Braathens ASA, until 1997 known as Braathens S.A.F.E. or Braathens South American and Far East Air Transport A/S, is a defunct Norwegian airline that operated from 1946 until it merged with Scandinavian Airlines Norway to become SAS Braathens in 2004. The airline was based in Oslo, first at Fornebu, later at Gardermoen.
The airline was founded in 1946 by Ludvig G. Braathen, providing charter services to South America and the Far East to serve the...
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Braathens ASA, until 1997 known as Braathens S.A.F.E. or Braathens South American and Far East Air Transport A/S, is a defunct Norwegian airline that operated from 1946 until it merged with Scandinavian Airlines Norway to become SAS Braathens in 2004. The airline was based in Oslo, first at Fornebu, later at Gardermoen.
The airline was founded in 1946 by Ludvig G. Braathen, providing charter services to South America and the Far East to serve the Braathen family's shipping operations. During the 1950s the company changed to become predominantly a domestic airline, supplemented from the 1960s with charter flights to the Mediterranean. Braathens used Douglas, de Havilland and Fokker aircraft until 1969, when the Boeing 737 was taken into service. The company was owned by the Braathens family until 1994, when it went public. Braathens SAFE enjoyed a domestic duopoly, with regulated routes until 1994. In 1997 the Best/Back concept was introduced, along with a cooperation with KLM. With...
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