SAAB AIRCRAFT HAS SOLD two further Saab 2000s to French carrier Regional Airlines and added an Egyptian customer to its list of Saab 340 operators. The 2000 deal boosts the French carrier's numbers of the type to seven - making it the second-largest operator of the aircraft, behind Crossair. The sale follows hard on the heels of the SAS Commuter purchase of four Saab 2000s which brought to an end an 18-month order drought. Saab has also placed an ex-Crossair 340A with Egyptian carrier Raslan Air Services, a charter carrier now operating Raytheon Beech Barons, King Air 90s and King Air 200s. The company is planning to take a second 340 later this year.
Source: Flight International
