Finnair bestellt Langstrecken-Airbusse

[PW77]

Finnair hat endlich entschieden:

 

Finnair commits to growth with long-haul fleet modernisation

 

Finnair is to acquire 12 new Airbus wide-bodied aircraft, as it

modernises its long-haul fleet. Of the aircraft, nine are A350s and three are A340s.

Owing to strong growth in Asian traffic, the A340 aircraft will be

acquired earlier, in 2007-08.

 

The Airbus A350 is a new type of aircraft and the first of them will

join the Finnair fleet in 2011. The value of the order will amount

over one billion euros.

"This is the biggest fleet modernisation in Finnair's history. By

2009, our long-haul traffic fleet will consist of at least ten

aircraft. The decision reflects our confidence and commitment to our

Asian growth strategy. It will enable us to open new destinations as

well as to increase flight frequencies to destinations where demand is

greatest. In addition to China we are opening new routes to Japan and

India," Finnair President and CEO Keijo Suila.

 

Next year the aim is to increase by one aircraft the present

seven-strong Boeing MD-11 long-haul fleet, to satisfy increasing

demand in Asian traffic. The MD-11 aircraft, however, will be

withdrawn from the Finnair fleet by 2012.

 

The new aircraft will bring commonality to the Finnair fleet

 

The Airbus A350-900 is a new-generation wide-bodied long-haul traffic

aircraft, the production of which will start in 2009. The choice of

this aircraft type was influenced by the affordability of its capital

and operating costs compared with the other options. Thanks to its new

technology, the Airbus 350's fuel consumption per passenger is one

third lower than that of the current Boeing MD-11 aircraft.

 

The nine 314-seat aircraft ordered by Finnair will be delivered to the

company in the years 2011-13. Finnair also has options for four

additional aircraft.

 

The Airbus A340 aircraft is a widely used long-haul traffic aircraft

all over the world. The A340-300E aircraft ordered by Finnair have the

most modern cabin with 303 seats. Finnair also has the option of

ordering additional aircraft.

"The aircraft acquisitions are flexible, so we can adapt to the

development of long-haul traffic capacity and the route network. We

can exploit our additional order rights, take some of the aircraft on

fixed-term agreements, delay some orders, if necessary, or change

orders to smaller 250-seat aircraft," explains Jukka Hienonen, who

takes over as Finnair's President and CEO at the beginning of next year.

 

The choice of the Airbus aircraft will streamline Finnair's long-haul

and European fleets, generating benefits both in crew utilisation and

aircraft maintenance.

"Fleet harmonisation has naturally been an important factor in our choice.

After the transition stage, our scheduled passenger traffic fleet will

have two aircraft families, the wide- and narrow-bodied Airbuses and

the smaller Embraer aircraft," says Hienonen.

 

A modern fleet brings many advantages

 

Finnair has been modernising its fleet since 1999. Over a five-year

period, 29 Airbus A320 series aircraft, in three different sizes, were

acquired for European traffic and long domestic routes. After the

Airbus programme ended, Finnair initiated this autumn an acquisition

programme for a smaller type of aircraft, the Embraer, in which

sixteen 76-100 seat aircraft will be obtained for European and domestic traffic.

"The new fleet structure will give us flexibility in managing capacity.

During the last five years, half of the Finnair Group's fleet of 70

aircraft has been modernised. We implemented a one billion euro fleet

modernisation during the most difficult years in the airline

industry's history. This year the company is debt-free and financially

sound. We can embark with confidence on the investments ahead," says

President and CEO Suila.

 

As part of the fleet modernisation, Finnair will withdraw the

remaining Boeing MD-80 aircraft by summer 2006.

"By next summer, our fleet will be one of the most modern in Europe. A

modern fleet will significantly enhance our eco-efficiency. The new

aircraft have lower emissions and consume less fuel than the older

aircraft," adds Hienonen.

 

Eastward expansion the key to profitable growth

 

Finnair has purposefully increased the number of its Asian flights

since

1999 and now has more than 40 flights a week to Asian destinations.

One quarter of the company's scheduled passenger traffic revenue

already comes from Asian traffic. Most recently, at the beginning of

September, Finnair opened a route to Guangzhou in China, to which it

flies three times a week. Finnair flies twice a day to China and to

Bangkok in Thailand and daily to Japan. Earlier this year, the company

announced that next summer it will start flying to two new Asian

destinations, Nagoya in Japan and Delhi in India.

"The Asian economies are the fastest growing in the world. This is

always positively reflected in passenger demand. The population base

provides a foundation for nearly limitless growth. We intend, however,

to grow eastward in a considered way, while continually exploiting new

opportunities as they arise," continues Hienonen.

 

In terms of its financial health and profit development, Finnair is

indisputably one of the top European airlines. Expansion in the Asian

market gives Finnair clearer growth potential than its competitors.

"Finnair is already one of the most significant airlines in traffic

between Asia and Europe. In future we will add one or two new

destinations each year. Investment in long-haul traffic will be the

key to sustainable, profitable growth also in the years to come. We

offer the shortest and fastest connections between the two continents.

Our expansion will also strengthen Helsinki's position as a gateway

between East and West," says Hienonen.

 

Finnair Plc

Communications

7 December 2005

[zonk]

Hatten wir schon bei den "Flottennews":

 

http://www.airliners.de/community/forum/vi...sc&start=80

[PW77]

Finnair wird wohl schon im Sommer 2006 den A340 einführen. Ein Exemplar soll geleased werden.Wohl anstelle der 8. MD11...

[MatzeYYZ]

Von wem soll der Airbus denn kommen? Auf dem Markt gibt es ja keine Momentan. Direkt von Airbus?

[afromme]

Von wem soll der Airbus denn kommen? Auf dem Markt gibt es ja keine Momentan. Direkt von Airbus?

 

Vor allem A343E gibt es nicht gebraucht...

 

Es wurde schon in den Flottennews diskutiert und wenn man die Presseerklärung liest (s.o. - oder auch bei airbus.com), sieht man, dass die A343E tatsächlich neu bei Airbus bestellt werden.

 

Finnair is to acquire 12 new Airbus wide-bodied aircraft, as it modernises its long-haul fleet. Of the aircraft, nine are A350s and three are A340s.

 

frohes fest noch!

[MAX777]

Von wem soll der Airbus denn kommen? Auf dem Markt gibt es ja keine Momentan. Direkt von Airbus?

 

Vor allem A343E gibt es nicht gebraucht...

 

Es wurde schon in den Flottennews diskutiert und wenn man die Presseerklärung liest (s.o. - oder auch bei airbus.com), sieht man, dass die A343E tatsächlich neu bei Airbus bestellt werden.

 

Finnair is to acquire 12 new Airbus wide-bodied aircraft, as it modernises its long-haul fleet. Of the aircraft, nine are A350s and three are A340s.

 

frohes fest noch!

 

Ist schon richtig, dass sie wohl neu gebaut werden, doch was ich gelesen habe, ist, dass wohl eine nächstes Jahr geleast werden soll (gebraucht). Stand in der AERO International. Doch woher er kommen soll, steht da auch nicht.

[afromme]

Also die Presseerklärung ist eindeutig. Drei A343E werden neu vom Hersteller gekauft und ab 2007 geliefert.

Kann sein, dass Finnair schon nächstes Jahr 1 A343(E) least, aber das hat dann nix mit der kürzlich bekannt gegebenen Order zu tun.

Hatte aber nicht realisiert, dass du dich nur auf die eine A340 bezogst, die schon 2006 kommt, sorry...

 

ciao,

 

andré

[PW77]

Ja, es wird erwägt eine A340 zu leasen, also praktisch eine vierte A340. Die soll anstelle der achten MD11 kommen, die im Sommer hätte kommen sollen. Woher diese aber kommen soll wurde leider nicht erwähnt.

[MAX777]

Ja, es wird erwägt eine A340 zu leasen, also praktisch eine vierte A340.

 

So hatte ich das auch verstanden, ne vierte A-340...

[Jubilee]

Finnair übernimmt ein A340 von VS

 

Finnair buys an Airbus A340-300

 

Finnish flag carrier Finnair said in a statement Tuesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding on the acquisition of an Airbus A340-300 widebody jet, currently in the service of British long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic.

 

The statement did not give financial details.

 

"It is imperative for our growing traffic to have extra capacity by the summer. The Airbus A340 was a natural choice after we made our decision to renew our long-haul fleet with Airbus aircraft," said in the statement Maunu Visuri, the head of Finnair's Airbus A340 acquisition programme.

 

In December, Finnair said it would buy nine Airbus A350s and three A340s, together worth more than a billion euros, for its thriving Asian routes.

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