It would seem as though the Mk50s will have to be shot down in order to retire them from SAS Norge. Even Air Baltic (according to BombardierŽs web pages) will receive new aircraft - Q400 NGs. Maybe something will happen when SAS announce their new cost cutting plans? Although the Fokkers are making money (or so IŽve heard?), they are very old, harder and harder to maintain, and other companies (well - one at least ;-)) within the SAS Group could do the same job more efficiently with fewer aircraft, just by integrating the route network into their existing one in Southern Norway. Then again - this will never happen as long as the Fokker pilots cannot be transferred to B737/MD80/CRJ... Retire the Fokker 50? IŽll believe it when I see it
