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'''Scandinavian Airlines System Group (SAS Group)''' is the largest aviation company in Scandinavia. The company owns Scandinavian Airlines, which serves as the flag carrier for Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Blue1 and Widerøe, SAS Business Opportunities, SAS Cargo Group, SAS Ground Services and SAS Technical Services. SAS Group also holds minority interest in Air Greenland, Estonian Air and Skyways Express. As of 2011, SAS Group has 138 aircrafts in operation, 2,528, cabin crew members and 1,304 pilots. The company transported more than 22.9 million passengers to 60 destinations in 2011 and its reported revenue was SEK 36.7 billion.  The company is trading on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and its headquarters is Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), Fifty percent of SAS Group's shares are owned by Swedish (21.4%), Danish (14.3%), and Norwegian (14.3%) governments, while the remaining 50% is owned by different entities.<ref>[http://www.sasgroup.net/SASGROUP_IR/CMSForeignContent/SAS_%C3%85R2011_eng.pdf 2011 Annual Report]</ref>
'''Scandinavian Airlines System Group (SAS Group)''' is the largest aviation company in Scandinavia. The company owns Scandinavian Airlines, which serves as the flag carrier for Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Blue1 and Widerøe, SAS Business Opportunities, SAS Cargo Group, SAS Ground Services and SAS Technical Services. SAS Group also holds minority interest of Air Greenland, Estonian Air and Skyways Express. As of 2011, SAS Group has 138 air crafts in operation, 2,528, cabin crews and 1,304 pilots. The company transported more than 22.9 million passengers in 60 destinations in 2011 and its reported revenue was SEK 36.7 billion.  The company is trading at the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and its headquarters is located at Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden. Fifty percent of SAS Group's shares is owned by Swedish (21.4%), Danish (14.3%)and Norwegian (14.3%) governments while the remaining 50% is owned by different entities.<ref>[http://www.sasgroup.net/SASGROUP_IR/CMSForeignContent/SAS_%C3%85R2011_eng.pdf 2011 Annual Report]</ref>


==Application for .sas gTLD==
==Application for .sas gTLD==
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* Unionen - 1.4%
* Unionen - 1.4%
* Danmarks Nationalbank - 1.4%
* Danmarks Nationalbank - 1.4%
==Board of Directors==
* Fritz H. Schur, Chairman of the Board
* Jacob Wallenberg, Vice Chairman
* Dag Mejdell, Second Vice Chairman
* Monica Caneman, Board Member
* Jens Erik Christensen, Board Member
* Gry Mølleskog, Board Member
* Timo Peltola, Board Member
* Elisabeth Goffeng, Board Member
* Ulla Gröntvedt, Board Member
* Anna-Lena Gustafsson, Board Member
* Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO


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