SAS order new aircraft

The new aircraft to be delivered by Bombardier will be jet aircraft of the type CRJ900 NextGen and turboprop aircraft of the type Q400 NextGen and they will replace the earlier operated Q400-fleet and other aircraft within the SAS Group.

Scandinavian Airlines and Estonian Air will use the CRJ900 NextGen, and Wideroe and airBaltic will use the Q400 NextGen. Deliveries of the aircraft will be made successively in the next few years, commencing in the autumn of 2008 until 2011.

"We are very satisfied with the settlement with Bombardier, a leading manufacturer of regional aircraft. The firm order for 27 aircraft will bring a rejuvenated premium product to our customers. The CRJ900 and Q400 NextGen aircraft are well-suited to our operations in Northern Europe, where our customers expect comfortable and environmentally friendly travel," says SAS President and CEO Mats Jansson.

Aircraft type	Firm order	List price firm order	Options	No. of passengers	Range	Cruise speed
CRJ900 NextGen	13	474 MUSD	17	up to 90	3070km	882 km/h
Q400 NextGen	14	356 MUSD	7	68-78	2404km	667 km/h

See also www.sasgroup.net for images and more facts about the aircraft.