Vienna

Air Canada is again temporarily suspending flights to Vienna

Star Alliance member Air Canada will once again interrupt the non-stop route between Toronto and Vienna. The reason for this is the currently subdued demand in the winter months due to the Omicron variant. However, according to the company, the new “flight break” is not a permanent suspension. On January 24, 2022, the provisional last rotation on Toronto-Vienna-Toronto with Boeing 787-8 is scheduled to take place.

29 December 2021 08:05

Slot rules: future AUA boss Mann and Wizz COO Holm in amusing discussion

The future head of Austrian Airlines, Anette Mann, complained on the social media portal LinkedIn about the current slot regulations of the European Union. Under the guise of environmental protection, she criticized the fact that 18.000 avoidable flights have to be carried out in order to obtain take-off and landing rights. Wizz Air Chief Operations Officer Heiko Holm countered and wanted to know why Lufthansa slots that

29 December 2021 06:02

Vienna Airport is looking for a doctor with a health insurance contract

Vienna-Schwechat Airport is currently looking for a health insurance doctor who would like to settle in the “Health Center”. The background is that the previous general practitioner Peter Tschernigg has opened a new practice in Gaweinstal and his contract at the airport expires on December 31, 2021. At least for the time being, the e-card, as

28 December 2021 17:05

Helios Real Estate builds logistics center at Vienna Airport

Helios Real Estate intends to build another logistics centre on a 213.000 square metre plot of land near Vienna-Schwechat Airport. Airport board member Günther Ofner signed a corresponding purchase agreement. Several buildings with a usable area of around 70.000 square metres are to be built. These will primarily serve logistics purposes. Ofner said: “Despite

28 December 2021 09:36

Philipp Piber becomes the new Austro-Control managing director

Austro Control GmbH is getting a new managing director in Philipp Piber, who will lead the Austrian air traffic control alongside Valerie Hackl. The manager succeeds Axel Schwarz, whose contract expires on December 31, 2021 and will not be renewed. According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, Piber emerged from an application process that

27 December 2021 12:59

Thomas Posch and Florian Kazalek are the new Westbahn managing directors

There will be a change in management at the private railway operator Westbahn on March 1, 2022, as long-time company boss Erich Forster is retiring. Rail Holding AG and the operative Westbahn Management GmbH will then be managed by Thomas Posch and Florian Kazalek. Both have been working for the

23 December 2021 19:06

China Airlines suspends individual Vienna flights

Following Eva Air, China Airlines, also from Taiwan, has announced its comeback at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. However, the carrier initially only wants to operate individual rotations between Taipei and the Austrian capital. Under flight number CI63, China Airlines plans to operate on April 22, May 20 and June 17, 2022.

23 December 2021 18:35

Federal army fixes helicopter purchase

The Ministry of Defence signed the contract this week to purchase 18 Italian multi-purpose helicopters of the Leonardo AW169M type. The new helicopters are intended to replace the light liaison and transport helicopters Alouette III, which will be retired in 2023. The helicopters will be operational from 2023 after a training phase and can be used under

23 December 2021 14:02

Wizz Air announces Vienna-London Gatwick

The low-cost airline Wizz Air will be flying from Vienna to London Gatwick in the 2022 summer flight schedule. So far, the carrier has flown from Austria to Luton Airport. The first flight is scheduled for March 27, 2022. Wizz Air was able to obtain 15 additional slot pairs in Gatwick. Apparently, these will also be used at least in part for

23 December 2021 12:27

Omikron red pen: Ryanair temporarily suspends 15 routes in Austria

The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has so far managed the 2021/22 winter flight schedule in Austria better than its competitor Wizz Air, for example. Now the group of companies headed by Michael O'Leary is also applying the "Omicron red pen" in Salzburg and Vienna. 14 routes from the capital will be temporarily suspended and one route in the city of Mozart

23 December 2021 11:49