Linjeflyg

Infobox_Airline
airline=Linjeflyg
logo=Linjeflyg.pnglogo_size=200
IATA=LF
ICAO=LIN
callsign=Swedeline
parent=SAS AB
founded=1957
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 (1992-1993)
hubs= Bromma Airport 1957-1983
Arlanda Airport 1983-1993
fleet_size= 35 (1992)
destinations= 39 (1992)
website= http://www.linjeflyg.com/english.htm

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 million 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 was merged into 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 was the largest Fokker F28 operator in the world, at that time.

Fleet

*Lockheed L-18 Lodestar (1957-1960)
*Douglas DC-3 (1957-1966)
*Convair Metropolitan (1961-1979)
*Nord 262 (1968-1974)
*Fokker F28 (1973-, transferred to SAS 1 January 1993)
*Boeing 737 (1989-, transferred to SAS 1 January 1993)

Incidents and accidents

*Linjeflyg flight 267V, a Convair CV-340 (SE-CCK), crashed during an approach at Ängelholm in 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 were killed.

ee also

*SAS Group
*Scandinavian Airlines

External links

* [http://www.linjeflyg.com/english.htm Remember Linjeflyg]