List of aircraft operated by Braathens
Fleet
The following is a list of aircraft operated by Braathens between its inception in 1946 until the merger with SAS in 2004.

List of aircraft operated by Braathens

Section Title: Fleet
Table Section Text: The following is a list of aircraft operated by Braathens between its inception in 1946 until the merger with SAS in 2004.

Type	Origin	No.	Introduced	Retired	Notes

Douglas C-54 Skymaster	USA	6	1947	1966	Used military versions of the Douglas DC-4, the C-54 were bought for charter services to the Far East and South America.

Douglas C-47 Dakota	USA	2	1947	1964	C-47, a converted military version of the Douglas DC-3, was bought for short-haul charter, mostly to Europe. They were occasionally used in Norwegian services from the 1950s, before being replaced with the F27.

de Havilland DH.114 Heron	UK	7	1952	1960	The aircraft were bought to allow Braathens SAFE to start internal services, with their small size allowing Braathens to serve regional airports.

Fokker F27-100 Friendship	Netherlands	8	1958	1977	Braathens was the second airline to take delivery of the airliner, and allowed the DC-3s and Herons to be retired. The Friendships were put into the main domestic routes, and by 1960, all Norwegian flights were being flown using F27s.

Douglas DC-6A/C	USA	1	1961	1965	A single aircraft was bought to allow higher-pax Mediterranean charter flights. Unlike the B-series, it had a cargo door, which was not needed for charter flights, and the aircraft was sold parallel with Braathens buying five DC-6B in 1965 and 1966.

Douglas DC-6B	USA	7	1962	1973	The aircraft were bought for Braathens' charter services, mostly to the Mediterranean. All were bought used, most of them from Transair.

Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship	Netherlands	6	1969	1986	After choosing not to order the 737-100, Braathens became the launch customer of the F28, which replaced the F27 on most Norwegian routes.

Boeing 737-200	USA	20	1969	1994	Braathens was the second customer of the -200 series and the third customer of the 737. The aircraft were originally ordered for the main charter routes, but they gradually took over most of the domestic work.

Boeing 767-200	USA	2	1984	1986	The aircraft were bought for both internal scheduled and international charter use. The aircraft were too large for the domestic scheduled services, but did not have a dense enough seat configuration to make it economic for charter flights.

Boeing 737-400	USA	7	1989	2004	The aircraft were originally intended to be used for charter flights, but Braathens decided to replace all its aircraft with 737 Classics.

Boeing 737-500	USA	17	1990	2004	Boeing developed the -500 with the same capacity as the -200 after requests from airlines including Braathens. The aircraft were delivered between 1990 and 1994, allowing the -200s to be retired.

Fokker 100	USA	5	1997	1999	The aircraft were inherited through the take-over of Transwede. They were used for internal services in Sweden, but sold after Braathens terminated its Swedish operations.

Boeing 737-300	USA	1	1997	1999	The single aircraft was inherited through the take-over of Transwede and used for domestic routes in Sweden. Originally Braathens planned to replace all its Transwede-aircraft with 737-300, but the plans fell short.

Boeing 737-700	USA	13	1998	2004	Braathens expanded its fleet with the -700 ahead of the opening of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, which allowed the airline to increase its routes considerably.

British Aerospace 146-200	UK	10	1998	2001	The aircraft were inherited through the take-over of Transwede and Malmö Aviation, and allowed the airline to operate at the short runways at Stockholm-Bromma Airport and London City Airport.

Sentence(s)

The airline had 15 types, consisting of more models each from Douglas, Fokker and Boeing, as well as the de Havilland Heron and British Aerospace 146.

final_sentence: The airline had 15 types, consisting of more models each from Douglas, Fokker and Boeing, as well as the de Havilland Heron and British Aerospace 146.