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Press Release, 2004-01-27

Saab Aircraft Leasing Places 18 Aircraft, 2003...

Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) ended the year 2003 pleased to report a wide spread of Saab aircraft transactions. Demand for used "quality" turboprop aircraft is still strong, particularly in Europe which may in part account for the appearance that RJ activity in Europe seems to have peaked.
Press Release, 2004-01-27

Saab Aircraft Leasing Sells Two Saab 340s to FMV..

Saab Aircraft Leasing Sells Two Saab 340BPlus' to Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) announced today an order for two Saab 340BPlus aircraft for Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV). SAL won an international Request For Proposal (RFP) process to supply the two aircraft. Both 30-seat turboprops are scheduled for delivery during early spring 2004.
Press Release, 2004-01-27

Saab Aircraft Leasing Releases TP Analysis 2004

Saab Aircraft Leasing Releases 1st Quarter Trend Analysis for 2004 Saab Aircraft Leasing continues to track worldwide scheduled departures for the 19-50 seat aircraft categories. Planned flight schedules for first quarter 2004 have just been released enabling SAL to compile a five-year trend-line (2000-2004) and to perform a preliminary trend analysis for the 1st quarter of this year. (See attached Appendix for accompanying Charts 1-4.)
Customer Magazine, 2004-01-07

Saab Market Report - Dec 03
Press Release, 2003-12-10

Fina Air Introduces S340 Into Service...

Saab Aircraft Leasing has recently delivered a Saab 340A to Fina Air of San Juan, Puerto Rico joining two other Saab 340As leased from AeroCentury. The aircraft was remarketed by Saab Aircraft Leasing on behalf of Bank of America.
Customer Magazine, 2003-11-20

Wingtips - Sep 03
Press Release, 2003-10-29

New President For Regional Aircraft Support Co.

Michael Andersson, New President of Saab AB's Regional Aircraft Service and Support Company, Saab Aircraft AB
Press Release, 2003-10-29

Colgan Air Expands Fleet with Two More Saab 340Bs

Colgan Air Inc. of Manassas, Virginia, today announced a firm order for two Saab 340Bs bringing its fleet of the 34-seaters to nine aircraft. Both aircraft will be delivered in October and will fly in USAirways Express livery.
Press Release, 2003-10-09

Saab Aircraft Leasing displays Executive Aircraft

SAAB AIRCRAFT LEASING TO DISPLAY 19-SEAT EXECUTIVE CONFIGURATION SAAB 340 at NBAA CONVENTION...
Press Release, 2003-09-22

OLT GmbH, Germany Orders Second Saab 2000

OLT GmbH, Germany has acquired a second 50-seater Saab 2000 for service between Finkenwerder (Hamburg area), Bremen, and Filton in the UK.
Customer Magazine, 2003-05-27

Saab Market Report - May 03
Press Release, 2003-04-17

Golden Air signs up for a third Saab 2000

Golden Air of Lidköping, Sweden has entered into an agreement with Saab aircraft Leasing to lease a third Saab 2000 aircraft for delivery in April 2003. The aircraft will be used to operate on behalf of start-up virtual airline Kullaflyg.com, linking one of the fastest growing business and leisure regions in southern Sweden with Stockholm's downtown airport of Bromma.
Press Release, 2003-04-17

Quebec Air Express Initiates Quebec service

Quebec Air, Inc will introduce 33-seat Saab 340A service in April on routes serving markets in the Province of Quebec, Canada. A new regional airline, Quebec Air is intent on offering local business travellers a home grown alternative within the market.
Press Release, 2003-04-17

Saab Aircraft Takes the Market for Saab 340 TAWS

The recent order for Saab Aircraft's Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) service bulletin, placed by North American Saab 340 operator Mesaba Airlines, gives Saab Aircraft a dominant position in the Saab 340 TAWS market, having won over 70 percent of the estimated worldwide total order volume.
Customer Magazine, 2003-04-02

Wingtips - Mar 03
Press Release, 2003-01-28

SAL Completes Another Active Year.

Despite a challenging market, especially in the United States, Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) still secured many homes for its Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft during 2002.
Press Release, 2003-01-13

Vee Neal Aviation Orders Saab 340

Vee Neal Aviation, Inc., a Latrobe, PA-based FAR Part 135 carrier, today ordered one Saab 340A to add to their already active turbojet/turboprop aircraft management and contract-charter operations. The company is the first US-based carrier operating under FAR Part 135 to order the Saab 340 for corporate growth and expansion into the 30-seat shuttle marketplace.
Press Release, 2003-01-13

Saab Aircraft appr. for maint. training in Canada

Saab Aircraft AB has recently been awarded an "Approved Training Organization Certificate" and "Statement of Limitation" from Transport Canada (TC).
Customer Magazine, 2003-01-07

Saab Market Report - Dec 02
Press Release, 2002-12-16

REGIONAL EXPRESS SIGNS-UP FOR THIRTEEN SAAB 340B

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Australian Regional Express Airlines (Rex) has signed leases for 13 Saab 340Bs from Saab Aircraft Leasing as part of the carriers fleet modernisation program. The first three aircraft are already in service and the remaining ten aircraft will be delivered over the next six months.
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