SAS A340 - Loss of cabin pressure - Curt Lewis

Incident: SAS A343 near Goose Bay on Apr 16th 2017, loss of cabin pressure

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration LN-RKP performing flight SK-944 (dep Apr 15th) from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Copenhagen (Denmark) with 196 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 180nm northwest of Goose Bay,NL (Canada) when the crew initiated an emergency descent to 10,000 feet due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft diverted to Goose Bay for a safe landing about 50 minutes later. The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Goose Bay due to the gradual loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks did not need to be released. The passengers were taken to hotels. The causes of the pressure loss are being investigated. The aircraft is estimated to continue to Copenhagen around 22:00Z and is expected to arrive in Copenhagen on Monday morning.