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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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The Austrian Ministry of Transport and Austro Control have annulled the operating license and AOC of the insolvent Level Europe. This has finally dashed the last hopes of a possible continuation. Despite intensive efforts, no buyer or investor could be found for the IAG subsidiary, which had to file for bankruptcy in June 2020.
The Vienna base of the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air is currently going into a real hibernation, as only a single weekly flight pair is being operated temporarily. All other routes are suspended. In February 2021, the carrier plans to reactivate the destinations Dortmund, Tirana, Pristina, Suceava and Kiev-Schuljany, albeit with a lower frequency. All other destinations
The Ryanair Group, which includes Lauda Europe and Buzz, has significantly reduced its flight offering from Vienna-Schwechat. Currently, only five destinations are offered, each of which is served twice a week. These are Charleroi, Lisbon, Kiev-Borispil, Palma de Mallorca and London-Stansted. The last-mentioned destination
Gulf carrier Emirates Airline is increasing the nonstop connection between Dubai and Vienna to five flight pairs per week as of February 1, 2021. According to the carrier, the additional rotation will be offered on Mondays. Due to the Corona pandemic, the frequencies on this route are currently severely limited. Emirates is currently flying to the
The Ryanair Group has rejected industry rumors that Boeing 2021 Max 737 aircraft could be stationed in Vienna in 200. The group's reasoning is, however, curious, as the airport fees and ticket tax are said to be too high. "The Ryanair Group currently has no plans to station Boeing Max aircraft
With the OE-LAT, the first Boeing 767-300ER will leave the Austrian Airlines fleet in March. The machine was last used commercially on January 10, 2021 and is now being prepared for handover and transfer to the United States of America. The long-haul aircraft is expected to leave Austria in March 2021.
Laudamotion GmbH is now finally history as an airline, because the return of the operating license and the AOC have now been officially completed by the Austrian Ministry of Transport and Austro Control. This means that the Niki successor is formally no longer an airline. Laudamotion's flight operations were finally discontinued in mid-October 2020. The
Despite the fact that the de Havilland Dash 8-400 is currently the backbone of Austrian Airlines' short-haul fleet, the company is sticking to the phase-out schedule. The era of turboprop aircraft is set to end at the end of March 2021. However, it will still be some time before the last Dash has flown out. There are currently eight
Austria's Aviation Secretary of State Magnus Brunner (ÖVP) rules out the possibility of domestic carriers such as Austrian Airlines being required to only accept passengers who have proof of having already been vaccinated against Covid-19, but the international trend is likely to go in this direction. The government member said in an interview he gave to APA
The airline Lauda Europe is currently looking for an HR employee who will apparently be responsible for monitoring sick leave and sending out the controversial “Sickletters”. According to the advertisement, however, this employee is not being sought for the headquarters in Pietà, but for Vienna. Excellent German language skills are also required. The predecessor Laudamotion GmbH
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