the original on 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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