Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has completed Europe’s first ever commercial transatlantic “green approach”, designed to reduce significantly the amount of fuel used during arrival and approach compared to standard procedures.

SAS Flight SK 904, an Airbus A330-300 carrying 260 passengers, landed at Stockholm Arlanda from New York Newark precisely at its 6.24am estimated time of arrival, following a successful Advanced Continuous Descent Approach (A-CDA) on 8 December.

The optimised landing approach, conducted with partners Stockholm Arlanda airport, Airbus and the Swed

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