Austrian Airlines - Definition and Overview

Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 in the latest colour scheme

Austrian Airlines Fokker 70 (superseded colour scheme)

Austrian Airlines Airbus A321 (superseded colour scheme)

Austrian Airlines is the international airline carrier of Austria. Since 2003, Austrian Airlines is operating as Austrian. The airline has the IATA designator OS.

Austrian Airlines flys to destinations in Europe, North America, Asia major and the Middle East. The airline flies out of Vienna International Airport in Vienna, Austria.

History

The airline was founded on September 30, 1957. On March 18 1958, the airline made its maiden flight, with a Vickers Viscount 779 taking off at 8:30 am Vienna local time for London.

September 26, 1960 became the only dark day in the airline's history when a Vickers Viscount 837 attempting to land at Moscow crashed near the Russian city. Thirty-one of the thirty seven people on board perished.

Subsidiaries

The airline also operates subsidiary airlines Lauda Air and Austrian Arrows.

Fleet

• Airbus A319-112 (6 Airplanes)
• Airbus A320-214 (8)
• Airbus A321-111 (3)
• Airbus A321-211 (3)
• Airbus A330-223 (4)
• Airbus A340-211 (2)
• Airbus A340-313 (2)
• McDonnel Douglas MD-82 (1)
• McDonnel Douglas MD-83 (2)
• McDonnel Douglas MD-87 (4)