SAS loses, Norwegian cruises, Finnair 'lapps' up Asian passengers
© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. With three Nordic airlines releasing financials for 3Q2010, results were a mixed bag. Norwegian Air Shuttle surged with a complete set of positive results while Finnair made its first operating profit in seven quarters. But SAS is still cause for some concern despite continuing to reduce its labour costs, with competition and the attendant price pressures set to rise still further.