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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The City Airport Train (CAT), the direct connection between Vienna city center and Vienna Airport, is reporting a positive performance for 2024. A total of 1,74 million passengers used the airport express, representing a significant increase of 12,7 percent compared to the previous year. In line with passenger growth, revenue also rose to
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, an incident occurred at Bad Vöslau/Kottingbrunn airfield in Lower Austria, in which a police helicopter crashed. The AS350-B1 training aircraft crashed at low altitude and speed during a training flight. Fortunately, the flight instructor on board survived the crash.
China Airlines and Vienna Airport are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their successful direct connection between Vienna and Taipei. In May 2005, the Taiwanese airline landed non-stop in the Austrian capital for the first time and, with its regular flights, has since played a key role in strengthening economic, tourist, and cultural relations between Austria and Taiwan.
Dubai-based airline Emirates announced a significant expansion of its workforce. More than 550 new pilots will be hired this year to further strengthen its existing team of approximately 4.600 pilots. Over the next two years, Emirates plans to recruit a total of 1.500 new pilots.
In a first-instance ruling, the Korneuburg Regional Court declared numerous additional fees charged by the airline Ryanair to be inadmissible. State Secretary Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig and AK President Renate Anderl praised this decision as an important victory for consumer protection. They emphasized that air travelers should not be burdened with hidden and unjustified costs. Specifically, 15 contract clauses were challenged.
In a sensational ruling, the Supreme Court (OGH) ruled that Alfred Junghans, the long-time works council chairman of Austrian Airlines (AUA), unjustly received excessive salary payments and must now repay them to the company. The decision is based on the so-called prohibition of privilege, which prohibits preferential treatment of works council members compared to comparable employees.
Austria's six commercial airports welcomed a total of around 2025 million passengers in the first quarter of 7,3. This represents a slight increase of 1,1 percent compared to the same period last year. Air freight performed particularly well, rising by a remarkable 6,2 percent to 89.851 tonnes. This positive development is supported by the
The young airline Beond plans a significant expansion of its route network over the next two years. Instead of the initially announced five new destinations, a total of 18 new destinations in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East will now be added to the flight schedule. This expansion follows a successful first year of business, in which
The Austrian energy group OMV presented stable revenues of EUR 2025 billion for the first quarter of 6,2. The CCS Operating Result before exceptional items amounted to EUR 1,16 billion, with the results of the Fuels & Feedstock and Energy business units lower than in the previous year, while the contribution of the
The Austrian energy group OMV has commissioned what it claims is Austria's largest green hydrogen production facility at its refinery in Schwechat near Vienna. The facility, with a production capacity of up to 1.500 tons of green hydrogen annually, required an investment of around €25 million. The green hydrogen produced
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