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Saab 2000 · G-CDEA · Eastern Airways

Saab 2000 illustration in Eastern Airways livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Saab 2000

SAAB-2000009Unknown
RegistrationGBG-CDEA
OperatorEastern Airways
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1incidents
0accidents
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2photos

Saab 2000 built in 1994 in Linköping.

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Old · 32 years · ≈ 60,800 flight hours (approx.)
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Technical data

ManufacturerSaab
Engines2× 2 x ALLISON AE 2100A&nbsp;&nbsp;( DOWTY ROTOL R381/6-123-F/5 )<br>
PropulsionTurboprop
First flight1994
Built inLinköping, Suecia
Country of registrationReino Unido
OwnerEastern Airways
MSN2000-009
Hex / ICAO 24-bit400BA2
VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Saab 340 / 2000

Figures for the Saab 340B variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.7 m65 ft
Wingspan21.4 m70 ft
Height7.0 m23 ft
Range1,732 km935 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed528 km/h285 ktMach 0.50
Service ceiling7,620 m25,000 ft
Maximum take-off weight13,155 kg29,002 lb
Maximum payload5,015 kg11,056 lbIts 34 passengers with baggage would weigh about 3.4 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity34 passengersUp to 37 in a high-density layout
Endurance3 h 17 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 1,732 km range, from Aberdeen it could fly non-stop as far as:

FRAFrankfurt am Main1,065 kmCDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)964 kmAMSAmsterdam703 kmLHRLondon647 km
Beyond its rangeMADMadrid1,861 km

The type first flew in 1983 (43 years ago) · About 459 units built · Production ended in 1999

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

current operatorEastern Airways network of its de turbohélice aircraft
Base
ABZAberdeen
Main destinations
NCLNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and WearHUYGrimsby, LincolnshireLBALeeds, West YorkshireNWINorwich, NorfolkBHXBirmingham, West MidlandsCWLCardiffEMANottingham, LeicestershireMMEDarlington, DurhamSVGStavangerSYYStornoway, Western IslesWICWick

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Aircraft chronology

1994
Built
Assembled by Saab in Linköping, Sweden.
Mar 10, 2014
Incident at Norwich
On March 10, 2014, the SAAB 2000 aircraft (registration G-CDEA), operated by Eastern, was involved in an incident at Norwich. Source: Eastern.
Source: Eastern

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Saab 2000 · G-CDEA · Eastern Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/SAAB-2000009},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/SAAB-2000009}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
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