Career stories
The father and son at the heart of Finnair Technical Services
Jouni Pääkkö has always loved to work with his hands. After a childhood spent building and flying model airplanes, a career in aircraft maintenance at Finnair Technical Services was a natural fit. But it didn’t come easy. And it wouldn’t come easy for his son Jesse Pääkkö either. Today, father and son work side by side servicing Finnair aircraft in Helsinki Airport’s hangar 7.
What it takes to change the gigantic A350 engine
Our second oldest A350, OH-LWB got one of her engines changed at the end of November. We interviewed Reijo Katiska, Powerplant Engineer at Finnair who shares insights about the process of getting the impressive and gigantic 8,000-kilo masterpiece changed.
Finnair to say goodbye to four “zulu planes”
We are this spring saying goodbye to four of our oldest Airbus A321 aircraft that have reached the end of their economic life cycle.
How Finnair recycles its old aircraft
When an aircraft reaches the end of its design service goal, Finnair makes sure that as many of its parts as possible are reused or recycled.
Finnair modified two Airbus A330 aircraft for cargo use – see how the cabin changed
Finnair has modified two Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft for cargo use by removing economy class seats from the cabin. This way the freight can be carried in the cabin in addition to the cargo hold. This doubles the cargo capacity of the aircraft.
How route and aircraft management lowers fuel use and emissions
Through optimizing fleet use Finnair is making a big impact on fuel efficiency. Several custom designed tools help keep costs and emissions down.