Finnair reaches accord with flight crew over cost-cutting plans

Finnair and the Finnish Air Line Pilots’ Association (SLL) have reached an agreement in their negotiations related to Finnair’s ongoing cost-cutting programme. The agreement will save Finnair up to €17 million annually. In return, Finnair has given pilots protection from redundancies for the next two years. The savings agreed with SLL were mainly reached through changes to salary and rostering practices. Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo said: “We are pleased that in this difficult situation we were able to negotiate a savings agreement with the pilots. The majority of the savings would materialize on a quick schedule, which is essential in