·         Adjusted EBIT of EUR 86 million, jet fuel price negatively impacts earnings ·         However, substantial passenger growth of eight percent or 805,000 travelers ·         Outlook: Positive earnings expected in the entire year 2018 but slightly below the previous year Austrian Airlines, Austria’s flag carrier, can look back at an economically successful summer season. Adjusted…

Initial Austrian Airlines flight lands in Cape Town ·        Twice per week to the city on the Cape Peninsula ·        Flights will be operated deploying a Boeing 777   During the night from Saturday to Sunday at 10:30 p.m. local time, the first Austrian Airlines flight landed in the South African metropolis of Cape Town….

Increase in Passenger Volume at Austrian Airlines for 8th Time in a Row August 2018: Number of passengers up 6.9 percent to over 1.4 million  January to August 2018 continuous growth in passenger volume: 8.5 percent increase to over 9.2 million passengers January to August 2018: Capacity utilization up by 1.9 percentage points to 78.8…

Traffic results for July 2018: Strong Increase in Passenger Volume of 4.0 Percent in July Compared to the Previous Year    July 2018: Number of passengers up 4.0 percent to over 1.4 million  January to July 2018: 8.7 percent increase in passenger volume to roughly 7.8 million  January to July 2018: Capacity utilization up by…

·              Adjusted EBIT of minus EUR 3 million in the first half year, EBIT at EUR 1.0 million ·              Passenger growth up ten percent after fleet expansion ·              Outlook: Positive earnings expected in the entire year 2018, but below prior-year level Austrian Airlines, Austria’s flag carrier, managed to achieve business results at the break-even point…

Austrian Airlines Restructures Route Network and Increases Frequencies ·         Unprofitable flight connections to be removed from the airline’s offering ·         More flights to New York, Chicago, Beijing and other international destinations ·         AIRail’s high passenger growth   Austrian Airlines is restructuring its route network. Beginning October 2018, Austrian Airlines will remove certain connections from its…

  Austrian Airlines has reorganized its communications activities. Effective immediately, the Austrian flag carrier no longer operates along the lines of “internal” and “external” communications but according to “content” and “distribution”.  Peter N. Thier, Head of Corporate Communications and Company Spokesman, explains the realignment of communications as follows: “Internal and external target groups are becoming…

Strong Increase in Passenger Volume of 7.3 Percent in May Compared to the Previous Year    May 2018: Number of passengers up 7.3 percent to almost 1.3 million  January to May 2018: 9.8 percent increase in passenger volume to roughly 5 million  January to May 2018: Capacity utilization up by 2 percentage points to 74.3…

·        Entry-level salaries for flight attendants rise significantly ·        More flexibility on flight duty regulations   After a negotiation marathon, the representatives of employer and employees at Austrian Airlines agreed today in the morning hours of May 1, 2018 on a key points paper for the period 2018-2021. It involves salary increases and more flexible…

·         Adaptations to the branding to fulfil demands of the digital world ·         Logo more easily and clearly recognizable on mobile devices and smart watches thanks to small adjustments ·         Adjustments in the digital domain will be gradually transferred to the entire brand environment, also on aircraft.  ·         First visible sign: the new Boeing 777…