Finnair Cargo to open a new Brussels base with new routes to New York JFK and...
Finnair (Helsinki) is expanding its cargo network. Finnair is opening a new Brussels base with routes radiating back to Helsinki as well as to New York (JFK) and Chicago (O’Hare) starting in March....
View ArticleFinnair to fly scheduled flights to Antalya, Tel Avia and Palma next summer
Finnair (Helsinki) is planning to add new scheduled service to three new destination, namely Antalya (starting June 7, twice-weekly) in Turkey, Tel Aviv (June 7, twice-weekly) in Israel and Palma de...
View ArticleFinnair is celebrating 90 years of flying this year
Finnair (Helsinki) will be celebrating 90 years of flying this year. As part of the year-long celebration the company has issued this statement and video: Finnair has been making aviation history...
View ArticleFinnair produces its first yearly profit since 2007
Finnair (Helsinki) reported a net profit of €1.2 million ($1.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2012. The carrier produced its first yearly profit since 2007. The flag carrier reported a net profit...
View ArticleFinnair to enter the American-British-Iberia trans-Atlantic joint venture
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced it will join the trans-Atlantic joint venture established by American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia in October 2010. Finnair will add its AY code to select...
View ArticleFinnair uses Facebook for passengers to see who sitting near them
Finnair (Helsinki) has introduced a new social check-in service, which allows its passengers to link their Facebook profile with the seat map. When doing so, other passengers can see the passenger’s...
View ArticleA behind the scenes view of Finnair’s growing Helsinki hub
Finnair‘s (Helsinki) growing hub at Helsinki (HEL) is expanding due to an ever-growing number of international connecting passengers as the airline adds more routes to Asia. The airport is located in...
View ArticleFinnair introduces a second Marimekko print Airbus A330-300 logojet, this one...
Finnair (Helsinki) has introduced a second Marimekko Airbus logojet. The airline issued this statement today: The design collaboration between Finnair and Marimekko enters a new phase as Finnair...
View ArticleFinnair celebrates 90 Years of Aviation
Finnair (Helsinki) this year is celebrating 90 years of aviation excellence. How are they celebrating? Here’s just a snapshot according to the airline: A Stylish & Eco-Conscious Collaboration...
View ArticleFinnair to continue to fly to Tel Aviv year-round, rumors of a possible...
Finnair (Helsinki) will continue to operate its new route to Tel Aviv also during the winter season. As of November 1, Finnair will continue to fly to Tel Aviv with the similar frequency as during the...
View ArticleFinnair to join up with British Airways and Japan Airlines to coordinate...
Finnair (Helsinki) is seeking to join with the British Airways-Japan Airlines joint venture to coordinate schedules and share revenue on European-Japanese flights according to this report by...
View ArticleFlybe Finland to operate a new Helsinki-Tromsø route for Finnair
Finnair (Helsinki) will open a new route to Tromsø, Norway for the 2014 winter season. The Arctic city in the far north of Norway will be served from Helsinki three times per week from January 1,...
View ArticleFinnair looks back at its historic flight 005 to New York
Finnair (Helsinki) added its first long-haul international route on May 15, 1968 from Helsinki to New York (JFK) via stops in Copenhagen and Amsterdam. The new route was opened with new Douglas...
View ArticleFinnair becomes the first airline to operate an Airbus A321 with Sharklets
Finnair (Helsinki) today (September 6) has become the first airline in the world to operate Airbus A321 aircraft equipped with new, fuel-saving Sharklet wing tip devices. The extended-range,...
View ArticleFinnair to upgrade the Toronto route next summer
Finnair (Helsinki) will operate its seasonal service to Toronto (Pearson), with upgraded two-class Airbus A330 wide body aircraft. Schedules will be timed to match speedy connections throughout...
View ArticleFinnair to add Pisa, Biarritz and Alanya for the 2014 summer season
Finnair‘s (Helsinki) new summer flight schedule, beginning on March 30, 2014, will offer flights to three new seasonal destinations including, Pisa, Biarritz and Alanya and will add additional...
View ArticleFinnair to install Zodiac fully-flat seats on its long range aircraft
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced it will install new fully flat seats in most of its existing long haul aircraft starting in January. Once the installation program is completed by fall 2014, all of...
View ArticleFinnair and its pilots agree on a new collective labor agreement
Finnair (Helsinki) has issued this statement: The Association of Support Service Industries (PALTA) and the Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association (SLL) have reached a new collective labor agreement for...
View ArticleFinnair retires its last Boeing 757
Finnair (Helsinki) has retired its last Boeing 757. The pictured Boeing 757-2Q8 OH-LBT (msn 28170) (above) has found a new home with Air Contractors (Dublin) as EI-LBT according to Skyliner Aviation....
View ArticleFinnair to increase flights to Lapland
Finnair (Helsinki) and the biggest tour operators in Lapland have agreed upon a three-year partnership to increase flights to Lapland as well as a marketing collaboration. Beginning in November 2014,...
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