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SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup ) retired the last of its eight A340-300 s on December 1, 2020. OY-KBM (msn 450), which was withdrawn from revenue service at the end of May 2020, was ferried from Copenhagen Kastrup via Tucson Int’l to Marana , Flightradar24 ADS-B data shows. The aircraft, which was owned by SAS, will be scrapped.
The ch-aviation fleets history module shows that the Scandinavian airline took delivery of seven brand new A340-300s in 2001-2002. It subsequently added the eighth unit, LN-RKP (msn 167), as a second-hand aircraft from LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l ). The retirements of the type started in 2019 and were accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only three aircraft remained active after March 2020.
SAS is in the process of renewing its long-haul fleet with A350-900 s, of which it already has four and is awaiting deliveries of a further four on firm order from Airbus . SAS’s widebody fleet also includes nine A330-300 s.
SAS was one of the world’s most…
Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta ) is set to join its regional rival Ethiopian Airlines (ET, Addis Ababa ) in transforming its B787s into makeshift freighters, Chief Executive Allan Kilavuka told Kenya’s Business Daily Africa.
The Kenyan national carrier has already secured lessor approval to remove seats from two of its B787-8 s. The conversion of the Boeing widebodies is due to be completed by year-end. Current plans only foresee the jets being reconfigured back into passenger carriers after a period of two years.
Kenya Airways used its B787-8s for cargo-only flights this year, but has so far refrained from removing their seats. Globally, the B787s have only been rarely converted into makeshift freighters. According to the Cargofacts database, the global fleet of makeshift Dreamliner freighters is currently limited to two B787-9 s operated by Ethiopian Airlines and one -9 operated by LATAM Airlines (LA, Santiago de Chile Int’l ).
According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Kenya Airways currently operates nine B787-8s, including six owned units, two dry-leased from…