Originally Posted by
StormChaser
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Scandinavian carrier SAS (
SAS.ST) said on Thursday it had signed a deal to lease its entire fleet of MD-90 aircraft to an
unidentified U.S. airline.
SAS, half-owned by the governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, said in a statement the
eight aircraft would be delivered in a period from the third quarter of this year to the end of the second quarter of 2011.
"The MD-90 has, in terms of number of aircraft, been a niche aircraft in the SAS Group fleet and this transaction fits very well in to the SAS initiative to simplify and standardize its fleet and thereby reduce the number of aircraft types used in its total fleet," it said.
The MD-90 is made by McDonnell Douglas, part of Boeing (
BA.N).
This sounds like an "I told you so...", and I don't mean it in a rub it in anybody's face. About 6-8 weeks ago, I posted that a very good friend of mine--Marine 320 pilot, on LTS, but soon to come back--indicated that a senior DAL mechanic he helps out wrenching a G/A aircraft with, went over there to inspect a BUNCH of airplanes that are (were) currently going through 'C' checks. And, that barring any significant issues, they were going to be ours. But that's all I've heard about it. At this point, looks to be for ramp-up ops of summer 2011. Great news if this actually comes to fruition.
Chuck
MEM