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75-399: Eurowings has gone through a major transformation in recent years. It was part of Lufthansa Regional until October 2014. At that time, it began operating on behalf of Germanwings within their network. Since spring 2015, Eurowings has been redeveloped into a value carrier for short- and long-haul flights. By October 2015, it had also started to incorporate Germanwings' route network as part of

150-574: A 35 percent stake in Lauda Air while an 85.7 percent shareholding in Tyrolean Airways was acquired in December of that year. Two years later, the airline wholly acquired Tyrolean Airways, making it a subsidiary In 1999, Austrian Airlines launched the ability for customers to book flights via the internet. On 26 March 2000, Austrian became a member of Star Alliance . During January 2001, it acquired

225-514: A brand name only for charter flights. It had 6,394 employees. Another subsidiary of Austrian Airlines, Tyrolean Airways, specialised in regional flights, having been merged with Rheintalflug in 2002. In March 2004, it launched its Focus East plan, expanding the airline's destinations across Central and Eastern Europe to 38; as a consequence, the Austrian Airlines Group became a market leader within this region. In October 2006, Austrian

300-498: A capital increase of €140 million, providing effective measures to be taken to address the structural deficiencies. The Lauda Air subsidiary was merged into Austrian Airlines on 1 July 2012. On 30 April 2012, after failure of negotiations over cost-cutting measures, AUA operations were taken over by subsidiary Tyrolean Airways. After this date, all Austrian flights were operated by Tyrolean. However, 110 pilots and 250 flight personnel chose not to go to Tyrolean, but to instead leave

375-601: A change of plans for their Vienna operations. Austrian Airlines would not operate some routes for the Eurowings brand as planned; instead, Eurowings Europe would handle all these flights itself. In October 2015, Eurowings took over 55 Germanwings routes. By April 2016, Eurowings had taken over several more routes. Eurowings has been solely responsible for all sales under the Germanwings brand since October 2015. From November 2015, Eurowings were offering one-way fares to destinations in

450-473: A distance of over 9,877 kilometers or 6,137 miles; the flight takes about 12 hours and 30 minutes, using Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. Austrian Airlines announced it would commence service (four times a week) to Shiraz which began on 2 July 2017, with a stopover in Isfahan using Airbus A320 aircraft. Austrian Airlines codeshares with the following airlines: As of July 2024 , Austrian Airlines operates

525-558: A lack of demand. Austrian Airlines resumed flights to Chicago on 17 May 2013, and launched Newark in 2014. Austrian Airlines started service to Mauritius at the beginning of the 2015 winter schedule. The expansion of the intercontinental network seems to indicate improving results for Austrian, with Lufthansa placing its confidence in the airline. Austrian Airlines began service to Mauritius and Miami in October 2015. Austrian Airlines commenced service to Los Angeles on 10 April 2017, covering

600-689: A layover in Brussels ). The Caravelle formed a core part of Austrian Airlines' fleet up until 1973. Deliveries of the American-built jetliner, the Douglas DC-9 , commenced in 1971. Starting in 1971, Austrian opted to standardise its fleet. By the end of that year, all Viscounts had been permanently withdrawn, leaving the firm with an all-jet fleet. Its new fleet centered around a core of nine DC-9-32s, these would be operated by Austrian Airlines for both short- and medium-haul flights for many years. During 1975,

675-733: A leased Vickers Viscount 779 took off from Vienna for a scheduled service to Zürich and London . During early 1960, six new-build Viscount 837s were delivered to Austrian Airlines; unlike earlier aircraft, which had been leased, these were owned by the company and quickly displaced the former. Operations expanded quickly, opting to launch domestic services for the first time on 1 May 1963. Within ten years of operations, Austrian Airlines' financial situation had improved considerably; its share capital had reportedly increased from an initial ATS 60 million to reach ATS 290 million in 1957. During its first decade of operation, Austrian Airlines experienced competition from Adria Airways ; passengers from

750-560: A majority of the shares in Lauda Air; one month later, the airline also bought all of the shares in Rheintalflug . Austrian Airlines' operating name was shortened to Austrian in September 2003, it also renamed its three constituent carriers during this rebranding. On 1 October 2004, the flight operations departments of Austrian and Lauda Air were merged into a single unit, leaving Lauda Air as

825-582: A new corporate design, a revised aircraft livery, and several new routes. However, in January 2016, Austrian Airlines announced it would revise its new branding introduced in spring 2015 by dropping the word "my" in front of Austrian; this new feature had been severely criticised. In June 2015, Austrian Airlines announced the purchase of 17 Embraer 195s from within the Lufthansa Group. These Embraer aircraft, which had been owned by Lufthansa CityLine , replaced

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900-479: A new corporate design, and a revised aircraft livery. Following labour disputes over several of the cost-cutting measures, all Austrian Airlines' flights were transferred on 1 July 2012 to its subsidiary, Tyrolean Airways , which operated under the Austrian name. On 1 April 2015, after a new labour agreement had been reached, all flights transferred back to Austrian, and Tyrolean Airways was merged into its parent. During

975-515: A result, in January 2012, a new strategy was implemented, with the addition of 11 new aircraft in the next three years, leading to a renewal of the fleet on the long term, with Airbus planes serving medium-haul routes and Boeings serving long-haul routes. In December 2011, a new cost-saving plan was revealed, as the company was still losing money despite eliminating 2,500 jobs. Lufthansa refused to provide financial support. In March 2012, Austrian called once more for recapitalisation. Lufthansa approved

1050-580: A small profit of €3.3 million in 2007, financial guidance for 2008 had to be changed negatively several times, to a loss of €475 million expected as of the end of November. In June 2008, Merrill Lynch advised the Austrian government to sell the airline to a foreign company. Interest was shown by Lufthansa , Air France–KLM , Royal Jordanian , Air China , Turkish Airlines , Aeroflot , S7 Airlines , and Singapore Airlines . Of those, Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, and S7 emerged as potential bidders. On 13 November 2008, state holding ÖIAG announced that Lufthansa

1125-526: A time of uncertainty following the demission of appointed CEO Thierry Antinori, the arrival of Jaan Albrecht as the new CEO in 2011 signalled the beginning of a new era for the airline, with improving passenger numbers and a more strategic position within the Lufthansa framework. The completion of extension works at the Vienna International Airport will give the airline more room for expansion. As

1200-451: A total of 38 Airbus A319/A320 aircraft for six years to Lufthansa Group's Eurowings (33 aircraft) and Austrian Airlines (five), starting from February 2017. As a result, Eurowings will phase out Germanwings' older A320s. On 15 February 2017, Eurowings retired their last Bombardier CRJ900 after a flight from Karlsruhe to Hamburg . All CRJ900s have been handed over to Lufthansa CityLine and replaced by larger Airbus A320-200s , as part of

1275-601: A turnaround plan introduced by Lufthansa. In April 2020, Lufthansa announced a major downsizing for Eurowings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic . While Germanwings has been shut entirely and Eurowings is to phase out several aircraft, most wet-lease contracts have been ended on short notice. Amongst the terminated agreements was the largest one with German Airways (formerly LGW) for their entire Bombardier DHC-8-400 fleet. In February 2021, Lufthansa announced it would take over most of Eurowings' routes at Munich Airport with

1350-451: A year mostly to minor domestic and European destinations. As part of Lufthansa's new corporate design introduced in early 2018, Lufthansa Regional aircraft operated by Lufthansa CityLine are also receiving the new livery with the "Lufthansa." "Regional" titles are being removed from the fuselages of Lufthansa Regional aircraft and replaced by "Lufthansa" titles. As of March 2020, one sole route remained as operated by Air Dolomiti under

1425-821: Is an operational entity for regional and feeder flights performed by two regional airlines owned by Lufthansa within its route network. As part of Lufthansa's rebranding, the Lufthansa Regional brand name has gradually been removed from the public eye since early 2018. The repainted aircraft no longer wear Lufthansa Regional titles. Lufthansa Regional was founded as the successor of similar Team Lufthansa , which consisted of predominantly independent airlines contracted by Lufthansa. As of January 2018, Lufthansa Regional consists of two members, Air Dolomiti and Lufthansa CityLine , which are both fully owned by Lufthansa. They are based at Lufthansa's hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport and carry 10.5 million passengers

1500-520: Is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat where it also maintains its hub . As of July 2016, the airline flew to six domestic and more than 120 international year-round and seasonal destinations in 55 countries and is a member of the Star Alliance . The airline was formed in 1957 by the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways but traces its history back to 1923 at

1575-696: The Airbus A320 family are equipped with new seats and a new cabin design. By September 2013, Austrian's entire long-haul-fleet (Boeing 767 and Boeing 777) also got new seats and a new cabin design. It contains full-flat beds with a pneumatics system and aisle access from nearly every seat in Business Class, and new seats with video-on-demand for every passenger in Economy Class. Austrian myHoliday replaced Lauda Air as Austrian Airlines' holiday brand in April 2013 and

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1650-545: The Airbus A320-200 , after taking delivery of its first on 20 January, which was received from Lufthansa and repainted in Eurowings' new livery. This and further A320s would be operated on behalf of Germanwings for most of 2015, until Lufthansa consolidated its low-cost operations under the new Eurowings brand by end of that year. Additionally, in February 2015, the Lufthansa Group announced that SunExpress Deutschland would be

1725-542: The Douglas DC-9 jetliner; by the end of 1971, Austrian was an all-jet operator. During the 1980s, it introduced the DC-9-80, otherwise known as the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 , to its fleet. Various airliners produced by Airbus , Boeing , Fokker and other manufacturers were introduced across the 1980s and 1990s. Throughout the 1990s, the airline sought out new strategic alliances, as well as to expand its presence in

1800-713: The Junkers-Werke (49%). The company's initial fleet consisted of Junkers F 13s . On 14 May 1923, the first flight performed by the fledging airline was conducted between Vienna and Munich, piloted by Hans Baur. The landing took place in Vienna Jedlesee ; there occurred a conversion to float and the connecting flight to Budapest. The company was operated by Junkers Trans European Union. Its destinations included Munich, Budapest, Nuremberg, Graz, Klagenfurt, and St. Wolfgang. Some targets in Austria were served with seaplanes. The union

1875-643: The Kangaroo Route . Austrian was the last European-based airline offering direct flights from Melbourne to Europe. It started with Lauda aircraft and later used Austrian Airlines aircraft. Austrian has temporarily restarted the Vienna to Sydney route in March 2020, as part of their repatriation flights to retrieve people stranded in other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight from Vienna to Sydney will be non-stop and

1950-526: The annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in March 1938, these plans were promptly abandoned. From 1 January 1939, the airline was fully under the control of Lufthansa. In June 1939, the company was deleted from the commercial register. After the Second World War , Austria was once again separated from Germany. While it regained its independence as a result of the Austrian State Treaty of 1955,

2025-500: The Austrian government at this time. Throughout the 1990s, many airlines focused on cooperation and alliances. Austrian was one of the first companies to join the Qualiflyer Group , founded by Swissair. This was also a period of quick expansion in the long-haul market, launching new flight paths to China and South Africa . During the late 1990s, Austrian Airlines developed an appetite for acquisitions; during March 1997, it bought

2100-605: The Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia were routinely commuting to neighbouring Yugoslavia to use airports in what is now Slovenia . On 18 February 1963, Austrian ordered its first jet airliner, the Sud Aviation Caravelle , which it operated in an 80-seat configuration. During 1969, the airline broke new ground with the launch of its first long-distance route to New York City in the United States (early flights were made in co-operation with Belgian Sabena with

2175-602: The Caribbean and Thailand for as little as 99 euros. In December 2015, Eurowings' new long-haul operations faced severe criticism, as every fourth flight was delayed by an average of 5.8 hours, with some flights delayed more than 20 hours. Lufthansa stated that unexpected technical difficulties and a small fleet were to blame; Eurowings started its first seven long-haul routes with only one own aircraft. Shortly after, Eurowings again faced severe public outrage and negative media coverage, after one of their flights from Varadero to Cologne

2250-625: The European Commission initiated the investigation on the acquisition for breach of free-trade rules, suspecting that the tendering process was a fake one, everything being already decided in favour of Lufthansa. Finally, following approval from the European Commission, Lufthansa purchased Austrian Airlines during September 2009. Shares in Austrian Airlines AG were suspended on the Vienna Stock Exchange on 4 February 2010. After

2325-594: The Eurowings Group are fully incorporated into the Lufthansa Group accounts; key trends since 2015, when it moved towards the low cost model, are (as at year ending 31 December): Eurowings has codeshare agreements with the following airlines: As of July 2024, Eurowings (excluding Eurowings Europe ) operates the following aircraft: Over the years, Eurowings has operated the following aircraft types: [REDACTED] Media related to Eurowings at Wikimedia Commons Lufthansa Regional Lufthansa Regional

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2400-414: The Lufthansa Group announced that Eurowings will drop all long-haul flights and instead focus on short-haul operations aboard Airbus A320-family aircraft. All long-haul flights operated by Eurowings will be transferred to other network airlines- Lufthansa , Brussels Airlines , Austrian Airlines , and Swiss . It was also announced that Brussels Airlines will work more closely with its network partners under

2475-485: The Lufthansa Group announced that Eurowings would replace its 23 Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft with 23 Airbus A320s . Ten of the A320s would be new orders, and 13 would be transferred from Lufthansa Group orders between February 2015 and March 2017. Lufthansa also announced Eurowings' transformation from a regional airline into a low-cost long and short-haul carrier by the end of 2015. On 1 February 2015, Eurowings started operating

2550-450: The Lufthansa Group announced that starting in October 2019, Eurowings would introduce long-haul flights from Frankfurt Airport and further its Munich hub to expand Lufthansa's tourist-oriented presence and cooperation with these two hubs. It was announced that the original routes serviced from Frankfurt would be Mauritius, Barbados, and Windhoek, and Bangkok from Munich. However, in June 2019,

2625-482: The Lufthansa brand while all other of their operations are codeshared using their own brand name. Lufthansa Regional flights are operated by two partner airlines based at Lufthansa's hub airports in Frankfurt and Munich. Austrian Airlines Austrian Airlines AG , often shortened to Austrian or AUA , is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of Lufthansa , the flag carrier of Germany. The airline

2700-507: The ageing Fokker 70s and 100s . By August 2016, eight of 17 Embraer aircraft had been delivered while 9 of 23 Fokker left the fleet. By late July 2017, all of the remaining Fokker 70s had been phased out; the Fokker 100s followed by the end of the year. That same year, Austrian began offering Internet on board its short-haul and medium-haul flights for the first time. Due to increasing competition from low-cost carriers at its Vienna base and

2775-435: The airline was part of Lufthansa Regional. In March 2011, the maintenance division at Nürnberg Airport was also closed. In late 2013, Eurowings' short-haul flights that are not operated from Frankfurt or Munich were transferred from Lufthansa to Germanwings. All Eurowings flights operated on behalf of Lufthansa Regional ceased by autumn 2014 and were rebranded to Germanwings, the last ones to and from Düsseldorf. In July 2014,

2850-514: The airline's then-owner, the Austrian government, was advised to privatise Austrian via its sale to a foreign company. In 2009, the Lufthansa Group purchased Austrian after receiving approval from the European Commission following an investigation into the tendering process. Following its privatisation, both fleet expansion and cost-saving initiatives were enacted as the business was restructured; visible changes included route alterations,

2925-469: The autumn of 2022, Austrian announced an order of four new Airbus A320neo . The first of which joined the fleet in October of the same year, and the other 3 will be gradually phased in until spring 2023. In April 2023, Austrian additionally announced that their current long haul fleet consisting of 3 Boeing 767-300ER and 6 Boeing 777-200ER will be replaced by 10 Boeing 787-9 from early 2024 to 2028. 5 of these jets will be transferred from Lufthansa , and

3000-721: The company into the Lufthansa Group fold. At that time, Eurowings was the owner of Germanwings , thus creating a low-cost branch within the Lufthansa trust. Plans to merge these two airlines with TUIfly (controlled by TUI Travel ) into a joint and independent holding company, were brought forth during 2008, but did not materialize. Instead, Lufthansa announced in December 2008 to acquire Germanwings from Eurowings. In September 2010 Eurowings closed its headquarters and technical infrastructure in Dortmund, Germany, and moved both to Düsseldorf, where Eurowings operated most of its flights since

3075-522: The company. After recovering from the global economic fallout from the Great Depression , the firm's fleet was expanded via the addition of several Junkers Ju 52/3 m. The rapid growth of the firm throughout the 1930s led to it becoming the fourth-largest airline in Europe at one point. In 1938, the company began planning routes to Rome, Paris, and London, using a fleet of Junkers Ju 90 aircraft. Following

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3150-529: The decades. Since joining Star Alliance , a few aeroplanes have flown with Star Alliance markings. For the Mozart year in 2006, an Airbus A320 was decorated in a Mozart design, and an Airbus A340-300 was coated with an hommage to the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra . A Boeing 737-600 was given a glacier look for a Tyrol advertisement. Three designs were put on aeroplanes to mark Euro 2008 . An Airbus A320

3225-493: The exception of few domestic services and flights to Palma de Mallorca and Pristina . Also in early 2021, Eurowings discontinued all of their long-haul destinations, which had been served from Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt. At the same time, parent Lufthansa announced that these routes would be spun off as new long-haul carrier Eurowings Discover . In 2021 Eurowings announced it would add yet another base, this time to Prague , Czech Republic. In May 2022, Eurowings announced

3300-558: The first customer for the MD-87 and played an influential role in its development. The first MD-87 entered service at the end of 1987, as did the MD-83 from 1990, while six of the airline's MD-81s were upgraded to MD-82 standards. In 1988, Austrian Airlines underwent an initial public offering upon the Vienna Stock Exchange , although the majority of shares in the company remained held by

3375-500: The first foreign base at Basel/Mulhouse were cancelled. In June 2015, the Lufthansa Group announced the application for an additional air operator's certificate (AOC) for Eurowings in Austria, called Eurowings Europe , under which all new Airbus A320-200s would be operated while the "current" German Eurowings would continue to operate the existing fleet. This was planned due to lower operational costs based on Austrian Airlines union agreements. On 2 October 2015, Lufthansa announced

3450-452: The first of five DC-9-51s, an improved model, was introduced to service. On 13 October 1977, Austrian became the first customer for the DC-9-80, otherwise known as the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 , having placed an initial order for eight. On 26 October 1980, the first MD-81, which was capable of longer-range flights than earlier models, made its first commercial flight with the airline, flying from Vienna to Zürich. During 1984, Austrian became

3525-475: The first time in six years. This same year, management intensified efforts to end a long-running labour dispute. In October 2014, it was announced that Tyrolean's flight operations and staff were to be reintegrated into Austrian Airlines by 31 March 2015, this move was a consequence of a new labour agreement having been recently reached. Ahead of this merger, Austrian announced an overhauled concept, initially called "my Austrian", on 26 March 2015; it included

3600-460: The fleet in favour of Boeing 777s and Boeing 767s . Austrian Airlines removed complimentary in-flight meals and alcoholic drinks on short-haul services, introducing what was called a "Self Select Bistro Service", except on flights from London and any flights above 100 minutes in duration. Head office moved from Oberlaa in Vienna's Favoriten district to Vienna International Airport in 2007, whereas headquarters remained in Vienna. After recording

3675-429: The fleet, which were later followed by larger Airbus A320 family aircraft and even an Airbus A310 . Lufthansa took an initial 24.9% stake in Eurowings in 2001, increasing it to 49% in 2004. It has exercised full control of the airline since 2005, and it assumed complete ownership in 2011. As of 31 December 2006, Lufthansa had a 49% shareholding in Eurowings with a call option for 50.91% of the remaining stakes, bringing

3750-581: The following aircraft: In the past, Austrian Airlines has operated the following aircraft types. Other aircraft types previously operated by the airline included the British Aerospace 146 , Douglas DC-3 , Hawker Siddeley HS 748 and Aero Commander (Grand Commander 680FL model). Austrian operates several lounges at its hub in Vienna. There are three Business, two Senator and two HON-Circle lounges. Do & Co has handled catering for Austrian Airlines since 2007. As of 2011 all Austrian planes of

3825-457: The founding of Austrian Airways. Throughout much of the company's existence, it was a state-owned entity. On 31 March 1958, the airline performed its scheduled service, flying a leased Vickers Viscount from Vienna to Zürich and London ; it subsequently purchased its own Viscount fleet. On 18 February 1963, Austrian ordered its first jet-powered airliner, the Sud Aviation Caravelle . It subsequently introduced various models and derivatives of

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3900-597: The further retirement of three of its six Boeing 767-300ER long-haul aircraft scheduled, the last of which will leave the fleet by fall 2021. From 18 March to 15 June 2020, Austrian Airlines officially suspended all the regularly scheduled flights as the global air traffic collapsed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . With regular operations suspended, the airline carried out several repatriation flights to carry home Austrians stranded abroad, as well as freight flights to carry medical supplies. Such flights were launched to Abuja , Bali , Lima , Mexico City , and Sydney . In

3975-414: The group. In April 2013, Austrian Airlines retired its final Boeing 737 , a 737-800 variant in Lauda Air markings, as part of its fleet consolidation exercise. The airline's 11 Boeing 737s were replaced by seven Airbus A320s, it was reportedly expected to achieve annual saving of €17 million through the move to a single type. In March 2014, it was announced that Austrian had returned to profitability for

4050-400: The late 2010s, restructuring of both its fleet and route network continued. On 3 May 1923, Walter Barda-Bardenau received approval from the Austrian government for establishing an airline. He participated in the newly formed Austrian Airlines ( German : Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG ) with one percent, with the remaining shares going to the Austrian railway transportation company (50%) and

4125-419: The long-haul market, launching new services to China and South Africa . In 2000, Austrian became a member of Star Alliance ; a few years prior, it had also joined the Qualiflyer Group . During the 2000s, the airline expanded through the acquisitions of Rheintalflug and Lauda Air and adopted the shortened Austrian name in 2003. Throughout the 2000s, Austrian sustained several years of losses; during 2008,

4200-750: The merger of the two brands. Eurowings operates from bases in Germany, and its Maltese subsidiary Eurowings Europe operates from bases in other European countries. All flights operated by both carriers are scheduled, marketed and sold by Eurowings. The airline was formed on 1 February 1990, following a merger of Nürnberger Flugdienst (NFD) and Reise- und Industrieflug (RFG), two commuter airlines based in Nürnberg and Dortmund , respectively. Flight operations using an initial fleet of ATR 42 and 72 aircraft inherited from Eurowings' predecessors were launched on 1 January 1994. Subsequently, BAe 146 aircraft were added to

4275-402: The need to streamline operations to avoid financial losses, in 2019, the airline announced a restructuring of its fleet and network. All Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft are being replaced with Airbus A320s by March 2021, with all crew bases outside of Vienna shut down and routes not going through Vienna airport moved to either Lufthansa or Eurowings . In January 2020, Austrian announced

4350-484: The newly reconstituted nation was initially lacking a national airline. During 1955, two separate companies, Air Austria and Austrian Airways , were quickly established to start filling this vacant niche. On 4 April 1957, Austrian Airlines was formed under the corporate name Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG through the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways. On 30 September 1957, the new entity commenced operations, performing its maiden flight on 31 March 1958 when

4425-435: The operator of Eurowings' new long-haul operations, which were to be based at Cologne Bonn Airport from November 2015. SunExpress Deutschland therefore would receive leased Airbus A330-200s . Eurowings also announced the establishment of its first base outside of Germany, at Vienna International Airport , where the aircraft were planned be operated by Austrian Airlines under the Eurowings brand. Previous plans to establish

4500-549: The other 5 will be delivered to Austrian from the existing Lufthansa Group order. In early 2024, Austrian confirmed that the airline will now receive overall 11 Boeing 787-9s, of which two pre-owned by Bamboo Airways will be delivered by March 2024 with a start of scheduled operations planned for summer 2024. In fall of 2023 Austrian was ordered by an Austrian court to effectively communicate its anti-greenhouse marketing. Until 2008, full detailed accounts for Austrian Airlines were published in their annual reports; following

4575-708: The return flight will make a stopover in Penang, Malaysia to refuel and onload additional cargo. Using a Boeing 777, the non-stop flight will cover a distance of over 16,000 kilometres (9,900 mi; 8,600 nmi) and it will last almost 18 hours, making it the longest flight in the history of Austrian Airlines. Austrian was one of the few airlines to fly to post-war Iraq when it began flights to Erbil in December 2006. New flights to Mumbai began in November 2010 and Austrian resumed flights to Baghdad on 8 June 2011. On 13 January 2013, Austrian Airlines suspended flights to Tehran due to

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4650-486: The shares and Österreichische Luftverkehrs-Beteiligungs-GmbH, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, which owns the remaining shares. Austrian owns shares in 24 companies, including: Citing the colours of the national flag of Austria , Austrian Airlines' colour scheme has always been a pattern of red, white, and red. Aircraft bellies were silver from the 1950s to 1980s, the upper part was white with the Austrian Airlines arrow and

4725-650: The summer of 2020, the airline received €600 million in financial aid from Lufthansa and the Austrian government to help it weather the pandemic; in return, Austrian committed to, among others, reducing CO 2 emissions in Austria by 50% by 2030. Overall, the airline ended 2020 flying 3.1 million passengers, a 79% drop from the prior year. In September 2021, it was announced that Austrian Airlines will terminate all of its remaining scheduled services originating from Austrian airports outside of Vienna. These will be either cancelled or transferred to sister company Eurowings . In

4800-417: The takeover by Lufthansa, only summary information for Austrian is now made available, usually by way of press release. Figures for years ending 31 December are: Austrian Airlines Group is wholly owned by Österreichisches Luftverkehrs Holding (ÖLH) which consists of Österreichische Luftverkehrs Privatstiftung (ÖLP), owned by ÖBB and Vienna International Airport among other shareholders which holds 50,2% of

4875-528: The termination of its own long-running frequent flyer program Boomerang Club in favour of a merger with Miles & More of parent Lufthansa. The Eurowings Group, which consists of low-cost or hybrid point-to-point airlines, is wholly owned by Lufthansa , and includes as subsidiaries: Integration of Brussels Airlines within Eurowings was stopped during 2019; it will instead move closer to Lufthansa Network Airlines and report as part of that operating segment from 2020. The business and operating results of

4950-422: The text "Austrian Airlines" (until 1972, again from 1995 to 2003) or "Austrian" (1972–1995, from 2003 onwards). Austrian Airlines' slogan was "the friendly airline" at the time. As part of the 2015 rebranding, the blue belly and engine painting of the livery were replaced by white and red. The Austrian Airlines' arrow ("Austrian Chevron") has seen several design modifications over the years. When created in 1960 it

5025-409: The transformation from a regional into a low-cost carrier. In February 2018, Eurowings announced the relocation of all its long-haul routes currently operated from Cologne Bonn Airport to Düsseldorf Airport , from which it already flies long-haul routes, by late October 2018 to strengthen their presence there. This leaves Düsseldorf and Munich Airport as Eurowings' long-haul bases. In March 2019,

5100-486: Was delayed by more than 60 hours with passengers with visas whose validity had run out stuck in their hotels. In January 2016, Eurowings cancelled their planned service from Cologne to Tehran , and reduced Dubai flights from year-round to seasonal service. Lufthansa also announced the establishment of a task force in the same month. Its brief would be to eliminate the operational problems which lead to serious delays and to increase operational reliability. In July 2016, it

5175-406: Was dissolved in September 1926. From 1927, the company procured new aircraft with support from the government. During the same year, it formed an operating partnership agreement with Deutsche Luft Hansa . Line connections were planned and operated jointly by the two companies, while a route network to Berlin, Budapest, and Milan Vienna was created. In 1932, Luft Hansa Junkers held a 49% interest in

5250-410: Was forced to adopt a stringent cost-saving policy, and in 2007, it eliminated over 500 jobs. Many long-haul destinations were cancelled, such as Sydney via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne via Singapore, Kathmandu or Shanghai. Three remaining Fokker 70s were sent to Tyrolean Airways. It was also decided to abandon the long-haul Airbus planes, consisting of four Airbus A340s and four Airbus A330s , to standardise

5325-813: Was given a retro livery to mark the company's 50th anniversary. Austrian's slogan is "the charming way to fly". In 2006, Austrian decided to retire its A330 and A340 fleet, which consisted of four Airbus A330-200s , two Airbus A340-200s , and two Airbus A340-300s . These aircraft were sold to TAP Air Portugal , the French Air Force, and SWISS respectively. As a result of having less long-haul capacity, Austrian suspended some of its long-haul flights to East Asia. Flights to Shanghai (resumed 2016), Phuket , Colombo , Mauritius (resumed in 2014), Malé (resumed 2018), and Kathmandu ended in 2007. Both Australia routes - Melbourne via Singapore and Sydney via Kuala Lumpur - were terminated in March 2007, ending operations on

5400-412: Was made public that Eurowings' owner Lufthansa was considering taking over part of the route network, staff and aircraft leases from Air Berlin , which would then be made part of the Eurowings operations. In August 2016, Eurowings announced further changes to its long-haul operations. The routes to Boston and to Dubai , which had already been changed from year-round to seasonal, were terminated. Boston

5475-472: Was only served for three months. Shortly after, Eurowings also announced it would terminate its last route to Moscow , and therefore Russia , due to low demand. Also in August 2016, Eurowings announced it would open its second Austrian base after Vienna, at Salzburg Airport , with flights to six European metropolitan destinations from January 2017. In December 2016, it was announced that Air Berlin would wet-lease

5550-404: Was redolent of the shape of a flying bird; the design became more formal in 1972. As part of a rebranding exercise in 1995, the "Chevron" was placed on the red-white-red tail fin. In the new corporate design, in use since 2003, the old "Chevron" shape was used again, this time in a more modern style and with a drop shadow placed underneath. Several special colour schemes have been used throughout

5625-481: Was selected. The German company was to enter Austrian's capital with a 41.6% share, for which it would pay €366,268.75. AUA CEO Alfred Ötsch and OIAG chairman Peter Michaelis were heavily criticised for revealing to Lufthansa that it had to take over the €500 million debt only when the deal had been made binding. Michaelis refused a new tendering procedure but was made a scapegoat with his shareholder rights removed, and Ötsch resigned on 29 January 2013. On 1 July 2009,

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