Finnair prepares for its first Airbus A350-900 delivery
Finnair (Helsinki) will soon take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900. Yesterday (September 16) Airbus took the pictured Airbus A350-941 F-WZFM (msn 018) for its first flight from and back to...
View ArticleFinnair to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 on October 7, will fly...
Finnair (Helsinki) will welcome its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft from Airbus in a delivery ceremony to be arranged on October 7, 2015. Finnair has 19 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft on order, to be...
View ArticleFinnair expects to gain €70 million with the replacement of the Airbus...
Finnair (Helsinki) has issued this financial fleet guidance as it prepares to accept its first Airbus A350-900: Finnair, which is the European launch customer for the Airbus A350-900 XWB, is preparing...
View ArticleFinnair extends the Miami route to the summer season, adds frequencies to...
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced, starting in April 2016, it will extend its Miami service to be year-round, and will operate to Miami with three weekly frequencies in summer 2016. “The Miami route...
View ArticleFinnair becomes the first European airline to receive the Airbus A350-900
Finnair (Helsinki) today took delivery of its first new Airbus A350-941 OH-LWA (msn 018) as planned, becoming the first European airline to take delivery of the new type. The airline issued this...
View ArticleFinnair receives permission to transfer its 60% share of Nordic Regional...
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced its has received permission to transfer its 60 percent stock ownership in Nordic Regional Airlines to StaffPoint Holding Oy and Kilco Oy. Finnair wiill retain a 40...
View ArticleFinnair to sell its facilities at Helsinki Airport to Finavia
Finnair (Helsinki) has issued this statement: Finnair’s strategic objective is to double its Asian traffic by 2020 from the level of 2010. To enable its growth, Finnair has ordered 19 new Airbus A350...
View ArticleFinnair and Jetstar Asia launch a new codeshare agreement via Singapore
Finnair (Helsinki) and Jetstar Asia (Singapore) launch a codeshare cooperation today that will provide Finnair customers with a wider choice of destinations and departure times across Asia and...
View ArticleFinnair to recruit 100 pilots and 300 cabin crew members
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced it will add more pilots and cabin staff. The company issued this statement: Finnair prepares for growth in its long-haul traffic starting in 2016 and begins the...
View ArticleFinnair’s new “Secret Partnership” videos
Finnair (Helsinki) has released these two new videos (with two more coming). Further details > CLICK HERE Filed under: Finnair Tagged: Finnair
View ArticleFinnair to add additional seats to its Airbus narrow body fleet
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced this plan to add extra seats to its Airbus narrow body fleet: Due to a growing need for feeder traffic capacity, Finnair has decided to improve the space efficiency of...
View ArticleFinnair sells and leases back two Airbus A350-900s with GECAS
Finnair (Helsinki) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), on the sale and leaseback of two Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The financing will...
View ArticleFinnair to lease four Airbus A321s, updates its fleet plans, E170s to be retired
Finnair (Helsinki) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BOC Aviation Pte Ltd (Singapore) to lease four new Airbus A321-200 narrow-body aircraft. BOC Aviation is a subsidiary of...
View ArticleFinnair retires its last Airbus A340-300
Finnair operated its last Airbus A340-300 revenue flight on January 31, 2017 with the pictured OH-LQE. The airliner flew the last flight between Tokyo (Narita) and its Helsinki base. The airline...
View ArticleWideroe to operate E190 flights for Finnair from Bergen and Tromsø to Helsinki
Finnair has made this announcement: As a part of its growth strategy, Finnair will open new routes between its Helsinki hub and Bergen and Tromsø in Norway in May 2018, connecting the regions to...
View ArticleFinnair acquires the remaining 60% of Nordic Regional Airlines AB (Norra)
Finnair has acquired 60% of Nordic Regional Airlines AB (Norra) from Staffpoint Holding Oy (StaffPoint) and Kilco Oy (Kilco). Finnair currently owns 40% of the company, and following the transaction...
View ArticleFinnair is opening new routes to India, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic and...
Finnair has made this announcement: Finnair is poised to enter the largest expansion in its history during the upcoming winter season. Finnair’s growth strategy will be in full swing during the winter...
View ArticleFinnair adds capacity to Stockholm, expands cooperation with Swedish regional...
Finnair will add connections to Stockholm’s Bromma airport, and deepen its cooperation with the Swedish regional airline BRA. With the new frequencies, Finnair adds capacity between Bromma and...
View ArticleWinter 2018: Finnair to add over 100 weekly flights including Lapland,...
Finnair will continue to grow its operations during the 2018-2019 winter season with additional capacity added to existing routes in Lapland, Russia and the Baltic countries. In addition, Stuttgart...
View ArticleFinnair flight AY865 diverts to Turku due to the smell of smoke
On December 3, 2017 Finnair flight AY865 from Helsinki (Vantaa) to Göteborg diverted to Turku due to the smell of smoke in the cabin. The Embraer 190 (OH-LKE) stopped on the runway and passengers and...
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