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Formed by integration of Sweden's ABA (AB Aerotransport), Norway's DNL and Denmark's DDL, in ratio 3/7, 2/7, 2/7. Formed SAS Commuter in 1989, based Copenhagen. Aborted Alcazar merger project (30%) with KLM, Swissair, AUA in 1993. Entered Star Alliance partnership in 1997. Formed single Stockholm-based holding company in 2001, replacing multinational shares (50% owned by Denmark, Norway and Sweden governments). Formed WOW alliance with Singapore AL Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo in 2002. Split into4 separate divisions (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Intercontinental) in 2004. Take-over negociations with Lufthansa ongoing during 2008, later abandonned. Announced in 3/10 integration of all operations under a single AOC. 14.29% stake by Norway government planned for resale (announced 4/11, to be completed late 2018). Entered financial problems and was temporarily expected to close down operations on 19/11/12; eventually obtained new loans and continued all services. Announced plan on 30/9/21 to launch subsidiaries SAS Connect and SAS Link with their own AOC (qv). Entered Chapter 11 in the USA on 5/7/22, continuing operations. Received a purchase offer in 5/23 for 60% of its stock from Apollo Global Management, USA. Announced on 3/10/23 that up to 19.9% to be purchased by Air France-KLM for $144.5m, along Castlelake (33%) and Lind Invest ApS; expected to join the SkyTeam alliance in 8/24.
DNL
Det Norske Luftfartselskap/Norwegian Airlines
Norway
Oslo
1927-1946
Operations integrated into SAS in 1946. Renamed SAS Norge in 1997.
ABA
Aktiebolaget Aerotransport/AB Aerotransport/Swedish Air Lines
Sweden
Stockholm-Bromma
1924-1948
Formed by the Swedish government with technical assistance from SILA/Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik. Merged with SILA and integrated into SAS on 1/8/1948. Renamed SAS Sverige in 1997.
DDL
Det Danske Luftfartselskap/Danish Airlines
Denmark
Copenhagen
1918-1946
Operations integrated into SAS in 1946. Renamed SAS Danmark in 1997.
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