Oiling the wheels of Finnair’s production

As a new member of the Executive Board, I will be responsible for ensuring that Finnair’s flights are operated safely, economically and punctually.

The Earth is not flat!

Finland is tucked away on the top edge of Europe – so why would anyone want to fly through it to get to Asia?
Even today, many people perceive the Earth as flat. The greatest difficulty in explaining Finnair’s strategy is still presented by a man who lived 500 years ago, Gerardus Mercator, who projected the [...]

Aircraft is released from maintenance by a professional’s signature

 
Occasionally, the airline passenger finds himself/herself in the unfortunate situation of discovering that the flight is delayed because of a technical reason. The text appearing on the screen or the announcement heard on the loudspeakers may evoke questions in the minds of passengers. In such a situation, one should remain calm, however. “Technical reason” on [...]

We are on time!

If passengers get annoyed about delays or mislaid baggage, it means an even bigger headache for the airlines. Late departures lead to delays for the next departure, so that in the worst case the entire route network suffers because baggage and customers miss connections and a snowballing of delays begins.

Snow business, slow business

Traffic programmes and through them the schedules of tens of thousands of customers cannot be made according to weather forecasts.