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UTair Aviation (Russia) sets up UTair Ukraine
Copyright Photo: Harri Koskinen. ATR 42-320 UR-UTB (msn 386) is pictured on the ramp at Helsinki on November 2, 2009. Note the new original art tail design. The airliner was delivered on the same...
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Finncomm Airlines adds extra domestic flights in Finland
Copyright Photo: Harri Koskinen. The lease of Embraer ERJ 170-100ST OH-LEI (msn 17000120) came just in time. OH-LEI taxies at the HEL base on the first day of service (November 16). Finncomm...
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Finnair’s pilots end their strike, service to gradually return
Copyright Photo: Harri Koskinen. The Finnair fleet sits idle at Helsinki. Finnair (Helsinki) issued the following statement this evening as the strike by the pilots has ended. Operations will...
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Finnair Technical Services to add Blended Winglets to Condor’s 13 Boeing...
Copyright Photo: Harri Koskinen. Finnair Technical Services (Helsinki) has completed the installation of Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets to the first Condor Flugdienst (Frankfurt) Boeing...
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Finnair to lease two Airbus A340-300s from ILFC
Finnair Airbus A340-313E OH-LQE (msn 938) (Oneworld) HEL (Ton Jochems), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. Finnair (Helsinki) will lease two 270-seat Airbus A340-300 wide-bodied aircraft for...
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Air Finland shuts down and files for bankruptcy protection
Air Finland (Helsinki) operated its last flight last night (June 26) and immediately filed for bankruptcy protection. The airline commenced operations on April 3, 2003. The closure has stranded around...
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Finnair to fly to Xi’an, China next summer nonstop from Helsinki
Finnair (Helsinki) will begin flying to Xi´an, China in the summer of 2013, further deepening the airline’s network of Asian destinations. Finnair will begin service to Xi´an from its hub in Helsinki...
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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....
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Finnair 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...
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Finnair 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...
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A 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...
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Finnair 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...
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Finnair 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...
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Finnair to operate a fifth daily flight to London Heathrow
Finnair (Helsinki) is increasing the number of flights it operates to London Heathrow from Helsinki from four to five times daily. Effective March 30, 2014, flight AY 995 departs Helsinki at 4:25 P.M....
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Finnair is coming back to Miami next winter
Finnair (Helsinki) will begin operating nonstop scheduled flights between Helsinki and Miami, Florida once again. The new seasonal flight, operating from December 16, 2014 until March 21, 2015, will...
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Finnair to offer full-flat seats for nine long-haul routes
Finnair’s (Helsinki) flights to Tokyo and New York will feature aircraft equipped with full-flat seats available in Business Class. Additionally, Finnair will offer full-flat seats on flights to...
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Finnair to add three new routes to Russia this summer, celebrates 90 years of...
Finnair (Helsinki) is expanding eastward into Russia this summer with three new routes to Kazan (August 18), Nizhniy Novgorod (July 25) and Samara (August 7). The new routes will be operates three...
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Blue1 to cut four Boeing 717s and up to 160 jobs
Blue1 (SAS Finland) (Helsinki) will see its nine Boeing 717s reduced by four aircraft according to the CEO Mikael Wångdahl as reported by Taloussanomat. The subsidiary of SAS may also be forced to...
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Finnair to add new seasonal service to Athens, Dublin and Malta next summer
Finnair (Helsinki) will add seasonal services from Helsinki to Athens, Dublin and Malta next summer season, with schedules designed for optimal connections with Finnair’s network of Asian...
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Finnair operates an Airbus A330 biofuel flight from Helsinki to New York
Finnair (Helsinki) operated a flight from Helsinki to New York on September 23 with an Airbus A330 using environmentally sustainable biofuel, coinciding with the UN Climate Summit taking place in New...
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