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Finnair warns pilot strike could impact wet-leases with Qantas Airways
February 12th 2025
Finnair has signalled it may terminate wet-lease agreements with Qantas Airways covering two A330-300s as its pilots intensify their threats of stoppages. Read More » The airline is negotiating a new work contract with its cockpit crew union and also plans to make 90 pilot roles redundant. “In connection with the collective labour negotiations for pilots that have been ongoing since autumn, the pilot’s union has extended industrial action, including a stand-by ban, to cover flights operated for the partner carrier and flights pilots use to transfer to these flights,” Finnair said. “This impacts Finnair’s ability to operate the flights as agreed. Finnair has initiated discussions with its partner on future options for the cooperation agreement with one option being termination of the agreement.” The two wet-leased A330-300s operate Sydney-Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Sydney-Singapore on behalf of Qantas Airways.
