Austrian Airlines News Stories
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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