List of aircraft operated by Braathens
History
The airline was founded by shipowner
Livery
From their establishment, Braathens SAFE's
Fleet
The following is a list of aircraft operated by Braathens between its inception in 1946 until the merger with SAS in 2004. The list excludes aircraft which were owned, but never operated by, Braathens, and aircraft which were never delivered, even though they were given registration codes. The former consists of a Cessna 206 Super Skywagon which was owned by Braathens SAFE, but operated by Bjørumfly between 1964 and 1966.[20][21] The latter consists of a Douglas DC-6 which was never delivered in 1964.[21] The list consists of the total number of aircraft operated by the airline (although the peak number operated may be lower), the year the type was first introduced, the year the last aircraft was taken out of service, and a description of the aircraft's use.
Type | Origin | No. | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Douglas DC-4 | US | 6 | 1947 | 1966 | Used military versions of the wet leased to Loftleiðir and operated on transatlantic flights via Iceland.[22] They were occasionally used on domestic flights,[22] and from 1959, also for Mediterranean charters.[23]
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Douglas C-47 Dakota | US | 2 | 1947 | 1964 | C-47, a converted military version of the Douglas DC-3, was bought for short-haul charter, mostly to Europe.[24] They were occasionally used in Norwegian services from the 1950s,[22] before being replaced with the F27.[25] |
De Havilland Heron | UK | 7 | 1952 | 1960 | The aircraft were bought to allow Braathens SAFE to start internal services, with their small size allowing Braathens to serve regional airports. |
Fokker F27-100 Friendship | Netherlands | 8 | 1958 | 1977 | Braathens was the second airline to take delivery of the airliner, and allowed the DC-3s and Herons to be retired. The Friendships were put into the main domestic routes,[25] and by 1960, all Norwegian flights were being flown using F27s.[22] They were replaced with F28 aircraft on busier internal routes,[9] although some of the smallest routes continued to be flown with F27s operated by Busy Bee.[29] |
Douglas DC-6A | US | 1 | 1961 | 1965 | A single aircraft was bought to allow higher-pax Mediterranean charter flights.[23] Unlike the B-series, it had a cargo door, which was not needed for charter flights, and the aircraft was sold parallel with Braathens buying five DC-6B in 1965 and 1966.[30] |
Douglas DC-6B | US | 7 | 1962 | 1973 | The aircraft were bought for Braathens' charter services, mostly to the Mediterranean.[23] All were bought used, most of them from Transair.[30] The type was also occasionally used for domestic flights, more regularly from 1967.[31] All but one of the aircraft were phased out between 1969 and 1971 with the delivery of jet aircraft. The last aircraft remained for flights to Svalbard Airport.[32] |
Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship | Netherlands | 6 | 1969 | 1986 | After choosing not to order the 737-100, |
Boeing 737-200 | US | 20 | 1969 | 1994 | Braathens was the second customer of the -200 series and the third customer of the 737.[36] The aircraft were originally ordered for the main charter routes,[10] but they gradually took over most of the domestic work. The last six aircraft were delivered in 1986, after which for three years Braathens only operated the single model.[37] They were phased out between 1990 and 1994.[2] |
Boeing 767-200 | US | 2 | 1984 | 1986 | The aircraft were bought for both internal scheduled and international charter use. The aircraft were too large for the domestic scheduled services, but did not have a dense enough seat configuration to make it economic for charter flights. Unprofitable, the aircraft were sold after two years.[38] |
Boeing 737-400 | US | 7 | 1989 | 2004 | The aircraft were originally intended to be used for charter flights, but Braathens decided to replace all its aircraft with 737 Classics. The -400 remained primarily a charter aircraft, although it was used in some scheduled services.[39] The aircraft were transferred to SAS Braathens.[12] |
Boeing 737-500 | US | 17 | 1990 | 2004 | Boeing developed the -500 with the same capacity as the -200 after requests from airlines including Braathens.[40] The aircraft were delivered between 1990 and 1994, allowing the -200s to be retired.[2] Along with the -400s, Braathens could establish a unified fleet with the same type rating. The -500 served as the main workhorse in scheduled service[40] and were transferred to SAS Braathens.[12] |
Fokker 100 | Netherlands | 5 | 1997 | 1999 | The aircraft were inherited through the take-over of Transwede. They were used for internal services in Sweden, but sold after Braathens terminated its Swedish operations.[41]
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Boeing 737-300 | US | 1 | 1997 | 1999 | The single aircraft was inherited through the take-over of |
Boeing 737-700 | US | 13 | 1998 | 2004 | Braathens expanded its fleet with the -700 ahead of the opening of Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, which allowed the airline to increase its routes considerably.[44] The aircraft were transferred to SAS Braathens.[12] |
British Aerospace 146-200 | UK | 10 | 1998 | 2001 | The aircraft were inherited through the take-over of Stockholm-Bromma Airport and London City Airport.[47] The aircraft were sold in the 2001 spin-off of Malmö Aviation.[48]
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References
Citations
- ^ Aviation Safety Network. Archivedfrom the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 363–364
- ^ "Historic aircraft fleet of Braathens (S.A.F.E.)" (PDF). Plane-spotter.com. 4 January 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995) 75–83.
- ^ a b Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 45.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 65.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 296.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 133.
- ^ a b c Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 178.
- ^ a b Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 167.
- ^ "Braathens kjøper Transwede" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 June 1996.
- ^ a b c d e Lillesund, Geir (10 March 2004). "Lindegaard: –Vi plukker det beste fra SAS og Braathens" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. p. 24.
- ^ "Color-avviklingen: – Som en bombe på de ansatte" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 27 September 1999.
- ^ Meyer, Henrik D. (23 October 2001). "SAS får kjøpe Braathens". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 37.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 99.
- ^ Lillesund, Geir (3 March 1998). "Braathens med to klasser og nytt emblem" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency.
- ^ Dahl, Flemming (19 October 1999). "Braathens heiser flagg igjen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.
- ^ Dahl, Flemming (29 October 1999). "Braathens kutter, Widerøe utvider". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 4.
- ^ Hagby (1998): 150
- ^ a b c Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 363.
- ^ a b c d Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 120.
- ^ a b c Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 132.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 63.
- ^ a b Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 118–120.
- ^ Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 64–65.
- Aviation Safety Network. "7-Nov-1956". Archivedfrom the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 118–120
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 208.
- ^ a b Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 165.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 186.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 185.
- ^ Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 243.
- Aviation Safety Network. "23-Dec-1972". Archivedfrom the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 247.
- ^ Hagby (1998): 20.
- ^ Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 274.
- ^ Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 148–150.
- ^ Tjomsland & Wilsberg (1995): 248.
- ^ a b Tjomsland and Wilsberg (1995): 249.
- ^ a b Tuv, Kirsten (10 November 1999). "Dyr svenskelekse". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 19.
- ^ Ulv, Kirsten (22 May 1997). "Pensjonerte Braathens-piloter flyr for Transwede". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 15.
- ^ Tuv, Kirsten (19 December 1997). "Solgt for to kroner". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 17.
- ^ Sæthre, Lars N. (4 February 1997). "Braathens kjøper fly for 1,5 milliarder". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 46.
- ^ Enghaug, Pål (24 February 1998). "Braathens ultimatum: Avgiftsfritak – eller hele selskapet til utlandet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 23.
- ^ Eliassen, Haakon E. H. (13 February 1999). "Braathens endrer omstridt prissystem for flyreisende Klasseskille i Norge, ikke i Sverige". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 18.
- ^ "Braathens med 25 pst. av det svenske innenriks-marked" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 17 August 1998.
- ^ "SAS krevde garanti fra Braathen". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 25 May 2001. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
Bibliography
- Hagby, Kay (1998). Fra Nielsen & Winther til Boeing 747 (in Norwegian). Drammen: Hagby. ISBN 82-994752-0-1.
- Tjomsland, Audun; Wilsberg, Kjell (1995). Braathens SAFE 50 år: Mot alle odds (in Norwegian). Oslo. ISBN 82-990400-1-9.)
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