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Mar 01, 2023 (newstodate): SAS has secured the financing of 10 new Airbus A320neo aircraft, slted for delivery in Q1/2024.
   The carrier has thus signed a sale-lease back contract with the aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group, securing competitive financing of the new aircraft as part of its transformation plan.
   In the fleet of SAS are today 37 Airbus A320neo aircraft, and orders have been placed for a further 20 units - of which half have thus now been secured financially.
   Looking ahead, SAS will be operating a fleet of 134 aircraft, despite the recent drastic cuts and changes by its Forward-strategy.
   Of these 134 aircraft, only 22 will reportedly be owned by the SAS Group; another 77 aircraft are placed on various re-negotiated lease contracts, while the remaining 35 aircraft are operated by wet-lease partners including Xfly and CityJet.