Hundreds of SAS and Norwegian ASA pilots have admitted to dozing off in the cockpit, according to a new survey. Read the full story

Norway’s trade minister has denied that the country is in talks with major European airlines to sell its stake in SAS. Trond Giske said negotiations with British Airways, Deutsche Lufthansa and Air France have not yet taken place after Danish newspaper Boersen reported that the carriers were ready to start a bidding war Read the full story

The Norwegian Supreme Court has ordered an airline to pay damages after it was found guilty of stealing strategic information from one of its competitors. The court threw out an appeal by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and ordered the carrier to cough up NOK 160 million (USD 27.3 million). Read the full story

A Scandinavian airline is searching for a gay couple with a head for heights after announcing plans to host the first ever airborne same-sex wedding. SAS plans to hold the unusual nuptials in December, when one lucky couple will be walking down an altogether different sort of aisle. Read the full story

1,500 postbags bound for Iceland are currently stuck in Copenhagen and look unlikely to be delivered before Christmas. Read the full story

Hundreds of layoffs and huge pay cuts are in store for employees of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) after the company posted losses of more than 1.3 billion kroner from the first six months of 2009. The Nordic airline now feels it has no other option but to make drastic cuts in its workforce. Read the full story

Before the end of the year, every passenger flying with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) will be able to fully check-in and leave their baggage at train stations across Scandinavia. The popular Nordic airline plans to install new automated machines at the region’s major train stations as early as autumn if everything goes well. Read the full story

In the most dramatic instance of recent cutbacks in the aviation industry, Scandinavian Airways (SAS) has made the tough decision to axe 40 percent of its entire global workforce as part of its massive restructuring plan. The move by the Nordic carrier comes on the heels of huge profit losses of 6.32 billion kronor (USD 757 million) in 2008. Read the full story

The new aviation tender contracts from The Danish Agency for Governmental Management take SAS and partner airlines off 22 routes. This may be expected in harsh economic times – but the agreement also contains two large surprises concerning the routes from Copenhagen to New York and Copenhagen to Bangkok. Read the full story

The financially embattled carrier Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that it is selling off two of its subsidiaries: Spanair and airBaltic. It is hoped that by selling its stakes in the two budget carriers, SAS can pull itself out of financial trouble and better position itself for a strong 2009. Read the full story