The works council of Austrian Airlines (AUA) has given the all-clear to planned wage cuts. Works committee leaders informed the airline’s 1,500 pilots, stewards and stewardesses yesterday evening (Tues) that they decided to say yes to the salary reform. AUA bosses planned to force the carrier’s pilots to work under contracts similar to those of […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) chiefs and works committee officials are fighting for a consensual solution regarding the planned austerity measures. Lufthansa, which owns AUA since 2009, wants the Viennese aviation company to achieve savings of 220 million Euros this year following last year’s losses of almost 60 million Euros. The AUA supervisory board decided last week […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) head Jaan Albrecht has promised that customers will not be negatively affected by the firm’s contract reform. The supervisory board of the loss-making carrier decided yesterday (Thurs) to annul the contracts of all pilots and cabin crew employees. AUA bosses hope to save 45 million Euros a year that way. Unionists and […]
The Federal Trade Union (ÖGB) has been accused of “betrayal”. Dozens of Tyrolean Airways (Austrian Arrows) employees organised a demonstration outside the ÖGB’s Viennese headquarters yesterday (Tues) to make themselves heard. Works council officials complained that the ÖGB considered their firm as nothing but a pawn in the game as the feud between the executive […]
Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) bosses have spoken about their intention to build a shopping centre. Flughafen Wien (FW) – which operates Austria’s biggest airport – said yesterday (Weds) a 10,000-square metre mall would be constructed in the direct vicinity to VIA in the coming years. The firm said it wanted to set up […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) is set to receive fresh capital from Lufthansa while bosses up the pressure on the ailing carrier’s pilots. Lufthansa CEO Christoph Franz said yesterday (Thurs) that the Viennese airline – which was acquired by Lufthansa in September 2009 – would get 140 million Euros. He warned that the money would only be […]
The future of Austrian Airlines (AUA) remains uncertain as negotiations between the firm’s board, Lufthansa managers and works council chiefs have been postponed. AUA boss Jaan Albrecht announced yesterday (Tues) that negotiators decided to continue discussing the various planned reforms until the end of this month. Reports have it that the Austrian Trade Union (ÖGB) […]
Andreas Bierwirth is about to leave the executive board of Austrian Airlines (AUA), according to reports. Several Austrian business dailies report today (Fri) that the businessman’s contract will not be extended. The supervisory board of Lufthansa – which rescued AUA from ruin in 2009 – is understood to debate the details of Bierwirth’s departure in […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) has decided to jack up ticket prices – only two months after the most recent increase. The struggling carrier, which suffered a loss of 65 million Euros in each of the past two years, said yesterday (Weds) its kerosene surcharge would increase as of next Tuesday (28 February). The airline explained that […]
FlyNiki founder Niki Lauda has harshly criticised a competitor for calling on a court to investigate a decision affecting aviation regulations. It emerged yesterday (Mon) that Austrian Airlines (AUA) filed a lawsuit at the Federal Constitutional Court (VfGH) regarding its number of flights between Vienna International Airport (VIA or VIE) and Ben Gurion International Airport […]