Clima positivo in Austrian, considerato anche il recente accordo contrattuale con il personale navigante.
Previsti 2 A320 in arrivo quest'anno ed un 772ER entro la S18.
Inoltre e' stata approvata l'introduzione della Premium Economy dal 2018 (18 posti sul 767 e 24 sul 777).
Previsti 2 A320 in arrivo quest'anno ed un 772ER entro la S18.
Inoltre e' stata approvata l'introduzione della Premium Economy dal 2018 (18 posti sul 767 e 24 sul 777).
http://atwonline.com/airframes/austrian-airlines-expand-fleet-launch-premium-economy-classAustrian Airlines to expand fleet, launch premium economy class
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines will add two more Airbus A320s to its fleet this year and one additional Boeing 777-200ER from summer 2018, representing an investment value of more than €100 million ($112 million), according to a statement.
As a result, more than 230 jobs will be created at the Star Alliance member’s Vienna hub.
“The conclusion of the collective bargaining agreement for the flight crew and positive signals from political decision-makers with respect to Vienna as a flight hub ensure a good investment climate,” Austrian Airlines CEO Kay Kratkysaid.
The A320s were leased from Lufthansa Group for approximately eight years, representing an investment value of €50 million, including conversion costs. The two aircraft will be deployed on Innsbruck-Frankfurt, Salzburg-Frankfurt, Graz-Frankfurt and Vienna-Munich routes.
Austrian currently operates seven Airbus A319s, 16 A320s and six A321s.
The additional 777 aircraft will be on an eight-year lease contract with Irish lessor AerCap, representing an investment value of €60 million, including conversion costs. The aircraft will be used for new possible routes to Asia, America and Africa.
Austrian has approved premium-economy class on long-haul aircraft, which will be launched in summer 2018.
The 767 will offer 18 premium-economy seats and the 777 will offer 24 premium economy seats, a €15 million investment.
Lufthansa Technik is set to begin installing Inmarsat’s GX Aviation Ka-band antenna on Austrian’s 31 A320 aircraft family aircraft. In November, the system will be tested and is expected to be available from December. The entire Airbus fleet is scheduled to be upgraded by the 2017 summer flight schedule. Investments for the project will amount to €5 million.
Commenting on further fleet upgrades, CFO Heinz Lachinger said Austrian will make a decision on modernizing its fleet of six Boeing 767-300ER and five 777-200ER long-haul aircraft. “The existing fleet of long-haul aircraft will begin to reach the end of their useful economic lives starting in 2020. In this case we will be talking about an investment sum, which is clearly higher than €1 billion,” he said without disclosing further details.
Austrian operates a fleet of 78 aircraft.