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Finland |headquarters=
Vantaa,
Finland ([CEO)]|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=
Finnair#Finnair Plus|lounge=Finnair Lounge|alliance=oneworld|website= http://www.finnair.com|-->
Finnair is Finland's largest
airline and the
flag carrier, with its headquarters in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair and its subsidiary companies dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. Finnair is a member of the
Oneworld alliance. In 2006, the airline transported 8.8 million passengers, on a network of 15 domestic and 55 international destinations. In addition there are about 50 seasonal charter-flight destinations.
The airline has not had a fatal accident since 1963, nor has any severe damage to its aircraft occurred since then, ranking it the second-safest airline of all time (behind Australia's Qantas). Finnair's safety record
History
Finnair was founded as
Aero O/Y (
Aero Ltd) by consul Bruno Lucander in 1923. Lucander had previously run the Finnish operations of the Estonian airline Aeronaut. In mid-1923 he concluded an agreement with Junkers (Aircraft) Flugzeugwerke AG to provide aircraft and technical support in exchange for a 50% ownership in the new airline. The charter establishing the company was signed in
Helsinki on September 12, 1923 and the company was entered into the trade register on December 11, 1923. The first flight was flown on March 20, 1924 from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia with
Junkers F.13 aircraft equipped with floats. The last
seaplane service was operated in December 1936 following the construction of the first
Airport in Finland.
Air raids on Helsinki and other Finnish cities made
World War II a difficult period for the airline. The company saw half of its fleet requisitioned by the Finnish Air Force during that time, and it is estimated that during the
Winter War of 1939 and 1940 half of the airline's passengers were children for evacuation to Sweden.
at Basle in April 1976
In 1946 the Finnish government acquired a majority stake in the company and re-established services to
Europe on
November 1,
1947. In
1953, the name Finnair was adopted as the airline's name. In
1961, Finnair joined the jet age by adding RR Avon-engined
Sud Aviation Caravelles to its fleet. These were later exchanged with the manufacturer for PW-engined Super Caravelles. In 1962 Finnair acquired a 27% controlling interest in a private Finnish airline, Kar-Air. Finnair Oy became the company's official name on June 25, 1968. In
1969, it took possession of its first
United States jet, a
Douglas DC-8. The first transatlantic service to
New York City was inaugurated on May 15,
1969.
In 1975, Finnair received its first Wide-body aircraft when the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service. In 1979 it established a subsidiary company Finnaviation for domestic operations, with a 60% stake. In
1983, Finnair became the first operator to fly non-stop from Western Europe to Japan when Helsinki-Tokyo flights with one
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft were started. In 1988, Finnair launched a Helsinki-Beijing route, making Finnair the first Western European carrier to fly non-stop between Europe and China.
landing
In 1987 Finnair became the launch customer for the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the first of which was delivered on December 7, 1990. The first revenue service with the MD-11 took place on December 20, 1990, with OH-LGA operating a flight from Helsinki to Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Both Kar-Air and Finnaviation became wholly owned by Finnair and were integrated into the mainline operations in 1997. On September 25, 1997 Finnair Oyj (Finnair Plc) became the company's official name. In
1999, Finnair joined the Oneworld alliance. In
2001, Finnair recycled the Aero name again and established Aero Airlines, an airline based in
Tallinn,
Estonia. In 2003 Finnair acquired ownership of the Swedish
Low-cost carrier, Flynordic, which operates mainly within Scandinavia.
The State of Finland is the controlling shareholder (57.04%), and Icelandic investment funds have a sizeable portion of the rest. Finnair's stock is listed on the
Helsinki Stock Exchange. As of March 2007, the airline employed 9,447 staff. Finnair is the fifth oldest airline in the world with uninterrupted existence.
Destinations
see full article: Finnair destinations.
From its Helsinki-Vantaa base Finnair flies to Asia and North America, and is now extending its European operations along with the introduction of Embraer jets. The domestic operations are partly carried out in cooperation with the Estonia-based subsidiary Aero and Finncomm Airlines, operating an ATR and an ATR/Embraer fleet, respectively.
Fleet
Current fleet
The Finnair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2007) :{]|11|105-126|||-|Airbus A320|12|124-159||New cabin seats during spring 2007|-|
Airbus A320|6|154-196||New cabin seats during spring 2007|-|Airbus A330|3
(2 orders)|269 (42/227)
295 (30/265)|[Chūbu Centrair International Airport,
Narita International Airport,
Incheon International Airport||-|
Airbus A350|(15 orders)|||Entry into service: 2014-2016|-|
Boeing 757|7|227|Charter and leisure flights only and Boston, Toronto|-|[Embraer E-Jets|10|76|||-|Embraer E-Jets|4
(6 orders)|100|||-|McDonnell Douglas MD-11,[Bangkok,
New York, Delhi,
Mumbai etc.]|}
in old livery
The average Finnair fleet age is 5.6 years at June 2007 Finnair Fleet Age June 2007.
- On June 30, 2004 Finnair announced an order for twelve 76-seat Embraer E-Jets aircraft plus 8 options. Finnair Press Release 30 June 2004 On December 2, 2005 Finnair switched the last two E170 orders and 4 of its options to Embraer E-Jets orders. Both sets of aircraft will be delivered between September 2005 and December 2007. Finnair Press Release 02 December 2005 Embraer conversion of options to orders 02 December 2005
- On December 7, 2005 Finnair announced an order for three Airbus A340 to be delivered from 2007 and nine Airbus A350 plus four options to be delivered from 2011. The A350s will replace the McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, which will be retired by 2012. On March 8, 2007, Finnair confirmed the order with the Airbus A350 XWB, and increased it to a total of nine firm orders and four options, for delivery starting in 2014. Finnair Press Release 07 December 2005 Press Release08 March 2007
- Finnair received one A340-311 aircraft from Virgin Atlantic on June 12, 2006 which will operate on the Shanghai route from July 1. It will initially fly a few domestic routes for crew training purposes. The first such flight was made on June 19, 2006 from Helsinki-Vantaa to Kuopio.
Previously operated
taking off) landing
Services
===Finnair Plus===Finnair Plus is Finnair's frequent flyer programme. Passengers are awarded points based on the type and class of flight flown. Once enough miles are banked into the passengers account, a membership tier (Basic, Silver, Gold or Platinum) is awarded. There is a Junior tier exclusively for minors. Silver, Gold, and Platinum members have privileges such as premium check-in desks and priority boarding.
Finnair offers frequent flyer partnerships with the following airlines, in addition to those in the Oneworld alliance:
Finnair lounges
Finnair operates lounges at two airports:
Remaining international destinations are served with contract lounges.
Blue Wings
Finnair's inflight magazine,
Blue Wings, is published ten times per year by Finnish media company SanomaWSOY. There are English language and
Finnish language articles in the magazine. The first edition of Blue Wings magazine was published in
1980. The magazine 'Lento' is also published and presents in flight information, such as the onboard shop and route information. There are domestic and international
newspapers on all flights, and magazines on long-haul flights in the business class.
Codeshare agreements
Finnair has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
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- Rossiya (airline)
- Qantas
- Ukraine International Airlines
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Incidents and accidents
- On 15 November 1927 a Aero O/Y Junkers F.13 disappeared en route from Tallinn to Helsinki. The aircraft was carrying two Finnish generals and the pilot. The pilot was a former communist pilot. It has been speculated that the pilot defected to the Soviet Union.
- In 1937, an Aero O/Y Junkers Ju 52 lost its nose engine during a flight from Turku to Stockholm. The pilots managed to land safely with two remaining engines, although they were showered with engine oil.
- On 14 June 1940 - Kaleva (airplane), an Aero Junkers Ju 52 aircraft flying from Tallinn to Helsinki was shot down by two Soviet Union bombers over the Gulf of Finland. 1940 Ju 52 crash There is strong evidence the plane was carrying secret documents away from Tallinn.
- On 3 January 1961 - Aero Flight 311, a Douglas DC-3 that was being flown by alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots crashed in Kvevlax, Finland (Koivulahti in Finnish language), with a loss of all 25 on board. 1961 DC-3 crash The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.
- On 8 November 1963, a Douglas DC-3 crash that was attributed to a malfunctioning altimeter occurred on approach to Mariehamn, Åland Islands in a poor visibility, with a loss of 22 passengers and crew. 1963 DC-3 crash
References
External links
- Official website
- Fleet
- History of Oy Aero Ab
- Photos
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Finnair|logo=Finnair.svg|logo_size=300px|fleet_size=60 (+29 orders)|destinations=65|IATA=AY|ICAO=FIN|callsign=FINNAIR|parent=Finnair Plc|founded=1 November 1923
Finland |headquarters=Vantaa, Finland ([CEO)]|focus_cities=|frequent_flyer=Finnair#Finnair Plus|lounge=Finnair Lounge|alliance=
oneworld|website= http://www.finnair.com|-->
Finnair is Finland's largest airline and the flag carrier, with its headquarters in Vantaa, Finland, and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Finnair and its
subsidiary companies dominate both the domestic and international air travel markets in Finland. Finnair is a member of the Oneworld alliance. In 2006, the airline transported 8.8 million passengers, on a network of 15 domestic and 55 international destinations. In addition there are about 50 seasonal charter-flight destinations.
The airline has not had a fatal accident since 1963, nor has any severe damage to its aircraft occurred since then, ranking it the second-safest airline of all time (behind Australia's
Qantas). Finnair's safety record
History
Finnair was founded as
Aero O/Y (
Aero Ltd) by consul Bruno Lucander in 1923. Lucander had previously run the Finnish operations of the Estonian airline Aeronaut. In mid-1923 he concluded an agreement with Junkers (Aircraft) Flugzeugwerke AG to provide aircraft and technical support in exchange for a 50% ownership in the new airline. The charter establishing the company was signed in Helsinki on
September 12, 1923 and the company was entered into the trade register on
December 11, 1923. The first flight was flown on
March 20,
1924 from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia with Junkers F.13 aircraft equipped with floats. The last
seaplane service was operated in December 1936 following the construction of the first Airport in Finland.
Air raids on Helsinki and other Finnish cities made
World War II a difficult period for the airline. The company saw half of its fleet requisitioned by the
Finnish Air Force during that time, and it is estimated that during the
Winter War of 1939 and 1940 half of the airline's passengers were children for evacuation to Sweden.
at Basle in April 1976
In 1946 the Finnish government acquired a majority stake in the company and re-established services to
Europe on
November 1,
1947. In 1953, the name Finnair was adopted as the airline's name. In 1961, Finnair joined the jet age by adding RR Avon-engined Sud Aviation Caravelles to its fleet. These were later exchanged with the manufacturer for PW-engined Super Caravelles. In 1962 Finnair acquired a 27% controlling interest in a private Finnish airline, Kar-Air. Finnair Oy became the company's official name on June 25, 1968. In 1969, it took possession of its first
United States jet, a Douglas DC-8. The first transatlantic service to
New York City was inaugurated on
May 15,
1969.
In 1975, Finnair received its first Wide-body aircraft when the
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service. In 1979 it established a subsidiary company Finnaviation for domestic operations, with a 60% stake. In
1983, Finnair became the first operator to fly non-stop from
Western Europe to
Japan when Helsinki-
Tokyo flights with one
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft were started. In 1988, Finnair launched a Helsinki-Beijing route, making Finnair the first Western European carrier to fly non-stop between Europe and
China.
landing
In 1987 Finnair became the launch customer for the McDonnell Douglas MD-11, the first of which was delivered on December 7, 1990. The first revenue service with the MD-11 took place on December 20, 1990, with OH-LGA operating a flight from Helsinki to
Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Both Kar-Air and Finnaviation became wholly owned by Finnair and were integrated into the mainline operations in 1997. On September 25, 1997 Finnair Oyj (Finnair Plc) became the company's official name. In
1999, Finnair joined the Oneworld alliance. In 2001, Finnair recycled the Aero name again and established
Aero Airlines, an airline based in Tallinn, Estonia. In 2003 Finnair acquired ownership of the Swedish
Low-cost carrier,
Flynordic, which operates mainly within Scandinavia.
The State of Finland is the controlling shareholder (57.04%), and Icelandic investment funds have a sizeable portion of the rest. Finnair's stock is listed on the
Helsinki Stock Exchange. As of March 2007, the airline employed 9,447 staff. Finnair is the fifth oldest airline in the world with uninterrupted existence.
Destinations
see full article: Finnair destinations.
From its Helsinki-Vantaa base Finnair flies to
Asia and North America, and is now extending its European operations along with the introduction of Embraer jets. The domestic operations are partly carried out in cooperation with the Estonia-based subsidiary Aero and Finncomm Airlines, operating an ATR and an ATR/Embraer fleet, respectively.
Fleet
Current fleet
The Finnair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at July 2007) :{]|11|105-126|||-|
Airbus A320|12|124-159||New cabin seats during spring 2007|-|Airbus A320|6|154-196||New cabin seats during spring 2007|-|Airbus A330|3
(2 orders)|269 (42/227)
295 (30/265)|[Chūbu Centrair International Airport, Narita International Airport, Incheon International Airport||-|Airbus A350|(15 orders)|||Entry into service: 2014-2016|-|Boeing 757|7|227|Charter and leisure flights only and
Boston,
Toronto|-|[Embraer E-Jets|10|76|||-|Embraer E-Jets|4
(6 orders)|100|||-|McDonnell Douglas MD-11,[Bangkok,New York,
Delhi, Mumbai etc.]|}
in old livery
The average Finnair fleet age is 5.6 years at June 2007 Finnair Fleet Age June 2007.
- On June 30, 2004 Finnair announced an order for twelve 76-seat Embraer E-Jets aircraft plus 8 options. Finnair Press Release 30 June 2004 On December 2, 2005 Finnair switched the last two E170 orders and 4 of its options to Embraer E-Jets orders. Both sets of aircraft will be delivered between September 2005 and December 2007. Finnair Press Release 02 December 2005 Embraer conversion of options to orders 02 December 2005
- On December 7, 2005 Finnair announced an order for three Airbus A340 to be delivered from 2007 and nine Airbus A350 plus four options to be delivered from 2011. The A350s will replace the McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, which will be retired by 2012. On March 8, 2007, Finnair confirmed the order with the Airbus A350 XWB, and increased it to a total of nine firm orders and four options, for delivery starting in 2014. Finnair Press Release 07 December 2005 Press Release08 March 2007
- Finnair received one A340-311 aircraft from Virgin Atlantic on June 12, 2006 which will operate on the Shanghai route from July 1. It will initially fly a few domestic routes for crew training purposes. The first such flight was made on June 19, 2006 from Helsinki-Vantaa to Kuopio.
Previously operated
taking off) landing
Services
===Finnair Plus===Finnair Plus is Finnair's frequent flyer programme. Passengers are awarded points based on the type and class of flight flown. Once enough miles are banked into the passengers account, a membership tier (Basic, Silver, Gold or Platinum) is awarded. There is a Junior tier exclusively for minors. Silver, Gold, and Platinum members have privileges such as premium check-in desks and priority boarding.
Finnair offers frequent flyer partnerships with the following airlines, in addition to those in the
Oneworld alliance:
Finnair lounges
Finnair operates lounges at two airports:
Remaining international destinations are served with contract lounges.
Blue Wings
Finnair's inflight magazine,
Blue Wings, is published ten times per year by Finnish media company
SanomaWSOY. There are English language and Finnish language articles in the magazine. The first edition of Blue Wings magazine was published in 1980. The magazine 'Lento' is also published and presents in flight information, such as the onboard shop and route information. There are domestic and international newspapers on all flights, and magazines on long-haul flights in the business class.
Codeshare agreements
Finnair has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
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Incidents and accidents
- On 15 November 1927 a Aero O/Y Junkers F.13 disappeared en route from Tallinn to Helsinki. The aircraft was carrying two Finnish generals and the pilot. The pilot was a former communist pilot. It has been speculated that the pilot defected to the Soviet Union.
- In 1937, an Aero O/Y Junkers Ju 52 lost its nose engine during a flight from Turku to Stockholm. The pilots managed to land safely with two remaining engines, although they were showered with engine oil.
- On 14 June 1940 - Kaleva (airplane), an Aero Junkers Ju 52 aircraft flying from Tallinn to Helsinki was shot down by two Soviet Union bombers over the Gulf of Finland. 1940 Ju 52 crash There is strong evidence the plane was carrying secret documents away from Tallinn.
- On 3 January 1961 - Aero Flight 311, a Douglas DC-3 that was being flown by alcohol-intoxicated and sleep-deprived pilots crashed in Kvevlax, Finland (Koivulahti in Finnish language), with a loss of all 25 on board. 1961 DC-3 crash The accident remains the worst in Finnish aviation history.
- On 8 November 1963, a Douglas DC-3 crash that was attributed to a malfunctioning altimeter occurred on approach to Mariehamn, Åland Islands in a poor visibility, with a loss of 22 passengers and crew. 1963 DC-3 crash
References
External links
- Official website
- Fleet
- History of Oy Aero Ab
- Photos
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