Finncomm
IATA FC	ICAO WBA	Callsign WESTBIRD
Founded		1993
Hubs		Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Fleet size		12
Destinations		17
Headquarters		Seinäjoki, Finland
Key people		Juhani Pakari, CEO
Website: http://www.finncomm.fi/

Finncomm Airlines Embraer ERJ 145

Finncomm Airlines (short for Finnish Commuter Airlines Oy), is a regional airline based in Seinäjoki, Finland. The headquarters is located at Seinäjoki Airport but a main base and hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.^[1] From Helsinki they fly to Estonia, Germany and 15 different destinations in Finland. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 328 pixelsFull resolution (1205 × 494 pixel, file size: 38 KB, MIME type: image/png) Finncomm Airlines logo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... One of the Helsinki-Vantaas runways Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK) in Vantaa, Finland, is the main airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. ... Founded 1868 Country Finland Province Western Finland Region Southern Ostrobothnia Sub-region Seinäjoki Area 603 km² Population - Density 36,419 (Dec 31, 2005) 60 inh. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x748, 113 KB) Yhteenveto Finncomm Airlines Embraer ERJ-145. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x748, 113 KB) Yhteenveto Finncomm Airlines Embraer ERJ-145. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Founded 1868 Country Finland Province Western Finland Region Southern Ostrobothnia Sub-region Seinäjoki Area 603 km² Population - Density 36,419 (Dec 31, 2005) 60 inh. ... Seinäjoki Airport is an airport in Seinäjoki, Finland (IATA: SJY, ICAO: EFIL). ... One of the Helsinki-Vantaas runways Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK) in Vantaa, Finland, is the main airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. ...

History

The airline started operations in 1993. Co-operation with Finnair began in 1998 when Finncomm started to provide Swedish airline Golden Air with staff, flight planning, operations control and marketing functions in Finland. It has over 200 employees (as of March 2007).^[1] Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Finnair Airbus A320-200 Finnair MD-11, decorated with Moomin characters Finnair is Finlands largest airline and the national flag carrier. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

The airline carried over 400,000 passengers in 2006 and expects to carry over 600,000 in 2007. In 2006 the airline had more than 80 daily departures from Helsinki-Vantaa airport making it the second largest airline operating from there in terms of daily departures after Finnair.

Finncomm is co-operating with Finnair providing feeder traffic for their route network. They also offer a good point-to-point network on domestic flights as they fly to 15 destinations in Finland. Finncomm has inaugurated so called low-cost concept which means very competitive ticket prices if compared for trains and buses or other airlines. Despite quite low ticket prices, the airline is still considered as a full service airline. Even on domestic flights soft drinks, chocolate and/or a sandwich is offered as a free of charge, depending a duration of the flight. On Stuttgart route a complimentary meal is served with drinks. Their fleet is rather young as brand new ATR's are introduced with 6 of those already operating and 6 more will be delivered. All Embraer-145s and ATRs does have leather seats.

Finncomm is also a member airline of European Regions Airline Association. Finncomm Airlines has been profitable at every single year since it was established in 1993 which is quite an achievement if considering rather turbulent past years in aviation market. Today they have one of the best on-time records in Europe according to ERA statistics. The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is the principal body representing air transport in Europes regions. ...

Due to a one incident in late 2006, the Finnish Civil Aviation Authority ordered some changes for the Finncomm's operating procedures and temporarily increased their weather minimums in ATR operations. The incident is under investigation and some re-training was ordered by Finnish Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to get pilots used for new operating procedures and temporarily slightly increased weather minimus in ATR operations until all ATR crews are trained. Nowadays those restrictions are lifted and operations are back to normal again. ^[2]

Destinations

Finncomm Airlines operates the following services (as of June 2007):^[3] Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Domestic

• Enontekiö (Enontekiö) (Seasonal)
• Helsinki (Helsinki-Vantaa Airport)
• Joensuu (Joensuu Airport)
• Jyväskylä (Jyväskylä Airport)
• Kemi/Tornio (Kemi-Tornio Airport)
• Kokkola/Jakobstad/Kruunupyy (Kruunupyy Airport)
• Kuopio (Kuopio Airport)
• Kuusamo (Kuusamo Airport) (Seasonal)
• Lappeenranta (Lappeenranta Airport)
• Pori (Pori Airport)
• Savonlinna (Savonlinna Airport)
• Seinäjoki (Seinäjoki Airport)
• Tampere (Tampere-Pirkkala Airport)
• Turku (Turku Airport)
• Vaasa (Vaasa Airport)

Enontekiö (Eanodat in Northern Sami, Enontekis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Enontekiö (Eanodat in Northern Sami, Enontekis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ... One of the Helsinki-Vantaas runways Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (IATA: HEL, ICAO: EFHK) in Vantaa, Finland, is the main airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. ... Joensuu City Hall Joensuu is a city in eastern Finland. ... Joensuu Airport is an airport in Joensuu, Finland (IATA: JOE, ICAO: EFJO). ... Fireworks in Jyväskylä Jyväskylä (IPA: [jyʋæsËŒkylæ]) is a city located in central Finland, 147 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki, near the lakes Päijänne and Keitele. ... Jyväskylä Airport is an airport in Jyväskylä, Finland (IATA: JYV, ICAO: EFJY). ... Kemi is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Location on Finnish map Tornio (Swedish: TorneÃ¥) is a municipality in Lapland, Finland. ... Kemi-Tornio Airport (IATA: KEM, ICAO: EFKE) is an airport north of the city of Kemi, near the town of Lautiosaari east of the Kemijoki (Kemi River) in Finland. ... Kokkola (Karleby in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Jakobstad, or Pietarsaari, is a town and municipality in Finland. ... Kronoby (Kruunupyy in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Kruunupyy Airport (Finnish: Kruunupyyn lentokenttä; Swedish: Kronoby flygplats) (IATA: KOK, ICAO: EFKK) is located about 19 km south of Kokkola, in the municipality of Kronoby. ... Kuopio is a Finnish city located in the province of Eastern Finland and the region of Northern Savonia. ... Kuopio Airport is an airport in Kuopio, Finland (IATA: KUO, ICAO: EFKU). ... Kuusamo is a municipality of Finland. ... Kuusamo Airport is an airport in Kuusamo, Finland (IATA: KAO, ICAO: EFKS). ... Lappeenranta (or Villmanstrand in Swedish) is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about 30 km from the Russian border. ... Lappeenranta Airport is an airport in Lappeenranta, Finland (IATA: LPP, ICAO: EFLP). ... Court House of Pori The Juselius Mausoleum, designed by Josef Stenbäck For other uses, see Pori (disambiguation). ... Pori Airport is an airport in Pori, Finland (IATA: POR, ICAO: EFPO). ... Savonlinna or Nyslott in Swedish, (literally Newcastle) is a municipality of about 28,000 inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region. ... Savonlinna Airport is an airport in Savonlinna, Finland (IATA: SVL, ICAO: EFSA). ... Founded 1868 Country Finland Province Western Finland Region Southern Ostrobothnia Sub-region Seinäjoki Area 603 km² Population - Density 36,419 (Dec 31, 2005) 60 inh. ... Seinäjoki Airport is an airport in Seinäjoki, Finland (IATA: SJY, ICAO: EFIL). ... Tampere ( , Tammerfors in Swedish) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. ... The Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (IATA: TMP, ICAO: EFTP), located in Pirkkala, some 15 kilometres from the city of Tampere, is one of the busiest airports in Finland. ... Turku (IPA:  , Swedish:  ), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 (as of 2005). ... Turku Airport, (IATA: TKU, ICAO: EFTU), is located some 8 kilometers from Turku, Finland. ... Founded 1606 Province Western Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa Area - Of which land - Rank 397 km² 183 km² ranked 345th Population - Density - Rank 57,266 (2005) 311. ... Vaasa Airport (Finnish: Vaasan lentokenttä; Swedish: Vasa flygfält) (IATA: VAA, ICAO: EFVA) is located about 9 km south east of Vaasa. ...

Germany

• Stuttgart (Stuttgart Airport)

City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart (IPA: []) is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. ... Stuttgart Airport (in German Flughafen Stuttgart, formerly Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen) (IATA: STR, ICAO: EDDS) is an international airport located approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of the city center of Stuttgart, Germany. ...

Estonia

• Tallinn (Tallinn Airport)

County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... airBaltic Fokker F50 at Tallinn Airport Tallinn Airport or Ülemiste Airport (IATA: TLL, ICAO: EETN; Estonian: Tallinna lennujaam) is the largest airport in Estonia and home base of the national airline Estonian Air. ...

Fleet

The Finncomm Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (as of April 2007):^[4] Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

• 2 ATR 72-500
• 4 ATR 42-500
• 2 Embraer ERJ 145LU
• 3 Saab 340
• On order: 6 ATR 72-500^[5]

On 13 June 2005 the airline placed a firm order for 8 ATR 42-500 aircraft (with a further 8 options). The initial aircraft will replace the Golden Air current fleet of Saab 340 aircraft that are operated by Finncomm on Finnish routes, feeding Finnair's Helsinki hub and operating on Finncomm's regional routes. Total contract value, including options, is around $250 million, with deliveries in the 2005 to 2007 time period. ^[6] The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... Embraer 145 of the Brazilian police (Photo: Lindomar Cruz /ABr) Embraer ERJ 135 American Eagle ERJ 140 British Airways Citiexpress (Now BA Connect) ERJ 145 in British Airways utopia livery Pathania Embraer ERJ 145 cockpit Régional ERJ145 operating for Air France bmi regional ERJ 145 The Embraer ERJ 145... Saab 340A of Aurigny Air Services. ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport gional). ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | International airliners 1980-1989 ... Saab 340A of Aurigny Air Services. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - City manager Jussi Pajunen Area  - City 187. ...

External links

• Finncomm Airlines
• Finncomm Embraer Fleet Detail
• Finnish aviation authority curbs Finncomm turboprop pilots' rights (2007)

References