Happy 100th birthday Finnair and thank you for the lovely memories I have working for you back in the day! Here’s to another 100!
Jump to postGotta love these replies based on nothing but opinions but delivered as facts. As an example, I entered on Google Maps Jonkoping, a city in the middle of Southern Sweden, as a starting point for a journey on land to Paris. Total travel time 22 hours. three different trasnports, two trains, one bus. ...
Jump to postWow, I actually have this airline’s scale model! I’ve had it for years, never knew what it was until now. Thanks for the information:)
Jump to postI didn’t see this being mentioned earlier so here goes. Finnair celebrated its 95th birthday yesterday 1st of November. Happy Birthday Finnair! And ~10K donated to good cause.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Finnair/stat ... gr%5Etweet
Just out of curiosity, anyone happens to know the oldest 747 in KL fleet?
Jump to postI remember that Delta “syncronising” commercial!
Give this Finnair commercial from the 90’s a go. It was a big hit in Finland back then, very classy
https://youtu.be/LeZgO4ODhCg
There are mid-cabin solutions that can be retrofitted to any airliner. They appear to passengers as a walled off area but inside are bunk beds where seats were once installed. But I’m sure you’re meaning the hidden ones. Well airbus offer below deck crew rest as a modular solution that can take the...
Jump to postThere are mid-cabin solutions that can be retrofitted to any airliner. They appear to passengers as a walled off area but inside are bunk beds where seats were once installed. But I’m sure you’re meaning the hidden ones. Well airbus offer below deck crew rest as a modular solution that can take the...
Jump to postI came across this site (link at the end) about KLM farewell MD11 flight. There is a little paragraph saying that KLM was planning to have some sort of crew rest installed in them. Anyone knows why they did not go ahead with these? Time ran out on the type before? I know in Europe crew rest (in any ...
Jump to postHello all, I was just wondering about the evolution of cabin crew rests. They used to be seats blocked off with a curtain in a cabin and these days then again there are dedicated ares for crew to go to. Which types had them right from the start? Did Boeing 747-200s and -300s have them? I work myself...
Jump to postIn the English-language Wikipedia article about Jan Carlzon, CEO of SAS Group 1981-1994, this passage caught my attention. Carlzon also oversaw a complete corporate identity re-design, a process which was marred when a journalist gained unlawful access to a hangar with a plane painted in a proposed...
Jump to postSo you base your argumentation of SK being the better option to do US/ME traffic because there is more O/D demand for SK... You lost me there. And you say DY is a better option, though they are diving so deep at the moment it can literally go bust any moment. At least you admit that. Anyway, for the...
Jump to postI think that North America-ME/India connection traffic is only sweet daydream. AY doesn't have any chance to compete with Emirates or Qatar. AY may not have chance and courage but North European airlines generally have chance, as the intermediate stop saves quite a lot of fuel. Cost conscious trave...
Jump to postI’m pretty sure AY had more to back up their decision making on the A350 than that “they got a nice deal” from Airbus. What is your problem? AY originally ordered A350mk1, which is pretty much same than A330-900 is today. 2007 AY switched their order to A350XWB, because A350mk1 wasn't available any...
Jump to postI’m pretty sure AY had more to back up their decision making on the A350 than that “they got a nice deal” from Airbus.
Jump to postI shall contribute when ever I have input to give, and shall tell when my input is my own opinion and when again it is factually based truth. You merrily write your own assumptions as facts, and that I find wrong in your post.
Jump to postFor clarification: AY had 7 A340-300s together, two leased (ex AF OH-LQF, OH-LQG) and five own (ex Virgin OH-LQA, four factory new OH-LQB, -LQC, -LQD, LQE). OH-LQA was scrapped before, -LQF and LQG has returned back to lessor. Airbus paid about 30 million euro each to AY. Edit: One funny thing is t...
Jump to postFinnair's Airbus A340-300 (OH-LQE, in oneWorld-livery) is flying over Germany at the moment. Is seems like it's heading to Southern Europe, but why? Flightradar24.com Storage in LDE Airbus A340 -313 938 OH-LQE Finnair ferried 04oct17 HEL-LDE, all white, on return to lessor ex F-WWJL From: skyliner-...
Jump to postAs Lentoposti mentioned in their article (http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/arvopaperi_finnairin_toimitusjohtaja_vauramo_kaipaa_yhti_lle_isoa_kumppania) (in Finnish), the possible partner could also be Asian. When you think of it, it makes more sense. AY has for long time focused on Asian customers r...
Jump to postHi all, Sorry if this has been posted here already, I haven't checked in here for some time and I'm not up to date what has been discussed. Anyway, AY has started a continuous search for new cabin crew. Another 350 new crew will be hired during the next 12 months. I wandered to the application page ...
Jump to postSo I guess they found a buyer? They planned to have the A340 a little longer some weeks ago: http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/270907/finnair-a340-s17-operations-as-of-16jan17/ And furthermore, what has happened in AY's plans so that they can phase out this frame? As said, this plane...
Jump to postAY went down this road a few years ago. As a result BCN and MAD flights are now operated by local Spanish crews. Also HKG is operated with all Chinese cabin crew, only the Purser is Finnish. Also JFK route saw local Americans as part of the crew, but this came to a quick end. This was all done beca...
Jump to postAccording to Airbus E stands for Enhanced: "25 MAY 2007 PRESS RELEASE Finnair took delivery from Airbus today of its first long-range A340-300E (E for Enhanced), the first of an initial order of three placed in December 2005. Since, Finnair has increased its order for Airbus long haul aircraft,...
Jump to postWeren't they the launch customers for the A340-300E? Not according to Wikipedia, what ever little worth this site has as a reliable source for referencing: "The A340-300E, often mislabelled as A340-300X, has an increased MTOW of up to 275 tonnes (606,000 lb) and is powered by the more powerful...
Jump to postN14AZ wrote:Hmmm, just 11 years? I didn't know they got their A340's that late.
AY went down this road a few years ago. As a result BCN and MAD flights are now operated by local Spanish crews. Also HKG is operated with all Chinese cabin crew, only the Purser is Finnish. Also JFK route saw local Americans as part of the crew, but this came to a quick end. This was all done becau...
Jump to postColm Barrington, a former chairman of Aer Lingus, is to be drafted onto the board of the Nordic airline Finnair. It is understood that Barrington, who helped negotiate the sale of Aer Lingus to IAG in 2015, has been offered the position of vice chairman. He will work alongside a new chairman, a Finn...
Jump to postThey have four A350s coming in 2017 which will be deployed alongside with the existing fleet to accomodate these new routes
Jump to postn line with its growth strategy, Finnair has today announced that it is expanding for the winter 2017 season with new scheduled flights to Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, Havana in Cuba, Goa in India and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. In addition, Finnair will be adding extra frequencies to many...
Jump to postI would say no chance, but they have surprised me so many times already that you may have your possibility. I think they used 757 for BOS and now their smallest plane capable to reach BOS is 333. They would definitely not fill it with O&D passengers but would need a strong feed from Russia or A...
Jump to postFinnair wet leases an Airbus A340 from Hi Fly for its New York route Finnair will wet lease an Airbus A340 aircraft and crew from Hi Fly for a period of 2 months to accommodate pilot trainings that are necessary to secure the airline's growing operations in summer 2017 and beyond. Finnair will cont...
Jump to postFinnair wet leases an Airbus A340 from Hi Fly for its New York route Finnair will wet lease an Airbus A340 aircraft and crew from Hi Fly for a period of 2 months to accommodate pilot trainings that are necessary to secure the airline's growing operations in summer 2017 and beyond. Finnair will conti...
Jump to postFinnair's A350 started on the SIN route on Monday and it looks the A343 (OH-LQD) with the poppy livery has left the fleet 2828408 One more A343 (OH-LQE) left, she is planned to go next spring. These two birds are just eight years old but it seems no bright future ahead of used A340s... How many A35...
Jump to postThe Atlantic Joint Venture gives a smallish player like AY new possibilities, I wonder if there would be a year around service to MIA or would SFO be happening next summer without this JV. But still, Asia is their bread and butter and that's where they focus, Japan is their second largest single ma...
Jump to postAY used to fly HEL-BOS 7 years ago. Any chance of AY returning to BOS? Is there demand or a market in place for a 3x or 4x weekly to HEL from BOS? I'd love to see these guys return! I would say no chance, but they have surprised me so many times already that you may have your possibility. I think t...
Jump to postBut yeah, I think it will take some time still before we see an A380 on a scheduled flight to Helsinki :) You may be right. Finnair could fill a 380 to Tokyo, maybe also Beijing, Bangkok, Hong Kong and New York, though seasonally only, and with a low yield. While that may appear fancy and cheap 380...
Jump to postQR opened its route Doha-Helsinki on Monday. The route is a daily service between the two cities. The route got some special treatment, as the first three flights were operated on QR's flagship, the A350. Also, the CEO of QR, Mr. Akbar Al Baker visited Helsinki to participate in the ceremonies of t...
Jump to postQR opened its route Doha-Helsinki on Monday. The route is a daily service between the two cities. The route got some special treatment, as the first three flights were operated on QR's flagship, the A350. Also, the CEO of QR, Mr. Akbar Al Baker visited Helsinki to participate in the ceremonies of th...
Jump to postCatchment for SFO is probably more promising. The tech industries are located in the region and recently Finnish technology has started showing something of a resurgence after Nokia's troubles. That brand is to start growing again for its developing networking products. It's also a service that can...
Jump to postA propos AY's new US route, I noticed a little change AY has made in identifying itself: In the latest PR is describes itself as follows: About Finnair Finnair flies between Asia, Europe and North America with an emphasis on fast connections via Helsinki, carrying more than ten million passengers an...
Jump to postAccording to AY's history: "A direct scheduled service opened to San Francisco in 1993."
Source: http://www.finnairgroup.com/group/group_14_7.html
I would have pooped my pants right there and then, seeing a snake on board. I don't know why but spiders and snakes just make me go crazy. As to how it got on the plane, the snake you mentioned is rather popular one in Europe, a lengthy period parked on a Summer day with doors open in a more remoted...
Jump to postSome news from Helsinki Airport. According to ACI Europe Airport Industry Connectivity Report 2016, Helsinki Airport is the biggest hub in the Nordic countries for connecting passengers. Also, it is considered as one of the 5 secondary hubs in Europe for connections. It holds now 12th place in the r...
Jump to postQatar will operate its inaugural flight to Helsinki on A350. Not sure if this is what they usually do, or is it to show they have the same machine to offer as Finnair for long haul. Normally the service will be operated on A32S.
source: http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/airbus ... nki_reitin
Finnair 4x weekly HEL-KEF summer 2017 http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2016/08/f ... l-network/ In addition they start 1x weekly to Corfu, Menorca and Ibiza, and increases on Dublin and Edinburgh Assume they still will keep on code-sharring with Icelandair like today, and anyway it will be a good link...
Jump to postDue to shortage of pilots, AY will use yet another operator on selected European routes. Billund, Warsow and Geneva are to be operated by Cityjet of Ireland, with their Sukhoj Superjets. The airline will operate these flights on behalf of Finnair during the time period of 15th of August till the end...
Jump to postAY will operate two charters to San Francisco in November. The flights are operated on A350. The flights will bring participants from Silicon Valley to Slush 2016 Start up -event in Helsinki.
Source: http://www.lentoposti.fi/uutiset/finnai ... uslennolla
HiFly will operate AY's HEL-MIA service between 7th of July and 16th of August. Flights will be operated on A340. The reason for this is described as "operational" by AY. There are no restrictions to crew or aircraft utilisation between Finland and the USA, thus it is usually a US destinat...
Jump to postFinnair announced accelerated growth plan. In brief, this means the doubling of long haul operations from year 2010 will be reached in 2018 in stead of 2020 as was originally planned. in 2023 the company plans to operate a fleet of 26 long haul planes. the short haul fleet will consist of roughly 55...
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