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...
View ArticleFinncomm 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...
View ArticleFinnair’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...
View ArticleFinnair 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...
View ArticleFinnair 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...
View ArticleAir 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...
View ArticleFinnair 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...
View ArticleFinnair 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 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 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 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 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 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...
View ArticleFinnair is coming to Chicago O’Hare for next summer
Finnair (Helsinki) will start flying to Chicago (O’Hare) next summer, from June 13 to October 17, 2015. Flights will be operated three times a week with Airbus A330 aircraft. Departures from Helsinki...
View ArticleVideo: Skateboarding in HEL
No one equates skateboarding with secure airports, until now… Video by Match Made in HEL: For two days in October 2014 some of the best skateboarders from East and West were connected to share their...
View ArticleFinnair to get out of the dedicated freighter business
Finnair (Helsinki) is getting out of the dedicated freighter business by the end of this month according to ch-aviation. The Finnish carrier will depend on belly cargo in the future using its own...
View ArticleThe sale of Flybe Nordic’s 60% share formerly held by Flybe is approved
Finnair (Helsinki) has announced the sale of Flybe’s (Exeter) 60% share in Flybe Nordic has been approved. The airline issued this statement: The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority has...
View ArticleFlybe Finland to fly under the Finnair code starting on May 1
Finnair (Helsinki) as we previously reported, is now a part owner of Flybe Finland. The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority approved the transaction in which Flybe UK Ltd’s 60% ownership of...
View ArticleFinnair to open a new route to Gdansk, Poland
Finnair (Helsinki) on May 11 will open a new daily service to Gdansk, Poland. The service will be sold with Finnair’s flight number, and it will be operated by Flybe Finland (Helsinki) with ATR 72...
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