It is probably not very accurate to ask whether SAS will go down the drain, as it is multitude of companys allready. I do not see why SAS Denmark and SAS Sweden should not have a future.
When it comes to SASBraathens, I think the future is pretty bleak. With the Braathens union's most recent move, it is hard to see that this company will ever be able to operate as one unit. Traditionally in the airline industry, scabs are not tolerated. This will not be an exception. The Braathens pilots probably think that they are helping their airline and it's management. But in fact they are achieving the opposite: The last nail in the coffin for the integration process in SASBraathens.
Another interesting subject in this matter, is how these Braathens pilots will be received around the world. Will they be blacklisted?
If I was one of them, I would get out of their union ASAP. Just to save my own skin!
Maris