Aero Scandia

The Stockholm newspapers, in order to carry out cargo flights founded Aero Scandia founded in Aug1950. This was renamed to Airtaco which can be considered as Linjeflyg’s predecessor. It was merged into the new airline Linjeflyg, including its entire fleet
[ – Airtaco, together with SAS, on 02Apr1957, the joint stock company Linjeflyg was formed for domestic flights in Sweden with both passengers and goods. On 01Jan1993 Linjeflyg was merged into SAS]
[ – SAS was formed by merger of ABA (AEROTRANSPORT), DDL (DET DANSKE LUFTFARTSELSKAB) of Denmark and DNL (DET NORSKE LUFTFARTSELSKAP) of Norway. Iniatially it was known as OSAS was concerned only with trans-atlantic operations. The partners then created ESAS in 1948 with the merger of SVENSK INTERKONTINENTAL LUFTTRAFIK to handle the european operations and in 1941 the airlines were merged to form the current airline. The intercontinental routes of Braathens SAFE were added just before the merger. Absorbed LINJEFLYG in 1993 and BRAATHENS IN 2001] [SAS BRAATHENS was rebranded as SAS NORGE in mid-2007]

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