Tag: Sas
NEWS Jul 01, 2026 SAS Signs Largest Aircraft Deal in Its History with Up to 40 Airbus A330neo Jet Order Scandinavian carrier SAS commits to up to 40 Airbus A330neo widebody jets, marking the biggest aircraft purchase in the airline's history. Read More →
NEWS Jun 12, 2026 SAS Pilot Banned From French Airspace After Random Drug Test Flags Presence of Cocaine A Scandinavian Airlines pilot received a flight ban in France and a suspended sentence after testing positive for cocaine before a scheduled flight from Nice. Read More →
NEWS Jun 04, 2026 Flight to Nowhere: SAS' First Flight to India In 17 Years Scandinavian Airlines' inaugural Copenhagen to Mumbai route ended in an eight-hour journey to nowhere after a paperwork issue forced the flight to return. Read More →
ROUTES May 29, 2026 Argentina Scales Back Special World Cup Flights as Fuel Costs Climb and Demand Falls Short Argentine carriers reduce special charter flights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing high jet fuel prices and weaker than expected ticket demand. Read More →
NEWS May 21, 2026 After 17 Years and Two Trials, a Paris Court Has Finally Found Airbus and Air France Guilty of Killing 228 People Over the Atlantic A Paris appeals court has today delivered one of the most consequential verdicts in the history of commercial aviation, finding both Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the June 2009 crash of Air France Flight AF447; a disaster that killed all 228 people on board and remains the worst aviation accident in French history. Read More →
ROUTES May 01, 2026 WestJet Is Flying to Eight European Cities in Summer 2026 Canada's second-largest airline is opening a new chapter in its transatlantic history by launching eight new nonstop routes to Europe. Read More →
NEWS Mar 08, 2026 Kansas City Airport Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation, Temporary Closure A potential security threat resulted in the partial and subsequent full evacuation of Kansas City International Airport (MCI) earlier today, March 8. The incident disrupted flight operations, diverted ground traffic, and required the coordination of local and federal law enforcement agencies. Read More →
ROUTES Feb 11, 2026 Aerolíneas Argentinas Increases United States Flight Capacity for FIFA World Cup 2026 Campaign As the countdown to the FIFA World Cup 2026 enters its final stages, Aerolíneas Argentinas has officially mobilised its fleet to support the "Albiceleste" and its legion of fans. Read More →
STORIES Jan 28, 2026 "100% Preventable": NTSB Blames Systemic FAA Failures for Fatal DCA Midair Collision in Final Report In a scathing indictment of federal oversight and airspace design, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has officially cited the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the primary cause of the catastrophic midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Read More →
NEWS Jan 14, 2026 SAS Hosts Air-to-Ground CS:GO Match at 30,000 Feet via Starlink On January 14, to prove the low-latency capabilities of the SpaceX-powered system, the airline hosted a live multiplayer Counter-Strike video game tournament at 30,000 feet. Read More →