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• Vanja Popovic
SAS Scandinavian Airlines plans to acquire five Airbus A330-300s from Virgin Atlantic’s fleet, adding widebody capacity through a secondary-market transaction. The deal points to continued airline demand for established long-haul aircraft and could support SAS’s fleet and network strategy.
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines plans to acquire five Airbus A330-300s from Virgin Atlantic’s fleet, adding widebody capacity through a secondary-market transaction. The deal points to continued airline demand for established long-haul aircraft and could support SAS’s fleet and network strategy.
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