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Finnair
IATA ICAO Callsign
AY FIN FINNAIR
Founded1 November 1923;100 years ago(1923-11-01)
(asAero O/Y)[1]
HubsHelsinki Airport
Frequent-flyer programFinnair Plus
AllianceOneworld
Subsidiaries
Fleet size80 (incl. Nordic Regional Airlines)[2]
Destinations104[3]
Parent companyFinnair Group[4]
Traded asNasdaq Helsinki:FIA1S
HeadquartersAviapolis,Vantaa,Finland[5]
Key peopleTopi Manner (CEO)[6]
RevenueIncreaseEUR817,3 million (2023)[7]
Operating incomeDecreaseEUR26.7 million (2023)[7]
Net incomeDecreaseEUR69.2 million (2023)[7]
Total assetsIncreaseEUR3,877 million (2019)[7]
Total equityDecreaseEUR918.5 million (2019)[7]
Employees5,230 (31 December 2022)[7]
Websitewww.finnair

FinnairOyj[8]is theflag carrier[9]and largest full-service legacyairlineofFinland,with headquarters inVantaaon the grounds ofHelsinki Airport,itshub.Finnair and its subsidiaries dominate both domestic and international air travel in Finland. Its major shareholder is thegovernment of Finland,which owns 55.9%[10]of its shares. Finnair is a member of theOneworldairline alliance.

Finnair isthe sixth oldest airlinein continuous operation and is consistently listed as one of the safest in the world.[11][12][13][14]The company's slogans areDesigned for youandThe Nordic Way.

History

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Founding

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In 1923, consul Bruno Lucander founded Finnair asAero O/Y(Aero Ltd). The company code, "AY", stands for AeroOsake-yhtiö( "yhtiö" means "company" in Finnish). Lucander had previously run the Finnish operations of the Estonian airlineAeronaut.In mid-1923, he concluded an agreement withJunkersFlugzeugwerke AG to provide aircraft and technical support in exchange for a 50% ownership in the new airline. The charter establishing the company was signed inHelsinkion 12 September 1923, and the company was entered into the trade register on 11 December 1923. The first flight was on 20 March 1924, from Helsinki toTallinn,Estonia,on aJunkers F.13aircraft equipped with floats. Theseaplaneservice ended in 1936 following the construction of the firstaerodromesin Finland.[15]

World War II

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Air raids on Helsinki and other Finnish cities madeWorld War IIa difficult period for the airline. Half of the fleet was requisitioned by theFinnish Air Forceand it was estimated that, during theWinter Warin 1939 and 1940, half of the airline's passengers from other Finnish cities were children being evacuated toSweden.

Immediate postwar period

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The Finnish government wanted longer routes, so it acquired a majority stake in the company in 1946 and re-established services to Europe in November 1947, initially using theDouglas DC-3.In 1953, the airline began branding itself as Finnair. TheConvair 440twin-engined pressurised airliner was acquired from January 1953, and these faster aircraft were operated on the company's longer routes as far asLondon.

Jet Age (1960s and 1970s)

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FinnairSud SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 Super Bin 1976

In 1961, Finnair joined the jet age by addingRolls-Royce Avon-enginedCaravellesto its fleet. These were later exchanged with the manufacturer forPratt & Whitney JT8D-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 25 June 1968. In 1969, it took possession of its firstU.S. madejet, aDouglas DC-8.The first transatlantic service toNew Yorkwas inaugurated on 15 May 1969.[citation needed]In the 1960s, Finnair's head office was in Helsinki.[16]

Gunnar Korhonen,CEO of Finnair from 1960 to 1987

Finnair received its first wide-body aircraft in 1975, twoDC-10-30planes. The first of these arrived on 4 February 1975 and entered service on 14 February 1975, flying between Helsinki andNew York,later between Helsinki andLas Palmas.

Finnair createdFinnaviationwas established in 1979. It was formed from the reorganization of Wihuri OYFinnwings(which had started services in 1950 asLentohuolto OY) and its merging withNordair OY.Scheduled domestic services began in October 1979. In the early 1980s Finnair held a 60% shareholding.[17]Finnaviation was eventually completely merged into Finnair.[18][8]

Expansion (1980s)

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FinnairConvair 440in 1980

In 1981, Finnair opened routes toSeattleandLos Angeles.Finnair became the first operator to fly non-stop fromWestern EuropetoJapan,operating Helsinki–Tokyoflights with a modifiedMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ERin April 1983.[15]Until then, flights had to go viaMoscow(Aeroflot,SAS,BA) orAnchorage(most carriers)[19]due toSovietairspacerestrictions, but Finnair circumvented these by flying directly north from Helsinki, over theNorth Poleand back south through theBering Strait,avoiding Soviet airspace.[20]However, Finnair did not have to make a roundabout because of the Soviet regulation on this route, but the Japanese authorities demanded it (asJALrequested strongly).[21]The aircraft was fitted with extra fuel tanks, taking 13 hours for the trip.[15]The routes through Soviet airspace and with a stopover in Moscow also took 13 hours, but flights with a stopover in Anchorage took up to 16 hours, giving Finnair a competitive edge. In the spring of 1986, Soviet regulators finally cleared the way for Air France and Japan Airlines to fly nonstop Paris-Tokyo services over Soviet airspace, putting Finnair at a disadvantage.[22]

Finnair launched a Helsinki-Beijingroute in 1988, making Finnair the first Western European carrier to fly non-stop betweenEuropeandChina.[23]In 1989, Finnair became the launch customer for theMcDonnell Douglas MD-11,the first of which was delivered on 7 December 1990. The first revenue service with the MD-11 took place on 20 December 1990, with OH-LGA[discuss]operating a flight from Helsinki toTenerifein theCanary Islands.[24]

Subsidiary airlines (1990s–2000s)

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Finnair'sBoeing 757-200in the appearance of the 1990s
FinnairMcDonnell Douglas MD-87in 1991
FinnairAirbus A300in 1995
AeroDouglas DC-3from the early 1940s, restored to original livery inOulu,(2014)

In 1997, the subsidiariesKar-AirandFinnaviationbecame wholly owned by Finnair and were integrated into the mainline operations. On 25 September 1997, the company's official name was changed to FinnairOyj.

In 1999, Finnair joined theOneworldairline alliance. In 2001, Finnair reused the name "Aero" when establishingAero Airlines,a subsidiary airline based inTallinn,Estonia.

In 2003, Finnair acquired ownership of theSwedishlow-cost airline,FlyNordic,which operated mainly withinScandinavia.In 2007, Finnair sold all its shares in FlyNordic toNorwegian Air Shuttle.As part of the transaction, Finnair acquired 4.8% of the latter company, becoming its third largest shareholder. Finnair later sold their shares in 2013.[25]

On 8 March 2007, Finnair became the first airline to order theAirbus A350 XWBaircraft, placing an order for 11 Airbus A350 XWB (plus 8 options), with delivery started in 2015.[26]

Labour disputes and restructuring (2006–present)

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Finnair has suffered from many labour disputes in this period,[when?]resulting from cost-cutting measures prompted by competition from budget airlines.[27][28][29][30][31]

On 1 December 2011, Finnair transferred its baggage and apron services toSwissport Internationalas per a five-year agreement signed on 7 November 2011.[32]

As of 2022, it transported about 2.9 million passengers,[33]a substantial decrease from 2019 asCOVID-19 pandemicshut down airports and airlines due to travel restrictions. At the end of 2022, the airline employed 5,325 people on average. From 2022 onwards, the Russian airspace closure resulting from theRussian invasion of Ukrainehas forced Finnair to suspend some services to Asia.[34]

In March 2023, Finnair announced it would terminate domestic flights from bothTampereandTurkuto Helsinki in favor of coach service due to low demand and the short distance.[35]

Corporate affairs

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Ownership and structure

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The group's parent company is Finnair Plc, which is listed on theNasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchangeand domiciled in Helsinki at the registered address Tietotie 9,Vantaa.[36] The State of Finland is the major shareholder (55.8%),[10][37]with no other shareholder owning more than 5% of shares.[36]

Subsidiaries and associates

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The Finnair Cargo building.

Finnair Cargo

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Two subsidiary companies, Finnair Cargo Oy and Finnair Cargo Terminal Operations Oy, form Finnair'scargobusiness.[38]The offices of both companies are atHelsinki Airport.[39][40]Finnair Cargo uses Finnair's fleet on its cargo operations.

Finnair Cargo has three hubs:

  • Helsinki Airport:Helsinki Airportis the main hub of Finnair Cargo. There is a new freight terminal at the airport, opened in the first half of 2017.
  • Brussels Airport:Finnair Cargo has usedBrussels Airportas a secondary hub for freight operations. Now the cargo airline operates its flights from BRU in co-operation withDHL Aviation(EAT Leipzig).
  • London Heathrow Airport:Heathrow Airportis the most recent hub addition to Finnair Cargo's route network. In cooperation withIAG Cargo,Finnair operates to LHR daily withAirbus A350to carry extra freight.
AnATR 72-500in the N°RRA livery.

Nordic Regional Airlines

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Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) is 40% owned by Finnair. The airline uses a fleet ofATR 72-500aircraft, leased from Finnair, andEmbraer 190aircraft, both painted in Finnair livery. The airline began operations on 20 October 2011 as a joint venture betweenFlybeand Finnair. The airline has operated under Finnair's flight code since 1 May 2015.

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The key trends for Finnair over recent years are shown below (for each year ending 31 December):

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023
Turnover (€ m) 1,838 2,023 2,257 2,449 2,400 2,284 2,254 2,316 2,568 2,834 3,097 829
Profit before tax (EBT) (€ m) −125 −33 −111.5 16.5 11.9 −36.5 23.7 55.2 170.4 218.4 93.0 −523.2
Number of employees (average) 8,797 7,578 7,467 6,784 5,859 5,172 4,906 5,045 5,852 6,360 6,788 6,573 5,230
Number of passengers (m) 7.4 7.1 8.0 8.8 9.2 9.6 10.3 10.8 11.9 13.2 14.6 3.5 11.0
Passenger load factor (%) 75.9 76.5 73.3 77.6 79.5 80.2 80.4 79.8 83.3 81.8 81.7 63.0 70.9
Number of aircraft (at year end) 68 63 65 60 70 67 72 73 79 81 83 83 56
Notes/sources [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [36] [2] [7] [48] [a][49]
  1. ^2020: Activities and income in 2020 were severely reduced by the impact of thecoronavirus pandemic

Head office

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Finnair's head office, House of Travel and Transportation.

In 2013, Finnair opened its new head office, known as House of Travel and Transportation (or "HOTT" ), on what used to be a car park right next to its previous head office located in Tietotie 11, on the grounds ofHelsinki Airport.The construction of HOTT began in July 2011 and finished on time in June 2013. The previous head office had been in use since 1994, then replacing a head office located inHelsinkicity centre.[50][51]The last Helsinki head office, which hadAarne Ehojoki[fi]as its designer, opened in 1972; in 2016 it was being converted into a warehouse.[52]

The new mixed-use head office has a total floor space of 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) and 22,400 square metres (241,000 sq ft) of office space.[53]

Corporate design

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A FinnairA319-100in retro livery.

Livery

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The company revealed a newliveryin December 2010. Major changes include a restyled and larger lettering on theaircraft body,repainting of theenginesin white, and a reversal of the color scheme for thetail finfavoring a white background with a blue stylizedlogo.The outline of the globe was also removed from the tail fin.[54]

Flight attendant uniforms

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The current uniform was designed by Ritva-Liisa Pohjalainen and launched in December 2011.[9]Finnair has codes to indicate the rank of crew members: Onestripein thesleeve(orepaulettesin the case of male crew wearingvests) for normalCabin Crew,two stripes for Senior Cabin Crew (only for outsourcedSpanishcrew) acting as aPurser,and three stripes for a Purser/Chief Purser. Additionally, some female Pursers have a white vertical stripe on their dresses orblousesindicating their years of service. Finnair requires its cabin crew to wearglovesduring take-off and landing for safety reasons. Finnair's previous cabin crew uniform was named the fifth most stylish uniform by the French magazineBon Voyage.[55]

Partnerships

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Finnair has several partnerships with following companies and airlines includingAlaska Airlines,American Airlines,British Airways,Deutsche Bahn (DB),ChineseJD,Japan AirlinesandMarimekko.

Destinations

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Main article:List of Finnair destinations

Finnair flies from its Helsinki hub to over 80 destinations in over 35 countries inAsia,EuropeandNorth America.Finnair also serves six destinations in the United States. Previously the airline has servedAfricaandSouth America,including countries such asEgypt,ColombiaandBrazil,but primarily on a leisure basis. Finnair has over 10 domestic destinations. Domestic flights are operated in co-operation with the airline's subsidiaryNordic Regional Airlines.

In 2021, Finnair opened five routes fromStockholm–ArlandatoBangkok–SuvarnabhumiandPhuketinThailand,as well asNew York–JFK,MiamiandLos Angelesin theUnited States.Those routes have been discontinued.

On 28 February 2022, Russia closed its airspace as a countermeasure to EU airspace closure. This meant many changes to Finnair's Asian services, as most of Finnair's flights between Europe and Asia had used the shortest, fastest, and most environmentally sound route over Russia.[56]In response, on 9 March 2022, flight AY073 departed from Helsinki to Tokyo Narita via the North Pole. Back in 1983, Finnair was the first airline to fly non-stop from Europe to Japan by flying over the North Pole – so operating in the polar region is not new to Finnair.[57]

Finnair announced a new route toDallas/Fort Worthin 2022. Finnair also reintroduced flights toSeattle/Tacomain 2022.

Codeshare agreements

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Finnaircodeshareswith the following airlines:[58]

Joint ventures

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In addition to the above codeshares, Finnair hasjoint ventureagreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

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Current fleet

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As of June 2024,Finnair operates the following aircraft:[71][72]

Finnair fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
B Y+ Y Total Refs
Airbus A319-100 6[73] — 14 — 130 144
Airbus A320-200 10 — 14 — 160 174 [74]
Airbus A321-200 15 — 16 — 193 209 [75]
Airbus A330-300 1 — 45 40 178 263 [76] OH-LTN
7 28 21 230 279 [77] Refurbished with new Business and Premium Economy cabins.
Airbus A350-900 9 2[72] 43 24 211 278 [77] Refurbished with new Business and Premium Economy cabins.
46 43 208 297 [78]
8 30 26 265 321 [77] Refurbished with new Business and Premium Economy cabins.
32 42 262 336 [79]
ATR 72-500 12 — — — 68 68 [80] All leased toNordic Regional Airlines.[81]
72 72 [82]
Embraer E190 12 — 12 — 88 100 [83] Operated byNordic Regional Airlines.
Total 80 2
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Aircraft types

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Narrow-body aircraft

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Finnair received its firstnarrow-body aircraftmanufactured byAirbus,theAirbus A321,on 28 January 1999. Now the airline operates a fleet of up to 19 A321s. The firstAirbus A319aircraft was delivered to Finnair on 20 September 1999. Since then, Finnair has received 11 A319s, but three of them are now retired. Finnair utilizes Airbus A319,A320,and A321 aircraft on domestic and European flights. TheAirbus A321-231,which are equipped withSharklets,is also used on some long-haul flights such as toDubai.ATR 72-500andEmbraer 190are operated byNordic Regional Airlinesand are also used on domestic and European flights.

Airbus A330

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Finnair received its firstAirbus A330-300son 27 March 2009.[84]Now the airline has eight of them in its fleet. As of July 2023, the airline utilizes the A330 onintercontinental flightsfrom Helsinki toDelhi,Mumbai,New York,Chicago,SeattleandDoha.The A330s are powered byGeneral Electric CF6-80E1 engines.[84]The aircraft are also being used on European services toBrusselsandAmsterdam.

Airbus A350

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On 8 March 2007, Finnair firmed up its orders for 11Airbus A350aircraft with 8 options. On 3 December 2014, it was announced that Finnair had firmed up the contract for 8 additional Airbus A350 aircraft deliveries starting in 2018.[26]On 13 August 2014, Finnair announced plans to initially deploy its A350 aircraft on services to Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai from 2015, with A350 services to Hong Kong and Singapore to be added in 2016. As of April 2019, Finnair operates the Airbus A350 toBangkok,Beijing,Guangzhou,Hong Kong,Ho Chi Minh City,Krabi,Los Angeles,Nagoya,Osaka,Phuket,Puerto Vallarta,Seoul,Shanghai,SingaporeandTokyo.Finnair also operated A350 aircraft on several flights toNew Yorkin January 2016 and became the first European airline to operate the A350 to the United States.[85]Finnair sometimes uses the A350 on the morning AY1331 flight from Helsinki toLondon–Heathrowto carry extra freight as well. Also, AY121/122 operating to New Delhi is also being served by the A350 as of 1 Nov 2022.

Finnair took delivery of its first A350 aircraft on 7 October 2015, becoming the third airline to operate the aircraft, afterQatar AirwaysandVietnam Airlines.[86]According to the current delivery schedule, it will receive two A350 aircraft per year in 2019, 2020, and 2021, and one in 2022. Altogether, Finnair had 19 A350 aircraft in 2022.

Fleet development

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Upcoming narrow-body fleet renewal

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Due to an aging narrow-body fleet, Finnair plans to retire theAirbus A320 familyand replace them with new generation aircraft. The airline estimates to invest up to €4 billion in fleet renewal between 2020 and 2025. Revealed at its Capital Markets Day on November 12, 2019, Finnair plans to grow the size of its fleet from the current 83 (as of November 2019) to approximately 100 by 2025, of which 70% is planned to benarrow-body aircraftand 30%wide-body aircraft.One-third of the total investment sum would be used for growth, while two-thirds would be to replace the current fleet.[87]According to Bloomberg, Finnair will replace the old aircraft with eitherAirbus A320neo familyorBoeing 737 MAXnew-generation aircraft.[88]The carrier has also revealed that it is looking for suitable narrow-body aircraft forlong-hauluse.[89]

On 18 December 2015, Finnair decided to improve the space efficiency of its current Airbus narrow-body fleet due to a growing need for feeder traffic capacity. The value of the investment is approximately EUR 40 million, and it includes 22 narrow-body Airbus aircraft in Finnair's fleet. The cabin layout change excludes five A321 aircraft, which are already configured according to the plan, having 209 seats. The cabin reconfiguration was estimated to take two weeks per aircraft during 2017. The reconfiguration adds 6 to 13 seats depending on the aircraft type, increasing the passenger capacity of Finnair's Airbus narrow-body fleet as measured by available seat kilometers by close to 4 percent.[90]Finnair also planned to increase its narrow-body fleet. As a first step, Finnair leased eight Airbus A321 narrow-body aircraft fromBOC Aviation.

Finnair has occasionally suffered from aircraft shortages and therefore has resorted toleasedandwet-leasedaircraft. For instance, in March 2016, Finnair announced it would lease two Airbus A321 aircraft fromAir Berlinfor Finnair's European operations. These two aircraft were delivered in late April 2016 to Finnair. The airline used these A321s on flights fromHelsinkitoAmsterdam,Berlin,Copenhagen,Dubrovnik,Düsseldorf,Ljubljana,Paris,Split,Vienna,andZürich.[91]On 15 December 2016, Finnair announced it would lease twoAirbus A321sfrom CDB Aviation Lease Finance. The first aircraft was scheduled for delivery to Finnair for the 2017/2018 winter season and the second for the 2018 summer season. Seven of the ordered aircraft were delivered in 2017.[92]

The Finnair-branded short-haul network also includes 24 regional aircraft operated by Nordic Regional Airlines (12 ATR 72 and 12 E-190).

Recent wide-body fleet renewal

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Finnair announced the order for 11Airbus A350 XWBaircraft and 8 options on 8 March 2007. Finnair planned to retire olderAirbus A340aircraft by the end of 2017 and replace them with brand new A350 aircraft. As of 1 February 2017, all Airbus A340 aircraft are withdrawn from the fleet. The very last A340 (OH-LQE) operated its last flight from Tokyo to Helsinki on 1 February 2017. Finnair firmed up orders for eight additional A350 aircraft on 3 December 2014. The first A350 was delivered to Finnair in October 2015 and the airline became the first European operator of theAirbus A350.

As of November 2019, Finnair had 14 A350-900s, with a further 5 to be delivered between 2020 and 2022. The Finnish flag carrier also has considered switching some of the orders for theAirbus A350-900to theAirbus A350-1000aircraft but decided to keep the orders for only the A350-900. At the beginning of 2017, Finnair revealed plans to add more seats to some of the Airbus A350 aircraft in order to increase capacity by up to 13%. The new seat configuration has 32 seats inBusiness Class,42 seats in Economy Comfort Class, and 262 inEconomy Class,a total of 336 seats. This second seat configuration was initially planned to be used on routes with less business class demand such as Bangkok, Beijing, and Seoul, as well as on routes to leisure destinations but they have also been utilized on other busy routes such asShanghai,Osaka,andTokyo.[93]

Finnair has modified its previous fleet plan to retire two ofAirbus A330aircraft, which was established in 2014. The 2016 fleet plan now involves keeping its A330 fleet as its A350s are delivered, rather than withdrawing two of them in 2017, and shall retire those aircraft in the 2020s at the earliest. The airline's plan to retire two A330s was not the only change that was planned. Under the previous plan, the long-haul fleet was to grow by one per year, from 15 in 2015 to 20 in 2020. Under the 2016 plan, it was planned to grow to 22 in 2020, and to 26 in 2023. However, should market conditions be weaker than expected, Finnair has the flexibility to return the wide-body fleet to a total of 15 aircraft in 2019 and to maintain it at this level through to 2023. Some of the new A350 aircraft will increase the number of aircraft operated by Finnair.

Special liveries

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FinnairAirbus A330-300(OH-LTO) inMarimekko50th Anniversary "Unikko" -livery.

Finnair's current special liveries areMarimekko"Kivet", Marimekko 50th Anniversary "Unikko",Oneworldliveries, and the Christmas special "Reindeer" liveries. Past Finnair special liveries include "Marimekko Unikko", "Moomins","Santa Claus",1950s retro livery andAngry Birds.

Registration Livery Aircraft Source
OH-LTO Marimekko50th Anniversary "Unikko" Livery Airbus A330-300 [94]
OH-LVD Oneworldlivery Airbus A319-100 [95]
OH-LKN Embraer E190 [96]
OH-LWB Airbus A350-900 [97]
OH-LWL MarimekkoKivet-livery [98]
OH-LWP Moomin-livery Airbus A350-900 [99]

Historical fleet

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Finnair has previously operated the following equipment:[100][101][102]

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
ATR 42-300 6 1986 1990
ATR 72-200 9 1995 2005 Transferred toAero Airlines
Airbus A300B4-200FF 2 1990 1998
Airbus A340-300 7 2006 2017 Last commercial service was on 1 February 2017[103][104]
Replaced byAirbus A350-900.One was inAngry Birdslivery.
Boeing 737-200 3 1989 1993
Boeing 757-200 7 1997 2014 Replaced byAirbus A321-200
Convair CV-340 4 1953 1980
Convair CV-440 5 1956 1980
de Havilland Dragon Rapide 2 1937 1939
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 10 1947 1969
Douglas DC-2 2 1941 1949
Douglas DC-8-62 1 1975 1984
Douglas DC-8-62CF 3 1969 1981 One of the aircraft, after changing hands several times, is now the flagship aircraft of the international disaster relief organizationSamaritan's Purse.
Embraer 170 10 2005 2012
Fokker F27 Friendship 3 1980 1988
Junkers F.13 7 1926 1939
Junkers G 24 1 1926 1935
Junkers Ju 52/3m 6 1932 1945
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 6 1971 1985
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 3 1976 1988
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 6 1981 1996
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 12 1976 2003
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 4 1975 1996
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 1 1981 1995
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 5 1990 2010 Launch Customer
Replaced byAirbus A340-300.One was inMoominlivery.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F 2 2010 2011 Transferred toNordic Global Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 10 1983 2006
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 13 1985 2006
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 3 1987 2000
Saab 340 5 1996 2000
Sud Aviation Caravelle III 4 1960 1965
Sud Aviation Caravelle 10B Super Caravelle 10 1964 1984

Historic subsidiary fleet

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In the early 1980s the fleet of the Finnaviation subsidiary consisted of: anAero Commander 690,aBeech 95-A55 Baron,Cessna F150J(2), aCessna 401B,aCessna F172M,aCessna 401A,Cessna 404 Titan(2), aCessna 441 Conquest,aCessna 402B,aCessna 425 Corsair,aCessna F172P,Cessna F152(2),Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante(3), aDassault Falcon 200,aPiper PA-28-140 Cherokee,aPiper PA-32-300 Cherokee Sixand aCessna T188C Husky.[17]

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Finnair Plus

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Cabins

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FinnairAirbus A350-900Economy Class

Business class

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Finnair Airbus A350 Business Class.

Business class is offered on the entire Airbus-fleet. On long-haul aircraft, the seats are equipped with personalin-flight entertainment.Zodiac Cirrus III seats are fitted in business class on allwide-body aircraft.Each seat has direct aisle access and reclines to a 78-inch full flat bed. In February 2022, Finnair unveiled new long-haul business class seats, alongside the debut of a premium economy cabin. The seats are based on theCollins Aerospace's Aerospace AirLounge. The seats are enclosed in a shell with no recline capabilities. According to the airline, this allows passengers to choose a wide variety of sitting and sleeping positions.[citation needed]

Premium Economy class

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Premium economy, Finnair's newest class of service, was introduced in February 2022. It is currently rolled out on the Airbus A330s and A350s. The seats are based on the Vector Premium byHAECO.[citation needed]

In-flight magazine

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Finnair's English-languagein-flight magazine,Blue Wings,was published 10 times a year. The first edition ofBlue Wingsmagazine was published in 1980.[105]It was discontinued in 2020 and is now available online in Finnish and English. Domestic and international newspapers are available online on Finnair Nordic Sky portal during flights. As of 2023,Blue Wingshas been reintroduced in physical form for Finnair's centenary year and the years to come.[105]

Environmental efforts

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In December 2018, Finnair flights out ofSFObegan being supplied withsustainable aviation fuelas part of a project involving SFO,Shell,and SkyNRG.[106][107]

Incidents and accidents

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Main article:List of accidents of Aero O/Y

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