Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines AG
Founded	30 September 1957; 64 years ago
Commenced operations	31 March 1958; 64 years ago
Hubs	Vienna International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Miles & More
Alliance	Star Alliance
Fleet size	61
Destinations	130
Parent company	Lufthansa Group
Headquarters	Schwechat, Austria ; Jurisdiction: Vienna
Key people	Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO; Andreas Otto, CCO; Wolfgang Jani, CFO;
Revenue	EUR 460 mio. (2020)
Operating income	EUR −379 mio. (2020)
Employees	6,443 (as of December 2020)
Website	www.austrian.com

Austrian Airlines is the largest airline of Austria. Its main hub is the Vienna International Airport. It was founded on May 3, 1923. ^[1] Austrian bought its first jet aircraft in 1963. Austrian joined the Star Alliance on March 26, 2000. ^[2] The Government of Austria sold the airline in 2008. Lufthansa bought Austrian Airlines in 2009. ^[3] In April 2015, Austrian Airlines was combined with Tyrolean Airways. ^[4]

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An Austrian Airlines MD-80 in 1990. Austrian retired the MD-80s in 2005. ^[8]
An Austrian Airlines Boeing 777 at Sydney Airport.
A Tyrolean Airways Fokker 70 plane, Tyrolean Airways and Austrian Airlines merged in 2015.

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