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SAS

British

abbreviation

Special Air Service

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US airline UnIted Airlines and Scandinavia's SAS are among those to have cut flights and increased ticket prices.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Scandinavian airline SAS said Tuesday it has cancelled some hundred flights this week after the war in the Middle East sent fuel prices surging.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Anta will soon become the group’s biggest shareholder after buying a 29% stake for €1.5 billion in January from French investment firm Artemis SAS, which is owned by the Pinault family.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

This year, the group could become a majority owner in the Scandinavian SAS Group and bid for the Portuguese airline TAP, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He was glad that he’d spent a day on parachute training with the SAS, although this flight had been even worse than the one he’d endured over the Welsh valleys.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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