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Finnair is considering ordering 30 narrowbody jets

Airline Finnair announced on Wednesday that it is sourcing a first batch of narrowbody aircraft, and considering an order for up to 30 jets.

Turkka Kuusisto, CEO of the company, told reporters that "one could argue that we'd need 15 but we also need to do a... wider or more extrapolated analysis" that would determine if it should be 25 or 30.

The Finnish airline has 80 aircraft in its fleet. This includes 15 jets that are older and need to be replaced. Kuusisto said that this was the most pressing need.

He did not know which aircraft would be chosen, but that the company will make a decision at the end of this year. (Doyinsola Oladipo in New York; Editing by Rod Nickel, Tim Hepher)

(source: Reuters)