Aviation

15 October 2021, Italy, Fiumicino: Employees of the Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) Airline work at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport after the company started operations on Friday. The first ITA flight is scheduled to take off from Milan Linate Airport. Photo: Redazione Telenews/ANSA via ZUMA Press/dpa

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Italy's new state airline ITA begins operations

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/15/21

ITA begins operations with 52 aircraft and 2,950 employees - a massive reduction from Alitalia's staff of some 10,000

An Alitalia aircraft in flight. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Last-ever Alitalia flight scheduled for Thursday evening

10/14/21

The airline will go out of service after 74 years in the aviation industry

Ryanair-aircraft-on-ground.-Photo-by-Ryanair

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Ryanair planning to open a high quality aviation training center in Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/18/21

The group announced plans to create 5,000 new jobs for post-Covid era

Finnair aircraft on the ground. Photo: Mikko Pylkkö/Finnair.

Finland

BUSINESS

Finnair to test Neste's so-called 'sustainable aviation fuel'

The Nomad Today 4/13/21

The collaboration between both companies serves as a showcase for other businesses with "ambitious climate commitments."

Helsinki airport and air traffic control tower. Photo: Finavia.

Finland

AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL

Helsinki-Vantaa selected best European airport in its size category

The Nomad Today 3/1/21

Helsinki Airport has also introduced new innovative practices, such as the Covid-19 sniffer dogs that have received worldwide attention and the UVC disinfection of security control trays.

A Neste worker at the Porvoo refinery. Photo: Neste.

Finland

BUSINESS

Neste supplies DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel

The Nomad Today 12/21/20

Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel is made from sustainably sourced, renewable waste and residue raw materials.

Finland

AVIATION INDUSTRY CRISIS

Helsinki airport agony threatens to collapse regional airfields

The Nomad Today 11/17/20

“When international traffic at Helsinki Airport is at a standstill, traffic at the regional airports is also dramatically reduced," says Kimmo Mäki , CEO of Finavia. Last month, the number…

The Helsinki airport boarding area is half empty in July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

RECESSION

Air traffic figures confirm agony of Finnish aviation and tourism

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Finnair carried 193,000 passengers in August, which is 85.8% less year-on-year. At the Helsinki-Vantaa airport , the total number of travelers plummeted by 87%. Finavia says the drop is much lower…

Finnair-plane-aircraft-by-Viola-from-pixabay

Finland

Finnair racks up millionaire losses over coronavirus

The Nomad Today 7/24/20

Revenue decreased in the April-to-June period by 91.3% to 68.6 million euros, while net loss grew to 172 million euros.

Finland

ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

Finns dream of flying with zero emissions

The Nomad Today 6/24/20

Cooperation is intensified to introduce a new generation of electric aircraft in the country.

Finland

Finavia wants electric aircraft to fly on domestic routes by the end of 2020s

The Nomad Today 1/28/20

Members of the Network for Electric Aviation (NEA) meet in Helsinki this week to discuss standardizing infrastructure and developing aircraft technology in the Nordic countries.

Finland