Fleet
The airline operated 118 aircraft of 15 different models. The airline has operated at least three models each from Douglas, Fokker and Boeing, in addition to the de Havilland Heron and British Aerospace 146. The airline's most-operated aircraft is the Boeing 737-200, of which it had 20. Braathens has operated five variants of the 737, totaling 64 aircraft.
From the establishment, Braathens SAFE's aircraft livery had a thick red and thinner white and blue cheatline, with the Flag of Norway on the vertical stabilizer. With only slight modifications, this general design was continued to and including the 737-400 and -500 aircraft. A new livery with a stylized grey wing as logo on the vertical stabilizer and a blue belly was introduced in 1998 with the delivery of the 737-700. The logo was replaced with the Flag of Norway in 1999. Only some of the early Douglas aircraft were named, and those that were started with "Norse". The Heron were given common Norwegian male names. The three last F-27 and newer aircraft were all named for kings of Norway.
Manufacturer | Model | Quantity | Introduced | Retired |
---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas | C-54 Skymaster | 6 | 1947 | 1966 |
Douglas | C-47 Dakota | 2 | 1947 | 1964 |
de Havilland | DH.114 Heron | 7 | 1952 | 1960 |
Fokker | F-27 Friendship | 8 | 1958 | 1977 |
Douglas | DC-6A/C | 1 | 1961 | 1965 |
Douglas | DC-6B | 7 | 1962 | 1973 |
Fokker | F-28 Fellowship | 6 | 1969 | 1986 |
Boeing | 737-200 | 20 | 1969 | 1994 |
Boeing | 767-200 | 2 | 1984 | 1986 |
Boeing | 737-400 | 7 | 1989 | 2004 |
Boeing | 737-500 | 17 | 1990 | 2004 |
Fokker | 100 | 5 | 1997 | 1999 |
Boeing | 737-300 | 1 | 1997 | 1999 |
Boeing | 737-700 | 13 | 1998 | 2004 |
British Aerospace | 146-200 | 10 | 1998 | 2001 |
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Famous quotes containing the word fleet:
“A city on th inconstant billows dancing;
For so appears this fleet majestical.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“On the middle of that quiet floor
sits a fleet of small black ships,
square-rigged, sails furled, motionless,
their spars like burned matchsticks.”
—Elizabeth Bishop (19111979)
“They ... fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)