Scanair
Defunct charter airline, Stockholm, 1961–1994
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::summary Defunct charter airline, Stockholm, 1961–1994 ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Airline"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| airline | Scanair |
| image | Scanair.jpeg |
| image_size | 125 |
| IATA | DK |
| ICAO | VKG |
| callsign | VIKING |
| founded | |
| commenced | |
| ceased | (merged with Conair of Scandinavia to form Premiair) |
| bases | Stockholm Arlanda Airport |
| fleet_size | 4 |
| parent | Scandinavian Airlines |
| headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| :: |
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Scanair was a Swedish charter airline of Danish origins that operated between 1961 and 1994. Its head office was in Bromma, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden.
History
Scanair was founded in Denmark in June 1961 and was partially owned by Scandinavian Airlines. The first aircraft operated was a Douglas DC-7 for charter flights to Spain, North Africa, and the United States. In 1965, the headquarters was moved to Stockholm and SAS supplied Scanair with Douglas DC-8 aircraft. Soon thereafter, two Boeing 747s joined the growing fleet and Scanair soon became the biggest charter company in Scandinavia.
Other destinations served throughout the years the Canary Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the winter resorts of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. To increase capacity, the Airbus A300 was acquired, although their range was not sufficient for the needs and those were soon replaced with the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Scanair grew so much that by the 1980's, they were carrying over 2 million passengers a year, but that was not enough to turn a profit so it merged with the Danish airline Conair of Scandinavia on 1 January 1994. The new airline was called Premiair, which continues to operate today as Sunclass Airlines.
Business management
CEOs
- 1961–1968 - Svend Thorkild Thomasen
- 1968–1970 - Johan H Paus
- 1970–1971 - Anders Eriksson
- 1971–1976 - Carl-Olov Munkberg
- 1976–1982 - Georg Olsson
- 1982–1984 - Bengt A Hägglund
- 1984–1990 - Henrik Meldahl
- 1990–1991 - Jan Sundling
- 1991–1993 - Thomas Rosenqvist
Chairman of the board
- 1969–1978 - Knut Hagrup
Fleet
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Scanair_DC-8-55.jpg" caption="Douglas DC-8-55]] at [[Palma de Mallorca Airport]] in 1976"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10-10,_Scanair_AN0199521.jpg" caption="A Scanair [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10]] at [[Miami International Airport]] in 1990"] ::
Over the years, Scanair operated the following aircraft:
::data[format=table title="Scanair fleet"]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A300B4 | 3 | 1983 | 1987 | Sold to Conair of Scandinavia |
| Boeing 747-200B | 3 | 1982 | 1987 | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines |
| Douglas DC-8-55 | 2 | 1970 | 1980 | |
| Douglas DC-8-61 | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | Leased from Icelandair |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 2 | 1977 | 1986 | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines |
| Douglas DC-8-62CF | 2 | 1979 | 1983 | |
| Douglas DC-8-63PF | 2 | 1987 | 1989 | |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 7 | 1981 | 1989 | |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 7 | 1988 | 1994 | |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 3 | 1992 | 1993 | Leased from Scandinavian Airlines |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | 3 | 1991 | 1994 | |
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References
References
- "World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 24-30 March 1993. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%200643.html?search=Scanair 120].
- Hengi, {{page needed. (June 2015)
- "Scanair".
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