SAS Group's engineering division SAS Technical Services has sealed a three-year extension to a service contract with Thomas Cook Airlines' Scandinavian operation.

The new agreement, covering line maintenance for the tour operator's Nordic fleet, takes effect on 1 December.

SAS Technical Services is one of the better-performing businesses within SAS Group. The division turned around heavy 2007 first-half losses to post six-month earnings this year of SKr47 million ($7.1 million).

It attributes the result to a continuing earnings-improvement programme and new agreements with SAS Group carriers.

Source: Air Transport Intelligence news