Austrian Airlines
IATA OS	ICAO AUA	Callsign Austrian
Founded		1958
Hubs		Vienna International Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs		Innsbruck Airport
Frequent flyer program		Miles & More
Member lounge		Senator Lounge
Alliance		Star Alliance
Fleet size		100
Destinations		130
Parent company		Austrian Airlines Group
Headquarters		Vienna, Austria
Key people		Vagn Sörensen (CEO), Thomas Kleibl (CFO)
Website: http://www.aua.com

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History

The airline was founded on September 30, 1957 and on March 18, 1958 the airline made its maiden flight: a Vickers Viscount 779 taking off at 8:30 am Vienna local time for London, England. Austrian was formed through the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways. The airline's transatlantic services began on 1 April 1969 with a Vienna to Brussels and New York service initially in co-operation with Sabena. September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Viscount was a medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1953 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Croatian and Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Bold textItalic textBold text // Headline text Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... SABENA was the former national airline of Belgium, mainly operating from Brussels National Airport, now replaced by SN Brussels Airlines. ...

Austrian is owned by ÖIAG (39.7%), floating stock (43.5%), Austrian institutional investors (10.3%) and Air France (1.5%). It also wholly owns subsidiary airlines Austrian Arrows and Lauda Air and has a 62% share in Slovak Airlines. On October 1st, 2004, the Flight Operations Departments of Austrian and Lauda Air were merged into a single unit, leaving Lauda Air as a brand name only for charter flights. It has 5,163 employees at January 2005. The Österreichische Industrieholding AG (English: Austrian industry-holding stock corporation) or short ÖIAG, administers the investments of the Republic of Austria in partially or entirely nationalized companies. ... Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before the take-over of KLM, it was essentially the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (at January 2005). ... Austrian Arrows is an airline based in Innsbruck, Austria, a member of the Austrian Airlines Group and the Star Alliance. ... Lauda Air Boeing 737-800 Lauda Air is an airline based in Austria. ... Slovak Airlines (Slovenske Aerolinie) is an airline based in Bratislava, Slovakia. ...

Austrian Airbus A320 in the current colours

Austrian Fokker 70 (superseded colour scheme)

Austrian Airbus A321 (superseded colour scheme)

Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 (OE-LBP) landing at London (Heathrow) Airport in August 2004. ... Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 (OE-LBP) landing at London (Heathrow) Airport in August 2004. ... Austrian Airlines Fokker 70 (OE-LFQ) on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). ... Austrian Airlines Fokker 70 (OE-LFQ) on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). ... Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-100 (OE-LBC) on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). ... Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-100 (OE-LBC) on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). ...

Incidents and Accidents

September 26, 1960 became the only dark day in the airline's history when a Vickers Viscount 837 attempting to land at Moscow crashed near the Russian city. Thirty-one of the thirty seven people on board perished. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Viscount was a medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1953 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ...

Destinations

see full article: Austrian Airlines destinations. This is a list of airports that Austrian Airlines flies to. ...

Austrian has postponed the launch of its new five times weekly Boeing 767 service from Vienna to Mumbai from 1 May to 1 September 2005. A five times weekly Airbus A319 service from Vienna to Alexandria El Nohza is due to start on 5 June 2005. A four times weekly Airbus A319/A320 service from Vienna to Amman will resume on 2 June 2005 (ref:CH-Aviation). May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ...

According to Japanese media, Austrian is looking at opening a new service to Nagoya, replacing the existing Osaka service. ATWOnline recently (June 2005) reported that Austrian is considering a new service to Hong Kong, and perhaps Chengdu. It is also in discussion with United Airlines for a code-share operation on Vienna-Chicago. Nagoya Castle in June of 2004. ... Osaka Castle Location in Japan Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Ōsaka-shi, ▶ (help· info)) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Location within China Chengdu (Chinese: 成都 , Pronunciation: (Pinyin) / Cheng-tu (Wade-Giles)), located in the southwest China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. ... United Airlines, the major subsidiary of UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Slovenian: Dunaj, Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Croatian and Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden) Official website: http://egov. ...

Fleet

At September 2005 (Austrian Airlines Group including Tyrolean):

• 6 Airbus A319-100 (1 on order)
• 6 Airbus A320-200
• 3 Airbus A321-100
• 3 Airbus A321-200
• 4 Airbus A330-200
• 2 Airbus A340-200 (will be sold in 2006)
• 2 Airbus A340-300
• 12 Bombardier Dash-8 Q 300
• 10 Bombardier Dash-8 Q 400
• 1 Boeing 737-600
• 2 Boeing 737-700
• 6 Boeing 737-800
• 2 Boeing 767-300
• 4 Boeing 777-200 (1 on order)
• 3 Bombardier CRJ 100
• 13 Bombardier CRJ 200
• 3 Fokker 70
• 10 Fokker 100

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External links

• Austrian
• Austrian Fleet Detail
• Austrian Passenger Opinions
• Austrian Airlines Group
• Austrian Cargo

Members of the Star Alliance

Air Canada • Air New Zealand • ANA • Asiana Airlines • Austrian Airlines • bmi • LOT Polish Airlines • Lufthansa SAS • Singapore Airlines • Spanair • TAP Portugal • Thai Airways • United Airlines • US Airways • Varig Regional Members: Adria Airways • Blue1 • Croatia Airlines Launched on May 14, 1997, the Star Alliance was the first, and remains the largest airline alliance in the world, with the following points of cooperation among its partner airlines: Frequent flyer program integration allows airline miles to be earned and redeemed on all members of the Alliance at the... Image File history File links Star Alliance logo, image taken from www. ... Air Canada Boeing 767-300 (C-GGFJ) in current livery. ... Air New Zealand (IATA: NZ, ICAO: ANZ, and Callsign: New Zealand) is a major scheduled passenger airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. ... ANA Boeing 747-481 All Nippon Airways (全日空 ZennikkÅ« or 全日本空輸 Zen-nippon kÅ«yu) (TYO: 9202) is an airline headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. ... Asiana Airlines (KOSDAQ: 020560) is one of South Koreas two major airlines. ... Austrian Airlines (Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG) is the international airline carrier of Austria, based in Vienna. ... bmi (IATA: BD, ICAO: BMA, and Callsign: Midland) is the second largest full-service scheduled airline in the United Kingdom. ... Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT is an airline based in Poland. ... Lufthansa (Deutsche Lufthansa AG) is the largest German airline company, and one of the biggest in the world. ... Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, is an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Singapore Airlines Limited (Abbreviated: SIA; Chinese: 新加坡航空公司, Pinyin: XÄ«njÄ«apō Hángkōng GōngsÄ«, abbreviated: 新航) (IATA: SQ, ICAO: SIA, and Callsign: Singapore) (SGX: S55) is the national airline of Singapore, and the worlds second-biggest carrier by market value. ... Spanair S.A. (IATA: JK, ICAO: JKK, and Callsign: Spanair), is an airline based in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. ... TAP Portugal (Transportes Aéreos Portugueses) (IATA: TP, ICAO: TAP, and Callsign: Air Portugal) is the national airline of Portugal and based in Lisbon. ... Thai Airways aircraft at Bangkok International Airport Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 Thai Airways International (Thai : การบินไทย) is the national air carrier of Thailand. ... United Airlines, the major subsidiary of UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States. ... A US Airways 737 at Chicago OHare US Airways is an airline based in Tempe, Arizona that is owned by US Airways Group, Inc. ... Varig (Viação Aerea RIo Grandense) is an airline based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. ... Adria Airways is an airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ... Blue1 is an airline based in Finland and is the new name for the former Air Botnia, owned by SAS. It is the first regional member of Star Alliance, since 2004. ... Croatia Airlines Airbus A319-100 near a Nippon Cargo Airways 747, at Amsterdam (Schiphol) Airport, the Netherlands. ... Future Members: South African Airways • Swiss South African Airways (SAA), known simply as South African on their aircraft colour scheme, is South Africas largest domestic and international airline company. ... Former members: Ansett Australia • Mexicana Ansett aircraft at Melbourne Airport after the airlines collapse in 2001 Ansett Australia, or Ansett, was a dominant Australian domestic and international airline, which is in liquidation as of mid_2004. ... XA-MEX, a Mexicana DC-10 at Benito Juárez International Airport, 1985, with Aeroméxico DC-9 on background. ...