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No More Cash From Lufthansa: Austrian CEO

December 28, 2012

Austrian Airlines will not ask parent Lufthansa for more money, after a EUR€90 million (USD$119 million) cash injection for aircraft upgrades, its chief executive said.
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Lufthansa Seeks Buying Power With Plane Makers

October 5, 2012

Lufthansa is seeking to unify standards across its group of five airlines for the engines and cockpits of planes it would deploy in future as part of efforts to boost its purchasing power over aircraft makers.
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Lufthansa, Cabin Crew Union Talks Collapse

August 28, 2012

Lufthansa passengers are facing hundreds of possible flight cancellations after last-ditch talks to avert a strike by cabin crew collapsed early on Tuesday.
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Lufthansa Buoyed By Austrian Restructuring

August 2, 2012

Lufthansa posted second-quarter operating profit that beat consensus thanks to one-off effects from the restructuring of its troubled Austrian Airlines carrier.
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Austrian To Resume Iran Flights

July 18, 2012

Austrian Airlines will resume service to Tehran next month after resolving a sanctions-linked fuel issue that forced it to halt flights to the Iranian capital in mid-June, the carrier said on Wednesday.
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Austrian Airlines Begins Switch To Airbus

July 14, 2012

Austrian Airlines has begun its switch from Boeing 737 to Airbus 320 planes for medium-haul flights, it said on Friday, as it streamlines its fleet as part of an accelerated restructuring under owner Lufthansa.
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Austrian Pilot Talks Fail, Job Shifts Back On

May 1, 2012

Loss-making Austrian Airlines will shift the contracts of pilots and flight attendants to a lower-cost subsidiary after last-ditch negotiations with on-board staff collapsed.
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Austrian Air, Pilots Make Wage Deal Progress

April 25, 2012

Lufthansa unit Austrian Airlines has struck a tentative accord with pilots and flight attendants that could head off AUA's plans to shift their contracts to a sister company with less generous terms, according to media reports.
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Austrian Air Eyes Big Savings On Pilots

April 19, 2012

Lufthansa's loss-making Austrian Airlines (AUA) will cut costs for pilots and flight attendants by shifting their contracts to a sister company offering less generous terms.
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Lufthansa Orders More Cost Cuts At Austrian

January 11, 2012

Lufthansa has ordered additional cuts at loss-making Austrian Airlines as a precondition for supporting the unit's plans to upgrade its fleet.
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Lufthansa Plans New Cost Cuts at Austrian

December 14, 2011

Lufthansa will launch new cost cuts at unit Austrian Airlines (AUA) as early as January to bring it back into profit in 2012, the chief executive of its German parent told Austrian radio on Wednesday.
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Tripoli Airport To Reopen Within Month: NTC

October 11, 2011

Libya's main international airport will reopen within a month and several international carriers have agreed to start flights again, the interim transport minister said on Tuesday.
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