Finnair Cargo to start 1 Weekly flight to JFK with MD-11F

[Iberia A340-600]

Per a post on Airliners.Net and a search in the Finnair Cargo schedule it appears that Finnair Cargo will be starting a 1 weekly cargo flight operated by the MD-11F between Helsinki and JFK. The flight will operate on Fridays and will start on November 19.

AY8865 HEL-JFK 3:40pm M11F
AY8866 JFK-HEL 8:00pm M11F

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Also a reminder that tomorrow Finnair will be operating the A340-300 on AY6/AY7 instead of the regular A330-300.

[gonzalu]

Thanks Gordon. Are those the flight numbers? I love the MD-11 Cargo... looks a lot like the Lufthansa Cargo MD-11's as far as the logo and the simple graphics. Makes for tough exposures LOL.

The 343 track for tomorrow (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/FIN5/history/20101111/1210Z/EFHK/KJFK)

BTW, excellent images in your gallery :-)

[heeshung]

YESSSSSS!! :biggrin:

[gonzalu]

I just noticed I have a 4pm meeting tomorrow and Friday too DARN!!!

and no more days off until 2011 ... I have to find a way to get out there on Friday afternoon lol. Do they often replace the A330 for a A343?

[Iberia A340-600]

Thank you, Manny.

Those are indeed the flight numbers that will be used for the cargo flight. Unfortunately the A340-300 is a one-off sub and I believe this is actually the first time that JFK will see the Finnair A340-300.

[Zee71]

Excellent! I'll try to catch the A340 tomorrow and the MD-11F next week.

[gonzalu]

Excellent! I'll try to catch the A340 tomorrow and the MD-11F next week.

Cheater... it takes me 1.5 hours in traffic from upper Manhattan to Panera, probably another 20 minutes to Bayswater/THe Mounds LOL. You can do this in like what, 10 minutes? hahahahaha

OK, maybe I'll see you out there if I am able to get away.

[gonzalu]

It looks like it could be an EXTRA plane? the other A330 is still in the schedule for the same time slot (or thereabouts)

[gonzalu]

Here are two not so great shots of the A340 as they were shot in almost total darkness (photographically speaking of course)

http://manny.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Spotting/JFK-11112010/MAG4983/1087243422_qUo6M-X2.jpg

http://manny.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Spotting/JFK-11112010/MAG5002/1087261753_gNcCC-X2.jpg

For those who care about this sort of thing, the light was bad. Above shot was 1/200sec @ f/4 ISO 3200. It has a bit of motion blur and it is not critically sharp. But I'll take it LOL. 400mm f/2.8 would have come in very handy for these sort of conditions.

[Delta777LR]

Nice grab Manny.