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The Scandinavian airline SAS, of which Air France-KLM is one of the main shareholders, announced Tuesday that it wanted to acquire 55 planes from the Brazilian aeronautical manufacturer Embraer. The Commmande is 25 billion crowns (1.95 billion francs).
(Keystone-ATS) “We have signed a contract on 55 Embraer E195-E2,” said SAS Director Anko Van der Werff during a press conference. The company will first buy 45 devices with an additional ten purchase option, he said.
“It’s like a rebirth,” said the leader. After years of financial difficulties, in particular because of the Pandemic of COVID-19, the Scandinavian company had placed itself in July 2022 under the protection of the American law on bankruptcies, called chapter 11. It completed its restructuring in late August 2024.
The planes, whose first are expected in 2027, should mainly be used on flights within the Nordic region. They are presented as more fuel economical and quieter than the previous models of SAS aerial fleet. Investments have been the most important of the company since 1996.
