Finnair will stand down 36 pilots from September 2025 to at least May next year, it confirmed in a statement, amid ongoing industrial action by its pilots’ union that has thus far been unable to reach a resolution.
Speaking exclusively to the Australian Aviation Podcast, Greg Foran, who will depart Air New Zealand in October, said that with the benefit of hindsight, one thing he would have done differently was to “burn more cash” rather than try to cut costs.
Finnair will stand down 36 pilots from September 2025 to at least May next year, it confirmed in a statement, amid ongoing industrial action by its pilots’ union that has thus far been unable to reach a resolution.