Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik
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Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, SILA, Swedish Intercontinental Airlines, was an airline and is today a part of the SAS Group.
SILA was established in 1943 under the name Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB by the Wallenberg family to start a flight between Sweden and England. The first CEO of the Airline was Per Norlin. In 1943 he signe a contract with Douglas to by 10 DC-4 with delivery when the war had ended.
The first civil flight between Europe and USA was in june, 1945 with a modified Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress with stops at Reykjavík and Newfoundland.
During spring 1946 the B-17 was replaced by Douglas DC-4s.
In 1946 SILA became the Swedish part of SAS and in 1948 the airline was merged in to AB Aerotransport in 1948. SILA was closed down in 1977.
| SAS Group, SAS AB | |
|---|---|
| Scandinavian Airlines Business | Scandinavian Airlines Danmark | Scandinavian Airlines Sverige | SAS Business Opportunities | SAS Braathens |
| Subsidiaries | airBaltic | Blue1 | Spanair | Widerøe |
| Affiliated | Air Greenland | Aerolineas de Baleares | bmi | Estonian Air | Skyways Express |
| Destinations | SAS Group destinations | Blue1 destinations | Scandinavian Airlines destinations | SAS Braathens destinations | Spanair destinations | Widerøe destinations |
| Airline Support Business | SAS Cargo Group | SAS Media | SAS Technical Services | SAS Ground Services |
| Alliances | Star Alliance | WOW Alliance |
| History | DDL (1946) | DNL (1946) | SILA (1946) | ABA (1948) | Linjeflyg (1992) | Braathens (2001) |
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