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HISTORY The airline was founded on March 26 1946 . For many years, Braathens was known as Braathens S.A.F.E, the latter part being an Acronym standing for '''''S'''outh '''A'''merican and '''F'''ar '''E'''ast'', which is exactly the destinations Braathens were serving in the beginning. The company was founded by Norwegian ship owner Ludvig G. Braathen , with the intention of serving his ships in other parts of the world. But when the Scandinavian Airlines System was set up in 1951 , it was given a monopoly on international flights originating and operating from Scandinavia . Via an agreement with Iceland ic airline Loftleidir that lasted for 10 years, Braathens could, with Icelandic concessions, operate their DC-4 routes from Europe to the US, via Iceland. When Braathens applied for a renewed concession for the Far Eastern route in 1954 , they were turned down, and Braathens was forced to rebuild the airline's structure to turn it into a successful domestic-only airline. Soon after the jet age began, ''Braathens'' acquired some different types of Jet Aircraft , the Boeing 737 and Fokker F28 . In 1972 , Braathens suffered a fatal accident when Braathens Flight 239 crashed while approaching Fornebu airport, killing 40 people. It was then the worst airliner accident ever in Norway. In 1989 , they were allowed once again to fly international routes in addition to the domestic ones. Apart from their regular flights, they also operate as a Charter Airline . In 1996 , ''Braathens'' took over Transwede , and in 1998 , Malmö Aviation . That was also the year when ''Braathens'' formed an alliance with KLM and Northwest Airlines . Alitalia was supposed to also join that alliance, but later decided not to. ''Braathens'' also dropped the ''SAFE'' from their name, and the company was known as ''Braathens'' until 2004 . In 2001 , after tough economic times, ''Braathens'' was bought by the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), although they were able to keep operating under their name until SAS Braathens became operative 1st of april 2005 . The Braathen family still own the Swedish airline Malmö Aviation , which was separated from Braathens as a result of the takeover by SAS. Braathens was known as "The Norwegian Flag Carrier," and stands as a major contributor to Norwegian aviation history. FLEET The Braathens fleet consisted of the following aircraft before the merger: EXTERNAL LINKS
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