Tell me...haven't there been issues with the landing gear sticking on Flybe Q400's..?
If so, this indicates the problem is not due to something SAS is doing but a potential design issue witn the Q400 itself.
I'm aware of a burst ti(y)re incident with FlyBe. Hardly the airplane's fault.
Unless I missed something, weren't all Q400s inspected and (hopefully
) rectified after the first two accidents ? So how did SAS then manage to drop another one ?