Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) marked the end of an era as it operated its final scheduled Boeing 737 flight on Sunday evening. The special farewell flight - aptly numbered SK737 - departed Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) and landed at Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL), with a deviation from the usual flight plan…
In July of last year, SAS Scandinavian Airlines entered court-supervised Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The well-established process left the airline operating almost as usual, handling the union crisis with the pilots. After more than a year, the company resurfaces with groundbreaking news. It has selected the winning bidder for a…
SAS will begin allowing customers to reserve seats on what will be the first electric aircraft flights in 2028. While the Scandinavian airline does not yet have an actual date for the flight, passengers will be able to make reservations with the airline for a date that will be announced…
Lufthansa recently announced a bid to acquire a minority stake in the Italian airline ITA Airways with an option to purchase the remaining shares in the future. A press release on Wednesday from the German carrier stated: ‘Today, the company submitted an offer to the Italian Ministry of Economy and…
Coming off of a near collapse just a few months ago, Scandinavian carrier SAS has announced expanded route offerings from secondary cities in both Sweden and Denmark to New York City for the summer season of 2023. The airline plans to serve Gothenburg, Sweden and Aalborg, Denmark on a thrice-weekly…
El Al — the Israeli flag carrier — has announced it will bring back its Boeing 777s, as demand for travel continues to rise. The airline had said earlier in the year that it would refit the fleet, with the airline’s new cabin product, in order for them to be ready…
SAS — Scandinavia’s largest airline — now stares directly in the face of collapse, following disputes over wages with its pilot union on Monday. Talks came to a halt, initiating a strike that is likely to cause havoc in the European skies for the coming months. According to the airline,…
Undoubtedly, 2021 was another historic year for the aviation industry. On a global scale, airlines continued to fly through turbulent times as the Covid-19 pandemic dragged on and new variants arose. With vaccine availability increasing around the world, the industry slowly blossomed: countries loosened restrictions, opened borders and once again…
SAS’ brand-new Airbus A321LR completed its first-ever long-haul flight on Dec. 22, flying from Copenhagen to Washington. The journey takes place ahead of the type's March 2022 launch on US routes. The SE-DMR registered A321LR aircraft of Scandinavian Airlines took off from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) in Denmark at 13:20 local…
