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Following the recent pilot strike, and with negotiations with cabin crew tabled, it will be hard for SAS to reclaim passengers’ confidence.

The Riga-based charter flight provider, which recently gained an AOC in Malta plus a contract with TUI, says it is enjoying rapid development.

The Indonesian national carrier has adjusted its schedules for routes to London, Amsterdam and Singapore.

The government of Greenland has purchased a shareholding that the Scandinavian airline has held for more than half a century.

As the association meets for its AGM in Seoul, its director-general delivers bad news for operators like TUI and Norwegian.

Four brands under one roof was “not the most efficient way to address connectivity”, so they’ve been narrowed down to two.

SAS has published the results for its second quarter, showing a large loss due to the recent strike and other costs.

The district at the heart of Stockholm says its tourism turnover, hotel stays and shopping all rose in 2018.

Travellers in western Sweden will be able to fly to Serbia’s third largest city on two weekly departures.

Public transport in the Netherlands is being paralysed by a 24-hour strike, causing major problems for Schiphol and KLM.

The fine balance between recognising the benefits of NDC and the potential challenges it may create is ever-present, admits the company’s head of NDC.

The people who submitted the ten best entries will be treated to sailing on Viking Glory’s maiden voyage in 2021.

Western European bases are being discussed if the Riga-based carrier continues in its A220 buying spree.

Due to the ongoing suspension of the Boeing 737 MAX, the Icelandic flag carrier has had to make more timetable tweaks.

The new airport now has dates for the first flights, likely to be carrying keen skiers heading to Sweden’s Sälen and Norway’s Trysil.

An unsolicited offer for the business that includes Nordic brands Ving, Tjareborg and Spies has come from Triton Partners.

The Finnish carrier has been working with Silo.AI to improve the situational awareness of air traffic with artificial intelligence.

The Nordic apartment provider has carefully renovated the Swedish shipbuilder Kockums’ former administration building.

After the demise of Jet Airways and the devastating terror attacks in Sri Lanka, the Dutch carrier has had a rethink.

Following a third deadly accident in the US state, an airline has suspended operations, and safety is being questioned.