Editing Finnair (section)

=== Aircraft types ===

==== Narrow-body aircraft ====

Finnair received its first [[narrow-body aircraft]] manufactured by [[Airbus]], the [[Airbus A321]], on 28 January 1999. Now, the airline operates a fleet of up to 15 A321s. The first [[Airbus A319]] aircraft was delivered to Finnair on 20 September 1999. Since then, Finnair has received 11 A319s, but three of them are now retired. Finnair utilizes Airbus A319, [[Airbus A320 family|A320]], and A321 aircraft on domestic and European flights. The [[Airbus A321-231]] aircraft, which are equipped with [[Sharklets]], are also used on some thinner long-haul flights such as to [[Dubai]]. [[ATR-72-500|ATR 72-500]] and [[Embraer E190]] are operated by [[Nordic Regional Airlines]] and are also used on domestic and European flights.

==== Airbus A330 ====

Finnair received its first batch of [[Airbus A330-300]]s on 27 March 2009.<ref name="first A330">[http://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2009/03/finnair-receives-first-a330.html Finnair receives first A330] ''airbus.com'' 27 March 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2018.</ref> Now the airline has eight of them in its fleet. As of July 2023, the airline utilizes the A330 on [[intercontinental flight]]s from Helsinki to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle]] and [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]. The A330s are powered by [[General Electric CF6]]-80E1 engines.<ref name="first A330"/> The aircraft are also being used on European services to [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]] and [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]].

==== Airbus A350 ====
On 8 March 2007, Finnair firmed up its orders for 11 [[Airbus A350]] aircraft with 8 options. On 3 December 2014, it was announced that Finnair had firmed up the contract for eight additional Airbus A350 aircraft deliveries starting in 2018.<ref name=AW/> On 13 August 2014, Finnair announced plans to initially deploy its A350 aircraft on services to Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai from 2015, with A350 services to Hong Kong and Singapore to be added in 2016. As of April 2019, Finnair operates the Airbus A350 to [[Suvarnabhumi Airport|Bangkok]], [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Krabi International Airport|Krabi]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Chubu Centrair International Airport|Nagoya]], [[Kansai International Airport|Osaka]], [[Phuket International Airport|Phuket]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul]], [[Shanghai Pudong International Airport|Shanghai]], [[Singapore Changi Airport|Singapore]] and [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo]]. Finnair also operated A350 aircraft on several flights to [[New York City|New York]] in January 2016 and became the first European airline to operate the A350 to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Drum|first=Bruce|date=2015-09-21|title=Finnair to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 on October 7, will fly to Shanghai starting on November 21|url=https://worldairlinenews.com/2015/09/21/finnair-to-take-delivery-of-its-first-airbus-a350-900-on-october-7-will-fly-to-shanghai-starting-on-november-21/|access-date=2021-10-24|website=World Airline News|language=en}}</ref> Finnair sometimes uses the A350 on the morning AY1331 flight from Helsinki to [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] to carry extra freight as well. Also, AY121/122 operating to New Delhi is also being served by the A350 as of 1 Nov 2022. As of autumn 2024, Finnair began operating the A350 daily to Gran Canaria as AY1721. Seldomly, it also operates to Amsterdam, Munich and Brussels.

Finnair took delivery of its first A350 aircraft on 7 October 2015, becoming the third airline to operate the aircraft after [[Qatar Airways]] and [[Vietnam Airlines]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finnair is taking a bold but calculated risk|url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/business/13562-finnair-is-taking-a-bold-but-calculated-risk.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=www.helsinkitimes.fi|date=7 October 2015 |language=en-gb}}</ref> According to the current delivery schedule, it will receive two A350 aircraft per year in 2019, 2020, and 2021, and one in 2022. Altogether, Finnair had 19 A350 aircraft in 2022.