Company Watch - SAS Scandinavian Airlines.Sep 17, 2007 SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. Scandinavian Airlines' Finnish unit Blue1 said a domestic flight from Helsinki to Kuopio in eastern Finland turned back on Friday after problems with the hatch of the landing gear. The incident followed two crash-landings this week involving the landing gear of SAS Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 aircraft. The Nordic carrier has grounded its fleet of the Canadian-made planes, which make up 10 percent of its aircraft. Blue1 said Friday's incident involved a different type of plane -- an Avro regional jet. "There was no danger for the 17 passengers and 4 crew on the board," Blue1 spokesman Tom Christides said. An SAS turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a made by Canada's Bombardier made an emergency landing on Wednesday in Lithuania. Another SAS DHC-8-Q400 crash-landed in Denmark on Sunday in a similar incident. Sep 14, 2007 Details of September 12's incident are still emerging, but SAS Scandinavian Airlines has revealed that one of its Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 aircraft, operating as flight SK2748 from Copenhagen to Palanga in Lithuania, "experienced technical difficulties and the crew decided to divert di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. to Vilnius." On landing, "the right main landing gear collapsed." All 48 passengers and four crew were evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. , but no injuries have been reported. Monday's incident followed the crew of flight SK1209 operating from Copenhagen to Aalborg, also experiencing a problem with the main landing gear and making an emergency landing. Five out of 69 passengers were what SAS describes as "lightly injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. ." Transport Canada Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. History and the Danish Accident Investigation Board are examining the incidents, while a Bombardier Air Safety representative has been sent to the second site to provide help to the authorities. Bombardier has declined to speculate on the nature of the incidents. A spokeswoman for SAS in Stockholm said that further details were expected this afternoon. Sep 12, 2007 SAS Scandinavian Airlines is reeling reel·ing n. Maine Sustained noise, as from hammering: "Hark that reeling, now, you'll wake the baby!" Anonymous. after two successive incidents in three days that have seen the carrier ground its entire Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 Dash 8 fleet. This morning's, September 12, accident at 01:36, that saw a Q400 divert to Vilnius in Lithuania, comes hard on the heels of Monday's incident that saw another SAS DHC-8 make an emergency landing at Aalborg in Denmark and its right main landing gear collapse. The Canadian manufacturer is urging all DHC-8-Q400 operators - whose aircraft have 10,000 landing cycles or more - be grounded until routine inspection is carried out, while SAS (23 DHC-8s) and partner carrier, Wideroe (four DHC-8s), have stopped all operations of the type. Sep 12, 2007 SAS Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier DHC-8-Q400 was involved Sunday in an accident at Aalborg when the right main landing gear collapsed upon landing, breaking the propeller propeller, device consisting of a hub with one or more blades that propels a craft to which it is attached by rotating its blades in a fluid such as air or water. and sending it slicing into the cabin, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. reports. A fire in the right engine was extinguished ex·tin·guish tr.v. ex·tin·guished, ex·tin·guish·ing, ex·tin·guish·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); quench. 2. To put an end to (hopes, for example); destroy. See Synonyms at abolish. 3. and all 69 passengers and four crew were evacuated safely, the airline said, adding that five passengers were "lightly injured" during the procedure. SAS canceled flights to/from Aalborg and several to/from Copenhagen as a result. Yesterday it said it discussed the situation with Bombardier and that the manufacturer "confirmed that what happened in Aalborg has never occurred before with this aircraft type at an airline in the world." The carrier said it will be conducting "extraordinary checks" this week of the gear on its entire Q400 fleet. 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