Finnair News

IAG Confident On American Airlines Joint Venture

November 30, 2011

International Airlines Group said its transatlantic joint venture with American Airlines would continue to operate as normal after the US carrier filed for bankruptcy protection.
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Finnair Warns Of Weak Fourth Quarter

October 8, 2011

Finland's flag-carrier Finnair warned it will not return to profit in the second half of the year as it previously hoped, saying its fourth quarter would be weaker than expected as a weak economy continues to hit business travel.
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Finnair To Cut Around 155 Jobs

September 29, 2011

Finnish carrier Finnair said on Thursday it plans to cut around 155 jobs and reduce spending on marketing and procurement in an attempt to boost its profitability.
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More European Airline Consolidation Likely - Finnair

September 21, 2011

European airlines are likely to undergo another wave of consolidation, according to Finnair chief executive Mika Vehvilainen in a Financial Times report.
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Finnair Sees Full Year Loss, To Cut Costs

August 5, 2011

Finnish airline Finnair launched a new cost-cutting plan to save EUR€140 million (USD$199.5 million) by 2014 and said it would likely remain in the red for the full year.
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Flybe, Finnair Buy Finnish Commuter Airlines

July 1, 2011

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, and Finnair have together agreed to buy Finland's biggest domestic carrier Finnish Commuter Airlines (FCA) for EUR€25 million (USD$35.5 million) to expand in the Baltic market.
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Finnair Cancels Flights Due To Strike

October 25, 2010

Finnish national carrier Finnair has cancelled 19 flights on Monday and 15 on Tuesday, because of a strike by air transport technical staff halting maintenance of aircraft.
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