29 November 2019: SAS has received its first A350-900 and has become the newest operator of this latest generation, highly efficient widebody aircraft.
The carrier has a total of eight A350-900 aircraft on order and operates an Airbus fleet of 68 aircraft (51 A320 Family, 17 A330 and A340 Family aircraft).
Also to modernise their fleet, SAS will take delivery of 54 additional A320neo Family aircraft and the remaining seven A350-900s through direct purchase and lease contracts.
SAS's A350-900 has a modern and highly comfortable three-class cabin layout with 300 seats with 40 seats in the SAS Business class, 32 seats in SAS Plus class and 228 seats in SAS Go class.
The airline will start to operate the new aircraft on its Copenhagen-Chicago long-haul route on 28 January 2020, followed by other international destinations including North America and Asia.