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APR 12, 2005 (newstodate): Finnair has announced plans for accelerating the retirement of its remaining 10 MD-80 series aircraft by autumn 2006 already.
In the future, Finnair's European and domestic fleet will consist solely of Airbus A320 series aircraft, numbering 29, and Embraer E170 aircraft to be acquired over the next two years.
A total of 12 Brazilian Embraer aircraft will be acquired, with the first being delivered in autumn this year. In addition, Finnair has options for a further eight aircraft.
As part of the strategy of expanding its Asian traffic, with services to Guangzhou, China, to be added from this autumn, Finnair is negotiating the acquisition of a seventh MD-11 aircraft.
In the winter 2005-06, the new aircraft will replace other aircraft withdrawn for maintenance connected with the refurbishment of the long-haul fleet's business class cabins. The additional capacity will next be available for use from spring 2006.
The lease agreements for four Boeing B757 aircraft used in leisure traffic have also just been renewed. Finnair Leisure Flights operates a total of seven Boeing B757 aircraft.
-The agreements that recently expired were concluded just before the resale values of aircraft fell in autumn 2001. We have now managed to negotiate agreements on new, clearly more reasonable terms. This will reduce the unit costs of leisure traffic and reinforce our competitiveness in the leisure flight market, says Lasse Heinonen, Finnair CFO.
In the future, Finnair's European and domestic fleet will consist solely of Airbus A320 series aircraft, numbering 29, and Embraer E170 aircraft to be acquired over the next two years.
A total of 12 Brazilian Embraer aircraft will be acquired, with the first being delivered in autumn this year. In addition, Finnair has options for a further eight aircraft.
As part of the strategy of expanding its Asian traffic, with services to Guangzhou, China, to be added from this autumn, Finnair is negotiating the acquisition of a seventh MD-11 aircraft.
In the winter 2005-06, the new aircraft will replace other aircraft withdrawn for maintenance connected with the refurbishment of the long-haul fleet's business class cabins. The additional capacity will next be available for use from spring 2006.
The lease agreements for four Boeing B757 aircraft used in leisure traffic have also just been renewed. Finnair Leisure Flights operates a total of seven Boeing B757 aircraft.
-The agreements that recently expired were concluded just before the resale values of aircraft fell in autumn 2001. We have now managed to negotiate agreements on new, clearly more reasonable terms. This will reduce the unit costs of leisure traffic and reinforce our competitiveness in the leisure flight market, says Lasse Heinonen, Finnair CFO.