Tag Archives: SAS
Tag Archives: SAS
Featured ArticleFlying the CRJ in Europe, and why it’s highly underrated
Last week I took a flight from Stockholm to Paris (CDG) on SK571, a Scandinavian Airlines flight operated by Xfly. That was an interesting one because it meant flying on a CRJ-900 for the two-hour flight, which is a relatively rare thing for SAS. Normally the CRJs are used on flights to smaller cities within … Read More
By Gabriel Leigh
Featured ArticleWhat is SAS doing with its A350 these days?
Last weekend I took a flight onboard the SAS A350 from Copenhagen (CPH) to San Francisco (SFO) in SAS Plus, their premium economy cabin. I’d flown the SAS A350 once before, shortly after its introduction at the airline last year, from Copenhagen to Chicago. Most who’ve flown the A350 will agree, this is a marvelous … Read More
By Gabriel Leigh
Special EventOnboard the inaugural SAS A350 flight from Copenhagen to Chicago
SAS inaugurated the Airbus A350 on Tuesday, 28 January, putting the aircraft into revenue service for the first time beginning with its Copenhagen-Chicago route. SAS has focused on the improved economics, environmental impact, and passenger experience of their new A350 fleet and we joined the first flight to see how they’ve done. Read More
By Ian Petchenik
AvTalk PodcastAvTalk Episode 72: United’s Single Aisle Surprise
On this episode of AvTalk, our reaction to United Airlines’ surprise order for 50 Airbus A321XLRs, an escape slide escapes mid-air, and the list of airlines to not survive 2019 grows longer. Read More
By Ian Petchenik
Special EventSAS takes delivery of its first Airbus A350
SAS is bringing home its first Airbus A350 today from Toulouse. SK9154 is set to depart for Copenhagen at 12:00 arriving at 14:00 (local time UTC +1). This is the first of 8 A350s the airline has on order. The A350 is scheduled to enter commercial service in late January, initially flying from Copenhagen to … Read More
By Ian Petchenik
Special EventSAS unveils new livery ahead of first A350 delivery
SAS unveiled a new livery this week as it prepares to take delivery of its first of 8 Airbus A350 aircraft. The new livery will be applied to new A350s and A320neos as they are delivered and painted onto the rest of the fleet during standard maintenance visits. The entire SAS fleet will wear the … Read More
By Ian Petchenik- AvTalk Podcast
AvTalk Episode 46: Pickled Herring
On this episode of AvTalk, Indonesian investigators release a preliminary report on Lion Air 610, Anchorage gets shaken up, WOW Air lives to fly another day, and we travel to Stockholm for some pickled herring and Australian pronunciation. Read More
By Ian Petchenik - AvTalk Podcast
AvTalk Episode 20: A Look Inside Flightradar24
On this episode of AvTalk, we head to Stockholm to go inside Flightradar24. We sit down with co-founder Mikael Robertsson to learn how FR24 got started, and we talk to chief technology officer, Sean Atkinson to learn more about how FR24 works. We also check-in on a volcano in Bali, the world’s largest turboprop aircraft, … Read More
By Ian Petchenik