Nordic Business Report-November 29, 2006-Finnair Plc signs order for four new Embraer 190 jet aircraft (C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish airline Finnair Plc said on Wednesday (29 November) that it has signed an order for four new 100 seat Embraer 190 jet aircraft. Finnair said that it used its four remaining options for the order, which is valued at over EUR100m The aircraft will be delivered to Finnair in 2008-09, two during both years. Once these new aircraft have arrived Finnair will have an Embraer fleet comprising 20 aircraft. Embraer aircraft are used in Finnair traffic on domestic routes as well as many Scandinavian and other European routes. The Embraer jets have in part replaced the Boeing MD-80s which were retired from the Finnair fleet last July. Finnair, established in 1923, operates a route network of 50 international destinations and 15 domestic destinations with a fleet of 67 aircraft. The companys largest shareholder is the Finnish state with a 56.3% holding. Finnair is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki. One British pound (GBP) is worth approximately 1.49 euros (EUR). ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))