Most prominently, SAS Airlines has, since March, been inviting the 50, 000 members of its EuroBonus frequent flier program to use NFC-enabled readers at its gates at airports in Scandinavia for flights within the region.

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Other airlines from which SAS will divest include Spirit, Air Greenland, BMI, Estonian Airways, Skyways, Cubic and Trust.

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Out of that decade we saw the launch of Southwest Airlines, Federal Express, Genentech, Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, SAS Institute and other fantastic companies.

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