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  Saab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SAAB is an aircraft and automobile concern based in Sweden, founded 1937 in Linköping.
Saab has been making airplanes since the 1930s, and predecessors to the Gripen were among others the Lansen, the Draken and the Viggen.
Saab Ericsson Space is a joint venture with Ericsson, designing the on board computers used in the Ariane 5 rockets used by the European Space Agency.
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 Saab 2000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saab 2000 is one of the fastest turboprop airplanes in existence; it is able to cruise at a speed of over 665 km/h (360 kt).
Saab decided to build the 2000 in December, 1988 due to perceived demand for a high speed turboprop which could approach the speeds of jet aircraft while retaining the efficiency provided by turboprop engines.
The Saab 2000 had a 15% greater wingspan than the Saab 340, and being over 24 ft. 9 in.
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 Saab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SAAB (originally an acronym for "Svenska Aeroplan AB," where "AB" stands for "aktiebolaget" ("corporation")) AB was founded as a Swedish aircraft concern in 1937 in the city of Linköping, in Sweden.
In 1969 Saab acquired the truck maker Scania AB, and between 1969 and 1995 the company was called Saab-Scania.
General Motors bought half of Saab Automobile in 1990, and acquired the rest a decade later.
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 S 100B / SAAB 340 AEW&C
The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engined turboprop aircraft.
In 1994 the first Saab 340 AEW & C was delivered and radar integration work was begun.
The Saab 340 Cityliner, with its 33-seat capacity, is a passenger aircraft operated on secondary air routes with moderate traffic volume.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/saab340.htm   (360 words)

  
 Saab 340 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A United Express Saab 340 prepares to accept passengers.
The SAAB 340 is a two engine turboprop aircraft built by a partnership between Saab and Fairchild.
The SAAB 340 typically seats between 33 and 35 passengers.
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 AT Special Reports - Aviation Specialists Examines the Saab 340
The Saab 340 is a low wing, twin engine, pressurized modern technology turboprop regional airliner.
Saab took over control of the program in 1985 and in 1987 the aircraft designation was changed to Saab 340.
The chronology of Saab 340 deliveries is set forth in Chart 1.
www.aviationtoday.com /reports/saab340.htm   (1221 words)

  
 Saab 340 - Wikipedia
Das Flugzeug Saab 340 stellt den Einstieg der Firma Saab in die zivile Luftfahrt dar.
Die Saab 340 ist ein Tiefdecker, der vom äußeren Erscheinungsbild wie ein modernes Mittelstreckenflugzeug aussieht.
Aus der Saab 340 wurde später eine gestreckte Version, die Saab 2000 entwickelt.
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 Saab Tips and News saab 340 turboprop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Saab Tips and News saab 340 sim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Welcome to Regional Aviation Association of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A consistent, natural turnover of such a large portfolio, will ensure that Saab Aircraft Leasing has a continued flow of a limited number of Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft available for sale or lease.
Sister company, Saab Aircraft AB, is the type certificate holder for the Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft and has the overall responsibility for providing customer support for all Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft in service.
Saab 340, a 33-36 seat turboprop regional airliner known for its reliability and low operating economics.
www.raaa.com.au /pages/assocmem_saab.html   (236 words)

  
 Fina Air's third Saab 340 - DR1 Forums
The aircraft was remarketed by Saab Aircraft Leasing on behalf of Bank of America.
“The Saab 340 is considered among the world’s most secure and high quality aircraft,” said Fina Air Founder and CEO Lazaro Canto.
Saab Aircraft Leasing manages a portfolio of 289 Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft leased to 25 customers in 13 countries.
www.dr1.com /forums/showthread.php?t=27892   (172 words)

  
 Flitewise: Saab 340
The Saab 340 proved to be a highly popular regional airliner that helped to pioneer the 30 seat turboprop class but slow sales in the late 1990s has forced Saab to cease production.
Within the 65/35 Saab-Fairchild partnership split Saab was responsible for the fuselage, fin and final assembly, while Fairchild was responsible for the wings, engine nacelles and empennage.
The last development of the 340 was the 340B Plus, which introduced changes developed for the larger Saab 2000, including an improved cabin interior.
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 Saab Aircraft
Saab developed the Saab 340 to meet regional airline operators' requirements for the highest possible standard of passenger comfort at minimum cost.
The Saab 340 entered service in June 1984 following an intensive four-year development and certification program.
From the outset the Saab 340 was aimed at two types of operation; as a feeder aircraft to the major airline hubs and as a regional airliner providing services to markets where economics had previously precluded larger aircraft.
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 Saab 340
The Saab 340 was a product of a 1979 joint feasibility study involving Fairchild in the U.S.A. and Saab-Scania in Sweden, into a 30-40 seat commercial airliner design.
Saab were responsible for fuselage, fin and final assembly, and Fairchild were responsible for wings, engines and empennage.
Nine 340As and 17 Saab 340B's appeared on the Australian civil register in 2001.
www.bavirtual.co.uk /ops/fleet/regional/saab340.htm   (157 words)

  
 Saab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
SAAB (originally an acronym for "Svenska Aeroplan AB," where "AB" stands for "Aktiebolaget," or "company") was founded as a Swedish aircraft concern in 1937 in the city of Linköping, in Sweden.
Later, Saab also acquired the truck maker Scania, and for some time the company was called Saab-Scania.
In 1995 Saab Military Aircraft and BAE SYSTEMS formed the joint venture company Saab-BAe Gripen AB, with the goal of adapting, manufacturing, marketing and supporting Gripen internationally.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/sa/Saab.htm   (395 words)

  
 Saab Displays New Executive 340
Saab is already famed for its executive automobiles (even if the Swedish company's motoring brand is owned by General Motors).
Now Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) is getting into the executive air transport market, with the unveiling here at NBAA of a corporate-configured Saab 340A.
The Saab 340 has staked its claim as one of the most popular regional turboprop airliners ever built.
www.aviationnow.com /shownews/02nbaa/airfrm09.htm   (230 words)

  
 Australian Operators Extend Saab 340 Leases for Six Years
New South Wales operators, Kendell Airlines and Hazelton Airlines have each agreed to six-year extensions of leases on parts of their Saab 340 fleets with Saab Aircraft Leasing AB of Stockholm, Sweden.
The Kendall agreement covers two of the 16 of this type in the fleet, while Hazelton has extended two of its eight and is preparing to receive a ninth.
Saab's leasing arm has a portfolio of over 300 aircraft (340s and 2000s) with 28 airlines in 17 countries.
www.aviationnow.com /shownews/00sing1/intell08.htm   (136 words)

  
 GE Transportation - Aircraft Engines: Kendell Airlines Achieves 10-Year Milestone with GE CT7-Powered Saab 340 Aircraft
Kendell Airlines was among the first regional operators to fly the GE-powered Saab 340, at a time when rapid, worldwide regional airline growth prompted the development of more advanced engines and aircraft.
His foresight in selecting the modern Saab 340 at program inception is an indication of his clear understanding of the needs of the market.
Kendell Airlines operates six Saab aircraft from hubs in Melbourne and Adelaide, serving 20 destinations in four states and the Northern Territory, in a network that extends west to Ceduna, north to Ayers Rock, south to Devonport, and east to Merimbula.
www.geae.com /aboutgeae/presscenter/smlcom/smlcom_19950321.html   (395 words)

  
 SAAB offers SAAB 340 - Briefnotes
Besides new comer in national airline, the established airlines are also considered as potential buyers since some of their fleet are considered need to be replaced.
SAAB 340 came from the idea of creating regional air carrier with the comfort, faster than the previous generations and surely by considering the economical aspect.
Currently the SAAB 340 population in the Australian and Asian region, about 64 units.
www.angkasa-online.com /11/09/english/english1.htm   (980 words)

  
 Flitewise: Saab 2000
The Saab 2000 was a faster and stretched 50 seat development of the 340.
The Saab 2000, with a cruise speed of over 360kt (665km/h) was launched with a launch order from Crossair for 25 (plus a further 25 on option) following definition and design studies that revealed a market for a high speed regional turboprop.
While retaining the same cross section as the Saab 340, the 2000 is 24'9in (7.55m) longer (seating 15 more passengers), while the same wing section was retained but the 2000's wing span is 15% greater than the 340's, and the engines are positioned further outboard.
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 Saab 340 AEW & C   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In 1994 the first SAAB 340 AEW&C was delivered and begun the task of radar integration.
A big advantage of having an elctronic scan antenna, is that the sectors of interest can be examinated more frequently, while, in the same time, other sectors are searched, and the same sector can be examinated in different ways, at the same time.
In 1995 was decided that SAAB 340 AEW&C was designarìted S100 B, to evidence his different role from the TP100 transport; (TP=transport, S=Spaning = Recognition), and was attributed the official name of Argus.
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 Kiwi Aircraft Images: SAAB 340
Saab were responsible for the fuselage and remaining systems.
Saab (which provided 75% of the development costs) was also responsible for the systems integration, and flight testing.
The aircraft was used as a demonstrator by Saab in August/September 1993 in a number of South Pacific locations (although crewed by Air Nelson).
www.kiwiaircraftimages.com /saab340.html   (1244 words)

  
 TP 100A SAAB 340B
Five years later, Fairchild withdraw from the co-operation and the aircraft changed name to SAAB SF 340.
In 2004, two second-hand SAAB 340Bs were purchased to replace the three smaller TP (Beech Super King Air 200) transport aircraft.
SAAB 340B/TP 100 is powered by two General Electric CT7-9B engines of 1.870 hp each.
www.avrosys.nu /aircraft/Transport/282Tp100.htm   (250 words)

  
 SAAB 340 Simulator Is Certificated At Australian Training Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The advanced Saab 340 full flight simulator is located at the Ansett Airlines training center near Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport.
It is the fifth Saab 340 simulator operated by FSI.
Saab 340 simulators are also located at FlightSafety training centers at San Antonio and DFW Airports, in Texas, as well as St. Louis, Missouri and LaGuardia Airport, New York.
www.flightsafety.com /news/107.htm   (148 words)

  
 Saab 340 promoted for FedEx regional freighter requirement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A cargo version of the Saab 340 is being pitched at FedEx Express and other US express package operators as a potential replacement for the ageing fleet of turboprop freighters.
FedEx has been evaluating the Saab 340 along with the ATR 42 and BAe ATP to fill the void created by cancellation of the Ayres Loadmaster.
The Saab 340 can be modified into a freighter using the existing aft-cargo door for around $250,000, but can only accommodate bulk cargo, rather than the containers Loadmaster was to carry.
www.flightinternational.com /FALANDING_156195.htm   (365 words)

  
 AIN Online: ATSB implicates icing in 2002 Saab 340 incident   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The incident involved the loss of control a Saab 340 experienced when it encountered icing.
Among the recommendations from this investigation was that Saab modify the stall warning system of the worldwide fleet of 340s to include the ice-speed modification, and that aircrews be notified of the consequences of this incident.
Canadian-registered Saab 340s were already required to have an added input to the stall warning computers, designated as ice speed, controlled by a separate switch, activation of which causes the stall warning computer to operate on lower triggering.
www.ainonline.com /issues/12_04/12_04_atsbp59.htm   (659 words)

  
 Aerosite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Designed by Saab-Scania and Fairchild Industries, the Saab-Fairchild 340 was a unique aviation collaboration between European and US partners.
Fairchild produced the tail unit and wings (complete with engine nacelles) while Saab was responsible for 75% of the development costs, system integration and certification.
First deliveries were to launch customer Crossair in July 1984 and by 1995 Fairchild withdrew from the program due to financial difficulties.
www.aerosite.net /sf340.htm   (122 words)

  
 Saab Places a Saab 340A Cargo With RAF-AVIA of Latvia
Saab Aircraft Leasing sees great potential in the growing cargo market in Europe; especially in the new member states of the European Union.
The Saab 340A Cargo Aircraft, with its combination of low cost, high reliability and backed by a comprehensive customer support structure, is uniquely suited to meet this growing demand.
Saab is one of the world's leading high-technology companies, with its main operations focusing on defense, aviation and space.
www.primezone.com /newsroom?d=78332   (574 words)

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