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Finnish Commuter Airlines Oy operating as Flybe Nordic, trading as Finncomm Airlines, was a regional airline with its head office on the grounds of Seinäjoki Airport in Ilmajoki, Finland, near Seinäjoki.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.discountmyflights.ca/travel-tips/why-youve-probably-never-heard-of-finncomm-airlines/ )〕 The carrier operates flights to Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Romania, Sweden and 16 destinations within Finland from its base at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.〔Flight International 3 April 2007〕 The airline is a member of the European Regions Airline Association. Finncomm Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in Finland in terms of number of flights.〔“Finncomm Airlines” – Airliner World, July 2009〕 The company was replaced by Flybe Nordic in 2011. == History == In 1993, Juhani Pakari and his father started Finncomm Airlines as an Air Taxi business flying light aircraft to remote airstrips which other carriers did not serve. Seeking to acquire an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) to begin scheduled flights, Finncomm partnered with Swedish carrier Golden Air in 1999 until Finncomm could receive their own AOC. The original Golden Air fleet consisted of seven Saab 340s and one Saab 2000.〔 In September 2003, Finncomm received their own AOC and operations began with one Embraer ERJ-145s leased from Swiss International Air Lines. Inaugural services between Helsinki and Stuttgart were followed by flights to Düsseldorf and Oslo with the arrival of a second ERJ-145 from Swiss International Air Lines in April 2005.〔 At the 2005 Paris Air Show, Finncomm announced a $250 million contract for eight ATR-42-500 aircraft with options for a further eight. With the arrival of the ATR-42 in late November 2005, the airline could begin to retire the Saab fleet inherited from Golden Air.〔 In 2006, at the Farnborough Air Show, Finncomm signed a contract which converted four of their ATR-42 orders to the larger ATR-72-500. This was further supplemented by the purchase of an additional three ATR-72 aircraft at a list price of $54 million.〔 In January 2008 the carrier announced another order for a further five ATR-72-500 aircraft with deliveries between 2009 and 2011. Once all the orders have been fulfilled by ATR, Finncomm will become the largest operator of the ATR-500 series in Europe.〔 On 9 September 2010, Finnair Group announced that they have signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the aircraft from Finnish Commuter Airlines Oy and 20% of Finncomm Airlines Oy for the total sum of €48 million. The schedule for completion of the purchase is yet unknown. Finncomm will however remain their own identity and continue operations normally in the Finnair Group. On 1 July 2011, Finnair and Flybe announced they will jointly buy Finncomm for €25 million. The company will be renamed Flybe Nordic. 60% of shares will be owned by Flybe while Finnair will own 40%.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Finncomm Airlines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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