Strabag SE has said it hopes to be engaged in activities worth 14 billion Euros in 2011, more than it predicted earlier this year.The construction company said today (Tues) it was optimistic about the current year due to a strong first quarter. Strabag, which has its headquarters in Vienna, added that it saw chances to […]
A large number of people has signalised interest in two high-profile aviation industry positions, it was reported today (Tues).Flughafen Wien AG (FW) announced that “more than 110” businesspeople handed in their applications for the two vacant executive board positions. The company which manages Austrias biggest airport, Vienna International Airport (VIA, VIE) explained it […]
A German motorcyclist died on the spot after crashing into a traffic sign yesterday morning (Sun).Police in Bad Großpertholz, Lower Austria, said today it was unclear whether the woman, 48, had been speeding.Last Thursday, a biker died when he collided with an oncoming car outside Klagenfurt, Carinthia.
A Tyrolean farmer has been seriously injured by one of his cows at the weekend.The 46-year-old was knocked down by the heifer as he tried to herd his cows back to be milked at his farm in Kirchberg near Kitzbühel in Tyrol on Saturday.Local police said today (Mon) that the man sustained a broken skull […]
Innsbruck police evacuated a park after a man discovered a hand grenade.The object was found near a waterfall yesterday morning (Sun). Strong rainfalls may have unearthed the grenade, police said today (Mon). It was defused and removed by experts of the federal interior ministry.The ministrys teams have offices across the country to be on site […]
An elderly Viennese woman received a greetings card 17 years late, it has been reported.Local newspapers reveal today (Mon) that the Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus resident got the card which was sent off by her brother Manfred in France in 1994 last week.The resident of France congratulated his sister Anneliese to her 70th birthday and expressed […]
A 26-year-old pilot had to carry out an emergency landing on a corn field when the engine of his small aircraft stopped working at an altitude of 2,000 metres.None of the five people on board were injured when the Cessna 182 touched down on an agricultural field near Gmunden, Upper Austria, yesterday (Sun). The group […]
SV Ried fans are looking forward to see their team aiming for European glory next season after Austria Lustenau were beaten in the ÖFB Cup final yesterday (Sun).The second-league side performed well in front of 14,500 fans at Viennas Ernst Happel Stadium, but it was Ried who found the net. Markus Hammerer is tipped to […]
An Upper Austrian woman had to be hospitalised after she was attacked by a cow yesterday (Sun).The woman from Obergrünburg was hiking in the Kalkalpen national park with her husband when the animal attacked her. The 54-year-old teacher sustained a flesh wound on her left thigh. She was airlifted to a hospital in Steyr.One day […]
An elderly driver hit a jogger after falling asleep behind the wheel, it was reported today (Mon).Police in Afiesl, Upper Austria, said that the 73-year-old did not sustain any injuries in the incident which occurred yesterday evening. The 24-year-old hobby athlete had to be hospitalised after he was hit by the vehicle. He landed in […]