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Old Oct 23, 2020, 10:21 am
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WHBM
 
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Yes, the only other purchaser of new 40 series was Japan Domestic, who bought 20 of them quite some years after SAS. They later sold some on to Finnair, and these were the ones that came to Ozark, third-hand, and ultimately on to TWA. It was just two seat rows longer than the standard series 30, and as happens when a stretched version does not sell well compared to the standard, leasing companies start to shy away from it or require higher charges and guarantees, concerned they may be left with an orphan type on their hands, which then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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