Finnair

Finnair’s President & CEO resigns

August 7, 2009

Finnair’s President & CEO Jukka Hienonen has resigned from his post. “My four years in Finnair’s service has included both periods of success as well as the increasingly adverse development of the entire sector, and now a clear change of course is required. I am not satisfied with the results achieved; the rate of change [...]

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Finnair traffic declines, load factor excellent

August 6, 2009

Image by schoschie via Flickr Finnair’s scheduled traffic declined in July by nearly seven per cent and passenger numbers were around three per cent lower than in July 2008. Capacity was cut by nearly nine per cent, which meant that passenger load factor rose to 81 per cent. “We have managed to adjust our capacity [...]

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Finnair Technical Services stabilisation agreement safeguards jobs

August 6, 2009

Image by caribb via Flickr Finnair Technical Services has reached a stabilisation agreement by which around 14 million euros of savings in personnel costs will be achieved within the unit by the end of 2010. All of the unit’s 1,600 employees, represented by five different personnel organisations, will participate in the agreement. The agreement is [...]

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Finnair’s ‘Visions of Future Flying’ is a winner

July 4, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Finnair’s Departure 2093: Five Visions of Future Flying is a winner of this year’s International Public Relations Association (IPRA) Golden World Awards for Excellence in PR. The IPRA judges chose Departure 2093 as the best public relations campaign in the Publications category. “The prize is PR’s equivalent to winning an Oscar in [...]

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Finnair’s Vice President appointed to IATA’s Environment Committee

June 30, 2009

Image by Guttorm Flatabø via Flickr The International Air Transport Association IATA has appointed Finnair’s Vice President, Sustainable Development Kati Ihamäki a member of its Environment Committee. The committee currently has 15 members from major airlines around the world. “This was the first time that Finnair’s representative had applied to become a member of the [...]

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Reservations available to other oneworld flights through the Finnair Internet site

June 29, 2009

Image by Tango-Sierra via Flickr It is now possible to make reservations to flights operated by all oneworld airlines on Finnair’s Internet site www.finnair.com. “The variety of destinations widens significantly and the number of city pairs increases considerably, up to 160,000″, says Outi Koponen who manages oneworld relations at Finnair. The booking engine shows the [...]

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Finnair flights’ medical emergency service extended worldwide

June 25, 2009

Image via Wikipedia The 24-hour medical service to address possible cases of illness on Finnair flights has been extended to cover the company’s domestic and European flights. On Finnair’s Leisure flights and long-haul network the service has been provided by the US company MedAire. Now an agreement has been reached with EMA Group Oy to [...]

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Finnair’s fourth Airbus A330 enters service

June 23, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Finnair’s fourth Airbus A330 aircraft, registration OH-LTP, makes its first commercial flight to Delhi today, after which it will make regular scheduled flights on Finnair’s long-haul network. With the addition of the fourth aircraft, Osaka will be served with the A330 as of 6 July. The arrival of the new A330 aircraft [...]

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