Linjeflyg

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<tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFFF;">Image:Linjeflyg.PNG</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Bromma Airport 1957-1983
Arlanda Airport 1983-1992 </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Parent company</th><td>SAS AB</td></tr>

Linjeflyg
IATA LF	ICAO LIN	Callsign Swedeline
Founded		1957
Fleet size		35 (1992)
Destinations		39 (1992)
Headquarters		Stockholm, Sweden
Key people		*Sven Östling (1957-1973) Sten Sandberg (1973-1978) Jan Carlzon (1978-1980) Olle Hedberg (1980-1983) Christer Magnusson (1984-1987) Christer Nilsson (1987-1992) Jan Sundling (1992)
Website: http://www.linjeflyg.com

Linjeflyg was formed in 1957 as a Swedish domestic airline by Scandinavian Airlines System, Dagens Nyheter AB and Stockholms-Tidningen AB.

In October 1983, Linjeflyg moved from Stockholm-Bromma Airport in the central part of Stockholm, to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in the north of Stockholm. Bromma had been the main hub for Linjeflyg since 1957.

On September 10, 1990, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) sold their 50% in Linjeflyg to Bilspedition for 475 miljoner Swedish crowns (SEK). Approximately, six months later SAS bought it back.

In February 1992, Linjeflyg became too big a threat for SAS. Consequently, SAS bought up the last 50% in Linjeflyg, to perpetuate its dominance. On 1 January, 1993, Linjeflyg merged with SAS.

Linjeflyg was Sweden's largest domestic airline. It served over 20 domestic airports and carried over 5 million people annually. Linjeflyg had 2200 employees in 1992, and at that time it was the largest Fokker F-28 operator.

1 Fleet
2 Incidents and accidents
3 See also
4 External Links

[edit] Fleet

Lockheed L-18 Lodestar (1957-1960)
Douglas DC-3 (1957-1966)
Convair Metropolitan (1961-1979)
Nord 262 (1968-1974)
Fokker F28 (1973-, transfered to SAS in 1992)
Boeing 737 (1989-, transfered to SAS in 1992)

[edit] Incidents and accidents

Linjefly flight 277, a Convair CV-340 (SE-CKK), during the approach November 20, 1964 in instrument conditions the crew abandoned the set procedure and began the landing too soon. The reason for this must have been that the crew allowed themselves to be misled by an arrangement of lights peculiar to the airfield with which, apart from certain information received during the approach, they were not acquainted. 31 people was killed.

[edit] See also

[edit] External Links

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