Aviation

SAS to Operate Flights to More Than 40 Countries During the Summer of 2024

SAS inagurates new route to Atlanta from Copenhagen

SAS is getting ready for the summer season and will fly to over 130 destinations in more than 40 countries.

This summer, nine new destinations in Europe are in store for SAS customers. There will be direct flights from Copenhagen to Tromsø, Ibiza, Salzburg, Genoa, and the Dalaman/turquoise coast of Turkey. SAS is going to begin flights from Bergen to London and from Oslo to Geneva, Milan, and Tivat on the Montenegro coast.

South European favorites

SAS is expanding its flight schedule from all three Scandinavian capitals to popular destinations in Spain and Italy. There will be up to 20 weekly flights from Stockholm and Copenhagen to Malaga and up to 17 weekly flights from Oslo to Alicante. Four daily services to Milan will be available from Copenhagen, along with daily flights to Florence and up to 25 weekly flights to Nice.

In addition, SAS will offer twice-daily flights from Stockholm to Milan and Paris during the height of summer, and Oslo will have fourteen weekly departures to Split. Another popular destination in Scandinavia, Gran Canaria, is accessible year-round from Oslo and Copenhagen.

North Europe

There will be three daily flights to Vilnius and Warsaw, four daily flights to Brussels and Gdansk, and five daily frequencies to Düsseldorf from Copenhagen. SAS will operate three daily flights to Vilnius and up to six daily flights from Stockholm to Tallinn. Furthermore, there will be more frequent flights from Stockholm to Vaasa and Turku, up to six daily flights to Helsinki, and two daily flights to Berlin.

Domestic and Nordics

SAS is increasing the number of departures between Stockholm and Visby, Kiruna, Skellefteå, and Östersund as part of its ongoing focus on domestic routes.In addition, during the busiest summer months, there will be up to seven daily flights from Copenhagen to Bergen, while increased frequencies to Northern Norway and up to two daily flights from Oslo to Aalborg and four weekly flights to Billund are offered by Oslo.

Aviation

Lost Tool Found in Qantas A380 After 34 Flights

An Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation recently revealed that a Qantas A380 operated 34 flights with a 1.25-meter nylon tool lodged in one of its engines.

This turning tool, used during borescope inspections to rotate the intermediate-pressure compressor, was left behind during scheduled maintenance at Los Angeles on December 6, 2023. It remained inside the engine until it was discovered by maintenance staff during a subsequent check at Los Angeles on January 1, 2024.

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The ATSB report highlights two critical lapses. First, maintenance engineers failed to notice the tool during final checks for foreign objects after the borescope inspection. Second, the lost tool procedure was not activated when the tool was identified as missing.

The certifying engineer ultimately cleared the aircraft for service without accounting for the misplaced tool. During the time qantas films the tool was inside, the A380 completed 34 flight cycles, accumulating nearly 294 hours without any noticeable effect on engine performance.

Although the tool was deformed by high-energy airflow within the engine, there was no reported damage to the engine itself. ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell commented.

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“This incident underscores the importance of following established maintenance protocols. Engineers missed the tool during foreign object checks, and the required lost tool procedure wasn’t started after realizing the tool was missing.”

Following the investigation, the airline issued a safety directive, urging all engineering and tool storage teams to adhere strictly to these protocols to prevent similar incidents in the future.

A qantas spokesperson stated, “While the tool didn’t impact engine performance, we take this incident very seriously. It is critical to follow the correct lost tool procedures.”