Austrian Airlines

Austrian flag carrier airline

Austrian Airlines is the largest airline of Austria. Its main hub is the Vienna International Airport. It was founded on May 3, 1923. [1] Austrian bought its first jet aircraft in 1963. Austrian joined the Star Alliance on March 26, 2000. [2] The Government of Austria sold the airline in 2008. Lufthansa bought Austrian Airlines in 2009. [3] In April 2015, Austrian Airlines was combined with Tyrolean Airways. [4]

On 17 March 2020, the airline temporarily blocks work as a result of the COVID-19.[5]

Austrian Airlines AG
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IATA ICAO Callsign
OS AUA AUSTRIAN
Founded30 September 1957; 65 years ago (1957-09-30)
Commenced operations31 March 1958; 65 years ago (1958-03-31)
HubsVienna International Airport
Frequent-flyer programMiles & More
AllianceStar Alliance
Fleet size61
Destinations130[6]
Parent companyLufthansa Group
HeadquartersSchwechat, Austria
Jurisdiction: Vienna[7]
Key people
  • Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO
  • Andreas Otto, CCO
  • Wolfgang Jani, CFO
RevenueDecrease EUR 460 mio. (2020)[8]
Operating incomeDecrease EUR −379 mio. (2020)[8]
Employees6,443 (as of December 2020)[8]
Websitewww.austrian.com

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ReferencesEdit

  1. "Austrian Airlines - airlinefiles". airlinefiles.com.
  2. "Star Alliance". www.austrianairlines.ag. Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Lufthansa completes takeover of Austrian Airlines - DW - 03.09.2009". DW.COM.
  4. "Austrian, Tyrolean to merge in April next year". ch-aviation.
  5. "Verified emissions 2018". European Union emissions trading system (EU ETS). Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  6. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 81.
  7. "Firmensitz von Austrian Airlines ist korrekt". APA-OTS. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Overview of Key Facts and Figures" (Press release). Austrian Airlines. 4 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. Jun 23; Plus, 2005 ATW. "Austrian retires last MD-80". atwonline.com.