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Saab & Commercial Aircraft
It was interesting to see some of Saab’s focus on emphasizing their aircraft heritage with the advertising they did on Scandinavian Airline Systems aircraft over the past year on their commercial...
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Saab-Scania 1983
This recent posting on Saab’s history in commercial air travel, reminded me of some great posters I have that exhibited the former Saab-Scania partnership in the ’80s. The following two photos were...
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Saab-Scania Group
As your votes have indicated you enjoy the vintage photography and video footage, so here is a great vintage photo of the Saab-Scania group as well as a video. Enjoy!
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A Lifetime of Saab Contributions
Erik Norberg, from Sweden, the designer of the Viggen-X model for the X-plane flight simulator I have written about earlier, has gratiously provided some background of his lifetime of contributions to...
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Saab Aircraft has memorable 2006
Saab Aircraft Leasing has had a memorable 2006 on the Saab 340 and 2000 aircraft according to a recent report at Sky Control. It is good to hear that Saab Aircraft Leasing had a good year like their...
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Saab 340 Conference
As a follow up to the recent posting on the great year Saab Aircraft leasing has had, I should mention that the Saab 340 operators, had a conference held this past fall in Clearwater, Florida where...
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Technology transfer takes flight, and it flows both ways
On the topic of Saab Aircraft and Saab Automotive, here is quote from 1986 by a spokesperson of Saab-Scania of America, Inc. when they were located in Orange, Connecticut. The aerospace connection;...
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Saab Trio – Aircraft, Automobile & Trucking
Here is another one of my most favorite photographs depicting the former Saab-Scania, Inc. partnership featuring all of their products. For the record, Saab-Scania, Inc. began in 1969 and concluded in...
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The Next Saab Film? – Cast your Vote!
The Next Saab Film is going to be up to you, because we have what was the next film in line which was a 16 milimeter promotional film by Saab-Scania that covers the 900 convertible concept (some...
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Saab-Scania historical film now shipping
You have casted your votes and the vintage 16 milimeter promotional film by Saab-Scania will be shipping later this week. Here are your poll results: Note: There is a poll embedded within this post,...
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SAAB welcomes Estonian Airlines as new 340 customer
Photo Credit: Saab Aircraft Saab welcomes Estonian Airlines as new Saab 340 customer Estonian Airlines, the national carrier of the Republic of Estonia and part of the SAS Group, has signed a contract...
View ArticleSAAB 70th Anniversary Celebration – Linköping, Sweden
SAAB Aircraft celebrated their 70th anniversary at their home of Linköping, Sweden at the end of August and I have just received their press release and photographs that describe this celebration. It...
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Regional Airport Secures Saab 340 in West Virginia
Photo Credit: SAAB Aircraft Leasing Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport in nearby West Virginia recently secured the Saab 340 to their fleet. Evidently, the general manager, Tom Cochran, welcomes...
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Argentine Air Force to Acquire Four SAAB 340B Aircraft
Photo Credit: SAAB Group There has been a lot of news on the topic of Argentina in the Washington, D.C. area lately. This news begins with the recent Saab sighting at the Embassy of Argentin last...
View ArticleWashington, D.C. Airport Expands SAAB 340 Service
Film Credit: Colgan Air According to the Buffalo Business Journal, the Washington, D.C. area just got another incredible boost to the continued utilization of the trusty SAAB 340 passenger turboprop...
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American Airlines Divests Eagle Operations With Saab 340s
Photo Credit: Saab History / Worcester, MA Airport taken on May 13th, 2001 According to Flight Global, American Airlines has plans to divest it’s American Eagle operations which includes 34 SAAB 340b...
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SAAB 340 Aircraft Coming to Augusta, Maine This January
Photo Credit: Saab History / May 13th, 2001 (Worcester, MA Airport) – Stock photo Saab 340 Aircraft are coming to Augusta, Maine this winter season to provide 3-4 daily flights from the capital city,...
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The History Of The Trollhattan-Vänersborg Airport
Photo Credit: Google Earth/ Karin Snowstar The Trollhattan-Vänersborg Airport (THN) , located right behind the Saab Factory in Trollhättan, Sweden began when the land was purchased for the use of an...
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Saab History Reviews SAAB 340 Aircraft Maine To Boston
The SAAB 340, the second commercial aircraft from SAAB since the Scandia 90, had its maiden voyage in January of 1983. This 34-passenger turboprop plane jointly developed with Swedish SAAB aerospace...
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