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SAS invests in fuel-efficient plane fleet

Scandinavian airline SAS announced on Tuesday that it would be purchasing twelve new planes at a cost of over $3 billion as part of a long term renewal plan.

Published: 25 June 2013 11:35 CEST
SAS invests in fuel-efficient plane fleet

SAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding with France-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus for a fleet of a dozen new planes at a cost of $3.3 billion.

“I am very happy with today’s announcement,” Rickard Gustafson, SAS CEO, said in a statement.

“While continuing to deliver on our strategy and plan for a profitable SAS, we are succeeding in making fundamental changes that allow us to invest in our future as Scandinavia’s leading airline – for the benefit of our customers, employees and shareholders.”

The twelve new planes include eight new A350-900 XWB, four new A330-300 Enhanced and a total upgrade of passenger cabins on the A330/340-fleet.

Gustafson promised that the additions are “top of the class in the industry”, and will significantly lower fuel consumption.

The A350 is a brand new and advanced aircraft type incorporating the latest materials and system technology available. It offers up to 30 percent lower fuel consumption per passenger seat.

The new planes are expected to be in service starting in 2015 for the A330-300 Enhanced fleet, and by 2018 for the A350.

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‘We agree to disagree’: Still no progress in marathon SAS strike talks

By lunchtime on Friday, talks between the Scandinavian airline SAS and unions representing striking pilots were still stuck on "difficult issues".

Published: 15 July 2022 15:37 CEST
'We agree to disagree': Still no progress in marathon SAS strike talks

“We agree that we disagree,” Roger Klokset, from the Norwegian pilots’ union, said at lunchtime outside the headquarters of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise in Stockholm, where talks are taking place. “We are still working to find a solution, and so long as there is still some point in continuing negotiations, we will do that.” 

Mats Ruland, a mediator for the Norwegian government, said that there were “still several difficult issues which need to be solved”. 

At 1pm on Friday, the two sides took a short break from the talks for lunch, after starting at 9am. On Thursday, they negotiated for 15 hours, breaking off at 1am on Friday morning. 

READ ALSO: What’s the latest on the SAS plane strike?

Marianne Hernæs, SAS’s negotiator on Friday told journalists she was tired after sitting at the negotiating table long into the night. 

“We need to find a model where we can meet in the middle and which can ensure that we pull in the income that we are dependent on,” she said. 

Klokset said that there was “a good atmosphere” in the talks, and that the unions were sticking together to represent their members.

“I think we’ve been extremely flexible so far. It’s ‘out of this world’,’ said Henrik Thyregod, with the Danish pilots’ union. 

“This could have been solved back in December if SAS had not made unreasonable demands on the pilots,” Klokset added. 

The strike, which is now in its 12th day, has cost SAS up to 130m kronor a day, with 2,550 flights cancelled by Thursday, affecting 270,000 passengers. 

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