Today Saudade returned the last of its formerly 115 Boeing 737-200 to the leasing company. All aircrafts have been replaced by brand-new Boeing 737-300 aircrafts from multiple leasing partners. As of today Saudade operates a mixed fleet of more than 200 aircrafts, consisting of new Fokker F-27s, Boeing 737-300s, 757-200s and 767-300ERs as well as some DC-8-73s which are slowly phasing out of service.
"This event marks the next major milestone in our transition to a more comfortable and sustainable airline" the CEO of Saudade, DHBBerlin, stated. "The next milestone will be the finalization of our replacement program for our DC-8's by Boeing 767-300ER's" he concluded. "In parallel we are closely monitoring the development of future aircrafts as a possible replacement for our existing and in big parts lately renewed F-27s" he closed.
Saudade stands strong as a reliable partner of the Phoenix Alliance and as the biggest and leading airline in Portugal.