The Scandinavian airline has to significantly reduce its fleet. A first Airbus A350 from SAS is now waiting in Tarbes for a new operator.
In fact, the trend is going in the opposite direction. A number of airlines are currently bringing long-haul airliners back from the long-term break caused by Corona. Lufthansa, for example, has just that first Airbus A380 from Teruel, Spain brought back to Germany to use him from Munich next summer.
Other airlines such as Qantas or Etihad bring back superjumbos. More modern long-haul aircraft such as the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 have never been stored long-term by many airlines or have long been back in operation.
First A350 is in Tarbes
The situation is different at SAS Scandinavian Airlines. In the summer, the airline reported in the United States Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection of the local insolvency law. In September, she announced as part of her restructuring Sort out ten planes, including two Airbus A350-900. She wanted to return most of them to the lessor.
The A350 with the registration SE-RSB was taken out of service at the beginning of September, was first in Copenhagen and since the end of November in Stockholm. The second A350, which bears the registration SE-RSC, was only parked at these two airports and was transferred to the French aircraft park in Tarbes at the end of November.
Four more in service
The SE-RSC is owned by the Japanese leasing company Fuyo General Lease and is less than three years old. The plane is now for sale on the My Air Trade website via the Irish company Orix Aviation. SAS has four other A350-900s in service. They bear the identifiers SE-RSA, SE-RSD, SE-RSE and SE-RSF.
