This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from Austria.
This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from Austria, one of Aviation.Direct's two home bases. The latest information from Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz and Klagenfurt You will always find the latest information in this section.
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Die Südtiroler Fluggesellschaft Skyalps hat ihre neue Basis am Flughafen Mostar in Bosnien-Herzegowina offiziell eröffnet. Für den Flugbetrieb greift die Airline zunächst auf einen Wet-Lease-Partner zurück, wie das Unternehmen bestätigte. Demnach stellt die griechische Fluggesellschaft Marathon Airlines zwei Flugzeuge vom Typ Embraer für Skyalps bereit. Eine Embraer E195 soll fest
The picturesque Hofkirchen near Hartberg in Eastern Styria, known as the "ballooning village," will host the Austrian National and Styrian Hot Air Balloon Championships in 2025. From May 28 to June 1, approximately 30 balloon teams will take off daily from the launch site at the Balloon Hotel at around 6.30:17.30 a.m. and XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
Under the motto "Check-In for Lifesavers," the Austrian Red Cross is holding a blood drive directly at Klagenfurt Airport this coming Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 17:00 p.m. Anyone interested is invited to donate blood in the airport terminal and thus contribute to saving lives. For young people
The outlook for the Austrian economy in 2025 is bleak. This is the conclusion of the current Champagne Index, compiled by the opinion research institute Marketagent in cooperation with the Public Relations Association Austria (PRVA). The economic barometer not only illuminates the assessment of economic experts but also captures the mood in the Austrian economy.
Due to the ongoing tense situation in the Middle East, the Lufthansa Group has decided to extend its flight suspensions to Tel Aviv. As announced by Swiss, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines, flights to the Israeli metropolis will now be suspended until Sunday, May 25, 2025. This measure affects all
The Scandinavian airline SAS is significantly expanding its 2025/26 winter flight schedule from Copenhagen, adding six new destinations to its offering. In addition to Fuerteventura, Madeira, Marrakesh, Kittilä, and Tel Aviv, SAS will now also fly to Vienna from the Danish capital. This new connection to Vienna will operate daily, every morning.
Vienna Airport increased its cargo volume by 2025 percent to a total of 8 tons in the first quarter of 73.280, corresponding to an increase of 5.222 tons. This positive trend continued in April, when the airport handled 26.999 tons of cargo, an increase of 13 percent compared to April.
The circumstances of the incident, in which an Austrian Airlines (AUA) aircraft was caught in a severe hailstorm in June 2024 and sustained significant damage, are now being investigated by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Investigation (BFU). This decision was made to rule out any appearance of bias, the Austrian Ministry of Transport announced.
Flughafen Wien AG reports consistently positive development for the first quarter of 2025. Passenger volume, revenue, and profit for the Group increased. The Group handled a total of 7,9 million passengers in the first quarter, representing an increase of 4,6 percent over the same period last year.
The Austrian airline Goldeck-Flug, based in Klagenfurt, plans to resume its business jet operations after a three-year hiatus. The company confirmed to the "Kleine Zeitung" its intention to add a Global Express XRS and a Challenger 300 to its fleet and published corresponding job advertisements for pilots. Managing Director Thomas Schindler
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