Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines is the largest airline of Austria. Its main hub is the Vienna International Airport. It was founded on May 3, 1923. ^[4] Austrian bought its first jet aircraft in 1963. Austrian joined the Star Alliance on March 26, 2000. ^[5] The Government of Austria sold the airline in 2008. Lufthansa bought Austrian Airlines in 2009. ^[6] In April 2015, Austrian Airlines was combined with Tyrolean Airways. ^[7]

Austrian Airlines AG

IATA ICAO Callsign OS AUA AUSTRIAN
Founded	30 September 1957; 67 years ago (1957-09-30)
Commenced operations	31 March 1958; 67 years ago (1958-03-31)
Hubs	Vienna International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Miles & More
Alliance	Star Alliance
Fleet size	61
Destinations	130[1]
Parent company	Lufthansa Group
Headquarters	Schwechat, Austria Jurisdiction: Vienna[2]
Key people	Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO Andreas Otto, CCO Wolfgang Jani, CFO
Revenue	EUR 460 mio. (2020)[3]
Operating income	EUR −379 mio. (2020)[3]
Employees	6,443 (as of December 2020)[3]
Website	www.austrian.com

On 17 March 2020, the airline temporarily blocks work as a result of the COVID-19.^[8]

Gallery

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  An Austrian Airlines MD-80 in 1990. Austrian retired the MD-80s in 2005. ^[9]
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  An Austrian Airlines Boeing 777 at Sydney Airport.
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  A Tyrolean Airways Fokker 70 plane, Tyrolean Airways and Austrian Airlines merged in 2015.