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Sep 14, 2012 (newstodate): As part of its fleet renewal program, SAS has now sold four MD-82/87 aircraft to an unannounced company.
According to SAS, the new owner will also have the option to take a further 19 MD-82s and 10 spare engines from SAS.
If this options is exercised, this will complete the phase-out of the SAS MD-80 aircraft fleet, which was one of the largest in the world in the mid-1990s, with over 70 aircraft in use.
The first MD-80 aircraft in this sale was delivered on September 11, 2012, and the remaining three aircraft will be delivered during Q4 2012.
The aircraft and the engines covered by the option will be delivered, if the option is exercised, on a gradual basis from Q1 2013 to Q1 2015.
The holder of the contract may be Skyworks Leasing that in 2011 managed the sale of SAS' MD-90 aircraft fleet, and the new operator may be Allegiant, but this is not confirmed by SAS.
-The buyer has wanted us not to announce his name, says SAS.
According to SAS, the new owner will also have the option to take a further 19 MD-82s and 10 spare engines from SAS.
If this options is exercised, this will complete the phase-out of the SAS MD-80 aircraft fleet, which was one of the largest in the world in the mid-1990s, with over 70 aircraft in use.
The first MD-80 aircraft in this sale was delivered on September 11, 2012, and the remaining three aircraft will be delivered during Q4 2012.
The aircraft and the engines covered by the option will be delivered, if the option is exercised, on a gradual basis from Q1 2013 to Q1 2015.
The holder of the contract may be Skyworks Leasing that in 2011 managed the sale of SAS' MD-90 aircraft fleet, and the new operator may be Allegiant, but this is not confirmed by SAS.
-The buyer has wanted us not to announce his name, says SAS.