SAS Fokker50
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SAS Fokker50
Hi to all,
I read somewhere that SAS would retire the Fokker50 fleet within 2010. I hope would it just a rumor. From which airport SAS operate with the Fokker50?
thanks
I read somewhere that SAS would retire the Fokker50 fleet within 2010. I hope would it just a rumor. From which airport SAS operate with the Fokker50?
thanks
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6 F50s are operated by SAS Norway, mainly on coastal routes in Southern Norway. Crews are based in OSL, aircraft are serviced in BGO. Other destinations are KRS, SVG, HAU, MOL, KSU and TRD.
Such rumors have surfaced now and then since this operation started, none have been accurate so far.
Such rumors have surfaced now and then since this operation started, none have been accurate so far.
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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 Bombardier´s 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 I´ve 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? I´ll believe it when I see it
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Vel, bortsett fra de største problemene Fokkeren hadde for ca 3 år siden så har jeg aldri sett noen tall i nærheten av 90%, og ikke engang da (eller ved den famøse oppstarten hurra for 7 mai 1990 i Norlink), var tallene nede i 90%...!