SAS Scandinavian Airlines

By David Casey
Summer 2025 will see new key international routes.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
The region’s network carriers highlighted cost pressures and aircraft delays, although some saw strong profits.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines is strengthening its partnership with SAS by adding a new route to Copenhagen, while also planning to resume Los Angeles-Shanghai in June 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
SAS CEO Anko van der Werff has expressed interest in joining the transatlantic venture in place between Air France-KLM, Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
SAS's new wet-lease partner Braathens Regional Airlines AB (BRA) will operate the majority of its ATR 72-600 fleet for the new SkyTeam alliance member.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Braathens Regional Airlines' move from Stockholm Bromma to Stockholm Arlanda could leave smaller Swedish airports without connectivity, Swedish Regional Airports warns.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is increasing its short-haul network at Copenhagen Airport next summer, as well as launching a new long-haul service from Oslo.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will resume flights to Seattle next summer after a 15-year hiatus and has entered into a wet-lease agreement with Braathens Regional Airways (BRA) to strengthen its domestic operations in Sweden.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Long talked about European consolidation seems to be gaining traction, if governments can be reassured.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
New SkyTeam alliance partners Delta Air Lines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have been cleared to offer codeshare flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey, Helen Massy-Beresford
Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) move from Star Alliance to SkyTeam took effect Sept. 1, in a move that is set to change the global airline alliance landscape.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
European airlines are pulling out capacity or even leaving some routes completely while Chinese carriers are expanding their capacity to Europe substantially.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM has completed its acquisition of a 19.9% stake in SAS in a deal that could one day see the group take majority control of the carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Delta Air Lines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) say JetBlue’s objection to their codeshare agreement should be disregarded.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford, David Casey
The multinational airline group cited regulatory challenges as it announced it was abandoning its plan to acquire Air Europa.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM has reduced its capacity growth outlook for the full year and says the Olympic Games have had a €40 million impact on its Q2 operating margin.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The carrier’s latest step forward in its plans for Scandinavian Airlines highlights the strong potential of the country’s aviation market.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has signed a codeshare partnership with Air France-KLM as it begins to realign its network with its new SkyTeam partners.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian Air Shuttle cut its 2024 profit forecast, blaming softer traffic, a higher pilot wage settlement, Boeing delays and exchange rate effects.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Lufthansa may soon get the green light for its ITA purchase while Air France-KLM is excited about plans for SAS.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
SAS expects a vote on the plan to take place in mid-July.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
SAS CEO Anko van der Werff says his airline should be allowed to join the SkyTeam transatlantic joint venture, despite potential regulatory roadblocks.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
A selection of new routes starting in June, including Scandinavian Airlines adding Atlanta; Delta Air Lines returning to Taiwan; and Emirates offering its first passenger flights to Colombia.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) hopes to complete its restructuring proceedings in the U.S. and Sweden as soon as possible, aiming for this summer.
Airlines & Lessors