Finnair – 86 years young

Once upon a time flying was just a dream. In 1903 the dream was finally realized, when the Wright brothers succeeded in making the first controlled human flight – lasting only 12 seconds and covering a distance of 40 meters.

The autopilot is the aircraft’s eyes in the fog

Landing in the thickest fog is indeed possible, however. This is facilitated by airport procedures and the aircraft’s automatic flight control system – namely the autopilot.

Sakke in sake land

 
From June Finnair’s Sales Unit in Japan has been led by the long-serving Finnair employee Sakari “Sakke” Romu, who is also one of the company’s foremost experts on Japan. His first name may be an omen, because in Japanese ‘Sakari’ means the top, prime, first class.
Sakari started with Finnair in 1981. Through different sales roles [...]

The world’s ten best fishing places – by our World Championship fishing expert

In his working time, the Finnair Technical Services Logistics Department’s Quality Coordinator Jussi Jalkanen provides training on official and quality matters and instructs acceptance inspectors. In his leisure time, Jussi is a passionate fisherman who has travelled all over the world and competed at World Championship level. Jussi reveals his favourite fishing places.
1. Portugal, Coruche, [...]

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 [...]

Finnair Hat Parade

The annual traditional Finnair Vappu – May Day – hat parade went on show at Finnair on April 30 in celebration of the spring. Various colourful and preferably silly headwear were on display at Finnair offices.