15-Oct-2009
It is now even easier to travel with SAS Scandinavian Airlines, as the airline has introduced mobile boarding passes. This means SAS customers can now travel using only their mobile phone and with an ID card/passport.
03-Jun-2009
As a result of a business transfer contract signed on 01-Jun-2009, SGS Finland, a SAS subsidiary responsible for ground services in Finland, will be transferred to ISS Palvelut. The entire personnel of SGS Finland, totalling 334 persons, will transfer to ISS Palvelut as existing employees. The business will transfer to ISS at the beginning of July.
28-May-2009
Cybercom signed a framework agreement with SAS to deliver IT consultancy services. The agreement is for three years and covers the entire SAS Group and its operations in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
27-May-2009
The Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance, of which SAS Scandinavian Airlines is a founding member, has accepted the membership application of Aegean Airlines, the largest airline in Greece. This means SAS soon can offer its customers 28 new destinations in Greece. SAS currently operates 10 flights a week from both Copenhagen and Stockholm, which will connect smoothly to Aegean's wide network. Aegean's destinations include the islands of Corfu, Kefalonia, Kos, Mykonos, Rhodes and Santorini, amongst others.
15-May-2009
Star Alliance, of which SAS Scandinavian Airlines is a proud founding member, has expanded its Conventions Plus offering beyond traditional conventions. For the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) industry, this means SAS and Star Alliance now also offers travel arrangements for major cultural and sporting events.
15-May-2009
SAS Scandinavian Airlines' websites have been highly praised by the European Commission. Following an extensive investigation, the Commission concluded that customers booking flights on SAS's websites feel assured that their rights as consumers are well safeguarded.
05-May-2009
Gate Gourmet, a member of gategroup, became the sole provider of catering and provisioning services for Scandinavian Airlines System in its three main Scandinavian hubs over the weekend in a massive logistical undertaking.
Gate Gourmet, miembro de gategroup, se convirtió en el proveedor de servicios de catering a Scandinavian Airlines System en tres de sus principales hubs durante el fin de semana.
16-Apr-2009
According to the final results of SAS AB's (SAS) rights issue, for which the subscription period ended 06-Apr-09, 2,293,533,321 shares, corresponding to 99.6% of the offered shares were subscribed for with subscription rights. In addition, 566,900,561 shares were subscribed for without subscription rights, corresponding to 24.6% of the offered shares.
15-Apr-2009
As of 15-Apr-09, SAS Scandinavian Airlines customers will be able to travel using only their mobile phone. This is in line with SAS' focus to offer its passengers the most hassle-free travel as possible. During a trial period (15-Apr and 01-Jul), passengers can experience the simplicity of travelling with Scandinavian Airlines between any of the following seven airports: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki, London Heathrow, Oslo, Stavanger and Stockholm.
09-Apr-2009
Preliminary results of SAS AB's rights issue, for which the subscription period ended 6 April 2009, indicate that approximately 98.6% of the offered shares were subscribed for with subscription rights and approximately 24.7% were subscribed for without subscription rights. Thus, the rights issue is oversubscribed by approximately 23.3% , and the underwriting commitments do not need to be utilised.
09-Apr-2009
All members of SAS Scandinavian Airlines' frequent flyer program EuroBonus can as of 08-Apr-09 redeem their points for upgrades on Air China and Shanghai Airlines. The two airlines have with immediate effect joined the Star Alliance Upgrade Awards program. It also entitles Air China's PhoenixMiles members and Shanghai Airlines' Crane Club members to upgrade on SAS flights.
08-Apr-2009
SAS Group's traffic decreased by 16.7 % during March and seat capacity was down 3.9% vs. 2008. SAS Group carried 2.2 million passengers in March, down 9.3% vs. 2008. Total passenger load factor in February was down by 9.9 p.u. to 64.5%.
06-Apr-2009
Scandinavian Airlines has started (03-Apr-09) a non-stop route from Stockholm-Arlanda to Malta. There are two trips each way per week, on Thursdays and Sundays.
03-Apr-2009
The Group's airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Widerøe and Blue1 have signed a long-term agreement and will adopt Amadeus Altea Customer Management platform.
02-Apr-2009
SAS passengers will no longer have to carry their bags themselves - baggage check-in from international to domestic flights
SAS is now able to offer passengers the possibility to check in their baggage from international destinations to Swedish domestic destinations.
01-Apr-2009
On 30-Jan, the SAS Group (SAS) reached an agreement with Initiatives Empresarials Aeronàutiques, SA (IEASA), a company comprising, Consorci de Turisme de Barcelona, Catalana d'Inciatives, Volcat 2009 and Fira de Barcelona, whereby IEASA would acquire a majority stake of 80.1% in SAS' subsidiary Spanair SA (Spanair) for a cash consideration of 1EUR.
01-Apr-2009
The Annual General Meeting on 31-Mar-09, approved the motion put forward by the Nomination Committee regarding the re-election of the following Board members of SAS AB: Fritz H. Schur , Jens Erik Christensen, Berit Kjøll, Dag Mejdell, Timo Peltola, Anitra Steen and Jacob Wallenberg.
25-Mar-2009
Estonian Air will start code sharing with SAS on the following flights operated by Estonian Air Regional, the subsidiary of Estonian Air from 29-Mar-09: flights OV663/664, 667/668, 683/684, 685/686, 687/688 between Tallinn and Stockholm. From 09-Apr-09: flights OV661/662 between Kuressaare and Stockholm and from 30-Apr-09 flights OV671/672 between Prnu and Stockholm.
25-Mar-2009
Mats Jansson, President & CEO, has on 23-Mar disposed 438 000 subscription rights in SAS AB shares to an average price of SEK1,24 corresponding to a value of approximately SEK540 000. His total holding of rights after the transaction is 206 000 shares in SAS AB that Mats Jansson intends to use to participate and acquire shares in the right issue.
16-Mar-2009
The Extraordinary General Meeting held in SAS AB on 13-Mar-09 approved the resolution by the Board of Directors of 02-Feb-09 on a rights issue of ordinary shares. As communicated on 12-Mar-09, each share held on the record date 18-Mar-09 will entitle the holder to subscribe for 14 new shares at a subscription price of SEK2.63 per share.
13-Feb-2009
Widerøe and SAS launched (10-Feb-09) a new check-in service. Check-in via e-mail or SMS will be available for Widerøe and SAS passengers from 10-Feb-09. Passengers need to register their e-mail address and/or their cell phone number when they book their flights.
13-Feb-2009
Scandinavian Airlines announced (12-Feb-09) plans to suspend the Beijing-Stockholm service from 01-May-09 due to insufficient demand. SAS had launched the service in 2007. SAS said in a statement, Removing capacity from the long-haul fleet is vital to reduce the risk and financial exposure of SAS operations in this downturn. The airline's Beijing-Copenhagen daily service will, however, continue operations.”
09-Feb-2009
SAS Group's traffic decreased by 14.8 % during January and seat capacity was down 9.8% vs 2008. SAS Group carried 1.7 million passengers in January, down 17.5% vs 2008. Total passenger load factor in January was down to 60.7%.
02-Feb-2009
Further to the announcement on 18-Dec-08, the agreement to sell SAS Group's 47.2% holding in airBaltic to the management of airBaltic, the transaction has been completed and payment in respect of the shares has been received in accordance with the announced terms.
20-Jan-2009
The SAS Group has signed (19-Jan-09) an agreement with StatoilHydro regarding air travel valued at almost NOK3 billion. The agreement is for three years with the option of a two-year extension.
20-Jan-2009
SAS introduced (19-Jan-09) the new next generation CRJ900 aircraft on its service from Birmingham to Copenhagen. The NextGen CRJ900, produced by Bombardier, is the most fuel efficient in its class.
11-Nov-2008
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will launch non-stop route from Stockholm-Arlanda starting on 02-Apr-09. SAS Sweden will fly the Stockholm-Malta route twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays during the period 02-Apr to 08-Nov. It will use Boeing 737-800 aircraft seating 183 passengers in two classes, economy and economy extra.
10-Nov-2008
SAS credit rating was downgraded by one step from B1 to B2 for the company's long term rating. The outlook is negative reflecting the industry's negative trend. The downgrade is mainly a result of the weakening development in earnings due to high jet fuel prices, overcapacity in the Scandinavian air market and the business cycle.
07-Nov-2008
SAS credit rating was downgraded from BB- to B for the company corresponding to a two-step downgrade of the rating. The outlook is developing. The downgrade is mainly a result of the present challenging conditions with the jet fuel prices, overcapacity in the Scandinavian aviation market and weakening market conditions.
03-Nov-2008
SAS Group have decided to reduce surcharges with EUR3 on Domestic, intrascandinavian and European flights. On Intercontinental flights the surcharges will be reduced by EUR5.
17-Oct-2008
The SAS Group signed a new catering contract with Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH. The contract applies to catering supplies for SAS Scandinavian Airlines departures from Copenhagen, Stockholm/Arlanda, Gothenburg, Malm, Oslo and Bergen.
03-Oct-2008
SAS Scandinavian Airlines announced (02-Oct-08) it will commence the second season of operations in the UAE with its three time weekly Dubai-Copenhagen service on 30-Oct-08. SAS will operate the UAE route with A340 equipment.
01-Oct-2008
The SAS Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gate Gourmet Switzerland GmbH regarding final negotiations on a new catering contract in Scandinavia, which are scheduled to be completed within two weeks.
26-Sep-2008
SAS, with other leading air carriers, Boeing and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialisation of sustainable new aviation fuels.
24-Sep-2008
SR Technics and SAS have concluded a contractual agreement covering aircraft services for the airline’s Airbus A330 and A340 fleets. The work will be carried out at SR Technics’ facilities in Dublin, Ireland, and is due to commence Nov-08
08-Sep-2008
SAS Cargo inaugurates a new route between Scandinavia and India. The route is operated by SAS International with Airbus A340/330 and three weekly round-trips.
21-Aug-2008
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has noted a growing interest for its upcoming winter program, which offers a new route to Delhi and the return of two popular seasonal routes: Copenhagen-Dubai and Stockholm-Bangkok. This follows a strong summer where SAS' Asian routes generally performed better than last year, and cabin factors well over 80% were noted on most routes.
15-Aug-2008
SAS stated it plans to sell its 47.2% stake in airBaltic, following a recent announcement by the Latvian Government not to proceed with the carrier’s privatisation. SAS added it hopes to sell its 20% stake in bmi once the future majority owner of the UK carrier is clarified.
15-Aug-2008
SAS announced plans to remove seven aircraft from its fleet, for a total of 33 grounded aircraft (18 at SAS and 15 at subsidiary, Spanair), in an effort to boost full-year earnings to EUR187.7 million.
15-Aug-2008
Key ratios from the SAS Group's interim report for the second quarter has been released. The Group carried 11.6 million passengers, an increase of 5.2%
23-Jul-2008
SAS credit rating has been under review by Standard & Poors since Feb-08. As a result, long term SAS credit rating was today downgraded from BB to BB- for the company corresponding to a one-step downgrade of the rating.
17-Jul-2008
(XFN-ASIA) Scandinavian airline SAS said it would ground 15 aircraft in September and October and cut about 900 jobs, giving it a EUR90 million earnings boost in 2009.
11-Jun-2008
SAS Group's May 2008 traffic increased by 12.5% and seat capacity was up by 11.3% year-on-year. SAS Group carried 2.9 million passengers in May 2008, up 5.8% year-on-year. Total load factor was up 0.7 ppts to 71.7%.
27-May-2008
In a bid to further cut costs, SAS is now requesting a 10% price reduction on goods and services in a letter to its suppliers, an activity that is part of the framework of the company's Profit 2008 action programme.
22-May-2008
The SAS Revenue Information A/S and Lufthansa Systems announced that they have signed a six-year implementation and service (ASP) contract for the Sirax AirFinance Platform.
22-May-2008
(XFN Asia) SAS AB has reportedly ruled out the sale of its Spanair unit to Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana SA, as it considers its offer too low. SAS is now focusing on a potential offer from a group of Catalan investors led by hotel chain, Husa, and the region's private business foundation, FemCat.
21-May-2008
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) stated a test project involving its Norwegian unit, which involves reduced the cruising speed of its aircraft from 860 kph to approximately 780 kph, has saved an estimated USD12 million in fuel since early 2006 (Reuters, 20-May-08).
28-Apr-2008
SAS has sold Facility Management to Coor Service Management, thereby making Coor the general service supplier to SAS in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The total value of the agreement, which will take effect on 02-Jun-08, is SEK1,750 million.
03-Apr-2008
SAS announced it has finalised agreements with the Danish Pilots' Association (DPF), the Norwegian SAS Pilots' Association (NSF) and the Swedish Pilots' Association (SPF) with the signing of a two year collective agreement on salaries and general terms of service.
