List of aircraft operated by Scandinavian Airlines
Aircraft
The list includes aircraft operated in the European Scandinavian Airlines System pool, operated by Aerotransport, Norwegian Air Lines and Danish Air Lines, by the consortium Overseas Scandinavian Airlines System, the consolidated Scandinavian Airlines System (later Scandinavian Airlines), and the SAS-branded SAS Commuter and SAS Braathens.

List of aircraft operated by Scandinavian Airlines

Section Title: Aircraft
Table Section Text: The list includes aircraft operated in the European Scandinavian Airlines System pool, operated by Aerotransport, Norwegian Air Lines and Danish Air Lines, by the consortium Overseas Scandinavian Airlines System, the consolidated Scandinavian Airlines System (later Scandinavian Airlines), and the SAS-branded SAS Commuter and SAS Braathens.

Aircraft	Image	Quantity	Current	Pax	Start	End	Notes	Ref(s).

Douglas DC-4 Skymaster	Four-engined piston aircraft	9	0	28–62	1946	1956	The aircraft were initially ordered by SILA, but, by the time of delivery, ownership was distributed between the members of OSAS.

Douglas DC-3 Dakota	Two-engined piston aircraft	47	0	21	1948	1957	ABA, DDL and DNL all bought used Douglas C-47 Skytrain from the US Air Force and converted them to civilian airliners.

Vickers-Armstrongs VC.1B Viking	—	5	0	21–38	1948	1949	The aircraft were originally bought by DDL, who used them both for domestic and European routes. They were taken into use by ESAS at its creation, but were sold after two Vikings crashed into Øresund.

Junkers Ju 52/3m	Three-engined seaplane	2	0	14–16	1948	1956	The seaplanes were confiscated from the Luftwaffe by DNL after the Second World War and used on coastal routes from Trondheim through Northern Norway to Kirkenes.

Short Brothers S.25 Sandringham Mk VI	Four-engined amphibious aircraft	2	0	37	1948	1951	The Ju 52 could not be used during winter because of the harsher weather and waves, resulting in DNL purchasing three ex-Royal Air Force amphibious aircraft for the coastal Northern Norway route—an area that completely lacked airstrips.

Douglas DC-6 Cloudmaster	Four-engined piston aircraft	12	0	48–63	1948	1960	SILA originally ordered the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser to replace the unpressurized DC-4 on intercontinental routes, but delays at Boeing resulted in SAS ordering the Cloudmaster instead.

Saab 90A-2 Scandia	Twin-engined piston aircraft	8	0	32	1950	1958	ABA ordered ten Scandias in 1948, under political pressure to purchase a Swedish aircraft. The only other purchaser of the aircraft was Aerovias Brasil.

Douglas DC-6B Cloudmaster	Four-engined piston aircraft	14	0	58–82	1952	1961	The B-series was a lengthened, more economical and longer-ranged version of the DC-6, from which it took over intercontinental operations. In combination with innovations within navigation, the increased range allowed SAS to become the first airline to fly the polar route, which from 1954 connected Copenhagen and Los Angeles.

Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas	Four-engined piston aircraft	14	0	80–98	1956	1967	Market conditions forced SAS to purchase the aircraft to keep up with the other major players, despite that the airline knew that intercontinental jets would make the DC-7 obsolete within few years.

Convair CV-440 Metropolitan	Two-engined piston aircraft	20	0	52–56	1956	1976	The Metropolitan was bought to replace the DC-3 and Scandia on short-haul flights, as they both lacked pressure cabins. SAS was among the first customers of the CV-440 variant, which at first entered service on the inter-Scandinavian and European hauls, and later moved to domestic services.

Vickers-Armstrongs V.779D Viscount	—	4	0	48	1959	1961	Fred. Olsen Airtransport bought four Viscounts in 1957, and between 1959 and 1961 had a wet lease agreement with SAS on an ad-hoc basis for short-haul routes.

Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle	Twinjet with rear engines	21	0	74–94	1959	1974	SAS was the launch customer of the Caravelle and became the model's second-largest operator. They were at first used on European routes, but were gradually transferred to domestic services, especially in Sweden.

Douglas DC-8-33	Four-engined jetliner	7	0	167	1960	1971	The choice of the DC-8 over the Boeing 707 was more based on SAS' good relations with Douglas rather than that it was well-suited for SAS' needs.

Convair 990 Coronado	Four-engined jetliner	2	0	99	1962	1966	Swissair and SAS signed a cooperation agreement in 1958, which involved SAS leasing two Coronados. The aircraft had low capacity and a high fuel consumption, although they featured the airline's highest cruise speed though history.

Douglas DC-8-55	Four-engined jetliner	3	0	142	1965	1971	The DC-8-33 had insufficient range for nonstop flights between Copenhagen and Los Angeles. As the model was optimized for American airlines, SAS asked Douglas to build a variant better suited for their needs.

Douglas DC-9-32	Twinjet with rear engines	5	0	80–115	1967	1968	The DC-9 was the first jetliner ordered by the airline for short- and medium-haul flights, replacing the Metropolitans and Viscounts. Because SAS' custom-designed −40-series could not be delivered until 1968, SAS agreed to lease five of Swissair's aircraft as they were delivered, until SAS' own aircraft were delivered.

British Aircraft Corporation One-Eleven 301AG	Twinjet with rear engines	2	0	79	1967	1968	One aircraft was leased for seven months from British Eagle, as SAS was expanding its network but had not receiving a sufficient number of DC-9s.

Douglas DC-8-62	Four-engined jetliner	10	0	156	1967	1987	The variant was the implementation of SAS' demand for a long-haul aircraft to operate the Los Angeles flights with full payload in all wind conditions.

Douglas DC-8-63	Four-engined jetliner	8	0	200	1968	1988	The aircraft were used on services to New York and Chicago. The last aircraft was the last production aircraft of the DC-8.

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41	Twinjet with rear engines	49	0	99–122	1968	2002	The −40-series was built to the specifications of SAS, which saw a fuselage extension and increased range compared to the −30.

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-21	Twinjet with rear engines	10	0	75–85	1968	2000	The −21 was specifically designed for SAS' needs of short- and medium-haul jetliner with improved short field performance for use on short runways in Northern Norway and to a lesser extent Denmark and Sweden.

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F	Twinjet with rear engines	2	0	0	1969	1988	With the increased intercontinental freight traffic generated by the DC-8, SAS also needed increased freight capacity between its hubs. The cargo aircraft were also used on European freight services.

Boeing 747-283B	Large four-engine jetliner	3	0	353–396	1971	1987	SAS originally took delivery of two 747s and put them into service on the Copenhagen–New York service. The decision to purchase the aircraft was taken to keep up the airline's image, but it quickly became clear that there was not enough traffic from Scandinavia to fill the aircraft.

Boeing 747-283B/SCD	Large four-engine jetliner	3	0	209–281	1977	1987	Increased freight traffic across the Atlantic and too little passenger traffic for a full 747 made SAS opt for the combi aircraft.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	Large trijet	12	0	266	1974	1991	SAS quickly realized that the 747s were too large for the traffic load. The −30 series of the DC-10 was developed after joint specifications from SAS and its partners KLM, Swissair and UTA, for a transatlantic variant which could reach the US West Coast.

Airbus A300 B2-320	Large twinjet	4	0	242	1980	1984	The aircraft were ordered to operate on the busiest intra-Scandinavian and Western European routes. With Jan Carlzon's restructuring of SAS from 1980, the A300 became too large and was grounded in 1983.

Boeing 747–100	—	2	0	396	1982	1983	SAS leased two aircraft for use for Hajj pilgrimage flight charters, one from June 1982 through December 1983, and one from August to November 1983.

Douglas DC-9-51	Twinjet with rear engines	4	0	137	1983	1990	Insufficient number of aircraft during the 1980s caused SAS to lease 4 DC-9-51 for two periods. The first lease was one aircraft for eight months in 1983–84 from Inex Adria, used on the routes from Stockholm to Gothenburg and Luleå.

Fokker F27 Friendship	Twin turboprop with high wings	9	0	40	1984	1990	The aircraft were bought to establish the Commuter Operations Department, later SAS Commuter. Four were bought used from Trans Australia Airlines and five from Aero Trasporti Italiani.

McDonnell Douglas MD-81	Twinjet with rear engines	42	0	130	1985	2010	SAS did not need additional aircraft at the launch of the MD-80-series, and waited until 1984 to order its first six aircraft, with the last of 33 aircraft delivered in 1992.

McDonnell Douglas MD-82	Twinjet with rear engines	31	0	150	1985	2013	The MD-82 had a higher payload, allowing it to be configured in a single class for domestic traffic in Sweden and Norway, where increased traffic made the DC-9 too small.

McDonnell Douglas MD-83	Twinjet with rear engines	2	0	141	1988	2005	The long-range variants of the MD-80 were bought for flights to the Middle East and Greenland. They were periodically leased to Scanair.

McDonnell Douglas MD-87	Twinjet with rear engines	18	0	125	1988	2012	SAS took delivery sixteen aircraft between 1988 and 1992, which were largely used on European services with lower patronage. Unlike the other MD-80s, the MD-87 had electronic flight instrument system.

Fokker 50	Twin turboprop with high wings	22	0	46–50	1990	2010	The establishment of SAS Commuter in 1989 required new and more aircraft, which would replace the F27. Seventeen aircraft were branded Eurolink, given 46 seats and based in Copenhagen and Stockholm; Norlink had five 50-passenger aircraft which flew in Northern Norway.

Boeing 767-383ER	Large twinjet	16	0	251	1989	2004	Ordered in 1988, the 767 was selected because of its quick delivery time, following a policy change to make airline's intercontinental routes more flexible.

Boeing 767-283ER	Large twinjet	2	0	198	1990	1993	SAS took delivery of two 767s with shorter fuselage, but these were retired in 1992 and 1993 and replaced with two additional −300ER.

Fokker F28-1067	Twinjet with rear engines	3	0	65	1993	1997	The aircraft were bought used by Linjeflyg in 1973 and entered service with SAS when it took over Linjeflyg in 1993.

Fokker F28-4107	Twinjet with rear engines	17	0	75–85	1993	1999	The Mk 4000 was largely built after Linjeflyg's specifications, with the airline becoming the launch customer in 1976. The aircraft were transferred to SAS with the 1993 takeover, where they continued to fly on the Swedish domestic network, largely on ex-Linjeflyg routes.

Boeing 737-500	Medium twinjet	25	0	120–133	1993	2013	The first batch of aircraft were 11 inherited from Linjeflyg. They operated on the Swedish domestic network, but SAS immediately started retiring them.

McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30	Twinjet with rear engines	8	0	141	1996	2008	The original order of six aircraft was the first time SAS based an entire order on leasing. The aircraft were used on busy European routes, such as between the Scandinavian capitals and to Frankfurt, Paris and London, as well as Stockholm–Gothenburg.

Saab 2000	Twin turboprop with low wings	7	0	49	1997	2016	The aircraft were used by SAS Commuter's Swelink services out of Stockholm to Kalmar, Ronneby, Växjö, Kristianstad, Karlstad and Skellefteå in Sweden, and Tampere, Turku and Vaasa in Finland.

Boeing 737-600	Medium twinjet	30	8	120-123	1998	present	SAS was the launch customer of the −600 series, which replaced the DC-9 and F28 aircraft. The series is used both on domestic and European routes.

Boeing 737-700	Medium twinjet	32	27	131	1999	present	The first six aircraft were bought to replace DC-9 and some MD-80 aircraft on domestic services, and were later supplemented with four more.

Boeing 737–800	Medium twinjet	35	29	181	2000	present	The aircraft were ordered as converted options for smaller 737s. They were given a single-class domestic seat configuration and are used on the busiest domestic services as well as on charter flights.

Bombardier Dash-8-Q400	Twin turboprop with high wings	28	0	72–76	2000	2007	The aircraft were bought to replace the Saab 2000 and Fokker 50 in Sweden and Denmark. They were plagued with problems; there was a halt in delivery after 11 units to modify the design of the remaining order.

Airbus A321-200	Medium twinjet	8	8	198	2001	present	The aircraft were delivered to allow higher passenger numbers on the busiest European routes, such as to London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris, as well as busy intra-Scandinavian routes.

Airbus A320-200	Medium twinjet	13	11	168	2012	present	The aircraft are all taken up second hand by SAS and primarily utilized out of Copenhagen on intra-Scandinavian and European routes.

Airbus A340-313X	Large jetliner with four engines	8	8	245	2001	present	SAS began planning a reorganization of its intercontinental traffic in 1996, driven by the 767s having a low passenger capacity and their inability to haul a full load on the longest routes.

Airbus A330-200	Large twinjet	1	0	218	2001	2001	One aircraft was short-time leased from British Midland International to gain experience operating the Airbus A330 aircraft. It only operated for three months as it was grounded after the September 11 attacks and subsequent closure of American air space, canceling international services.

Airbus A330-300	Large twinjet	8	8	266	2002	present	Four aircraft were bought in 2002 along with the A340 to replace the 767 on shorter intercontinental routes, allowing for 25 percent lower operating costs per seat kilometer.

Boeing 737-400	Medium twinjet	4	0	150	2004	2013	Braathens originally took delivery of seven aircraft between 1989 and 1994. Four aircraft were taken over in the SAS Braathens merger of 2004 and phased out in 2013.

Airbus A319-100	-	4	4	141	2006	present	The aircraft are operated out of Copenhagen on longer European routes, such as to Greenland and Tel Aviv.

British Aerospace Avro RJ70	Small four-engined jetliner with high wings	1	0	70	2006	2006	The aircraft was operated by Transwede Airways on the route from Stockholm to London City Airport.

British Aerospace 146–300	Small four-engined jetliner with high wings	1	0	100	2008	2009	Operated by WDL Aviation, the aircraft was used on routes to London City Airport.

British Aerospace 146–200	Small four-engined jetliner with high wings	1	0	96	2008	2010	Operated by WDL Aviation, the aircraft was used on routes to London City Airport.

Bombardier CRJ900	Small twinjet with rear eingines	36	28	88-90	2008	present	12 aircraft was delivered in 2008 and 2009 as replacements for the Dash 8, being used on short-haul European and intra-Scandinavian services.

ATR 72-600	Small twin turboprop with high wings	21	10	70	2013	present	Operated by Nordica and Flybe. The turboprops are used on regional routes out of Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Boeing BBJ1	—	1	0	86	2013	present	The PrivatAir-operated long-range variant of the Boeing 737 was used for the intercontinental "oil route" between Stavanger and Houston, featuring an all-business layout.

Airbus A320neo	-	21	21	174	2016	present	SAS initially placed a firm order for 30 aircraft, later ordering 50 more on 10 April 2018. First delivery took place 21 October 2016.

Airbus A350-900 XWB	—	0	0	350	2019	delivery starting 2019	SAS has placed a firm order for 8 aircraft, with an option for additional six units. They are planned to be used on the intercontinental services.

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SAS consists of 28 Bombardier CRJ900 and 10 ATR 72's, operated by Nordica and FlyBe.

final_sentence: SAS consists of 28 Bombardier CRJ900 and 10 ATR 72's, operated by Nordica and FlyBe.