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On 23Mar1998, Braathens SAFE changed its name and corporate identity to Braathens, International and domestic services
– [SAS NORGE was formed by Braathens shipping in 1946 for long haul charters and known as BRAATHENS S.A.F.E. It’s international routes were taken over by SAS, circ 1954 and the airline reverted to domestic services. It became Norway’s largest regional airline and then branced out again into international services. Purchased TRANSWEDE (Sweden) in 1997 and MALMO AVIATION (Sweden) in 1998. Dropped the S.A.F.E. in 2000. Fully taken over by SAS in 2001 and renamed to SAS BRAATHENS in 2004 and to SAS NORGE in 2007. Integrated into the mainline carrier as of 01Oct2009]
[SAS was formed by merger of ABA (AEROTRANSPORT), DDL (DET DANSKE LUFTFARTSELSKAB) of Denmark and DNL (DET NORSKE LUFTFARTSELSKAP) of Norway on on 01Aug1946. Iniatially it was known as OSAS was concerned only with trans-atlantic operations. operations started on 17Sep1946. The partners then created ESAS in 1948 with the merger of SILA (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. Intergrated SAS NORGE into mainline in October 2009. International and regional passenger and cargo airline and is the flag carrier for Norway, Sweden & Denmark]
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