SAS marks the start of its 80th year of operations with a specially painted Airbus A330-300 (LN-RKR), celebrating 8 decades of connecting Scandinavia with the world.
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The anniversary comes 80 years after SAS’s first intercontinental flight on September 17, 1946, when a route from Stockholm to New York brought Scandinavia closer to the world. Today, SAS links Scandinavia with destinations across Europe, North America and Asia, using Copenhagen as its primary international gateway.
To mark the milestone, SAS has introduced a dedicated livery on one of its Airbus A330-300 aircraft. SAS’ long-haul fleet includes 8 Airbus A330-300s, each with 266 seats, complemented by Airbus A350, and A321LR, serving SAS’s intercontinental network.
The livery features SAS blue across the entire aircraft for the first time, building on one of the airline’s most recognizable design elements. The Scandinavian flag has been reinterpreted as a reference to the classic 1980s livery, alongside a new anniversary symbol inspired by the aircraft’s engines and fuselage.
