Austrian Airlines (AUA) bosses have warned that ticket prices may rise in the near future.AUA co-chief Andreas Bierwirth said today (Fri) that the airline could increase its kerosene surcharge depending on developments in Libya.The regimes army killed hundreds of people who took to the streets to call for democracy and free elections. Libyan leader Muammar […]
German aviation giant Lufthansa expects its affiliated firm Austrian Airlines (AUA) to achieve earnings of 50 million Euros this year, it has been claimed.Business newspapers in Austria and Germany reported today (Thurs) that bosses of the German airline told AUAs board they want to see it make operative earnings of 50 million Euros in 2010. […]
Austrian Airlines (AUA) bosses managed to avoid a possible collapse of the firms aviation operations by granting more than 2,000 employees a pay rise.The struggling airlines 2,500 technicians and clerks decided last month they would go on strike in early 2011 if AUA managers do not meet their demands.Income negotiations between the AUA board and […]
FlyNiki stakeholder Air Berlin registered more than 30 million passengers in the first 11 months of this year.The German airline announced today (Thurs) that it recorded 31.3 million customers between January and November of this year. The Berlin-based firm had 27.9 million passengers in 2009.Air Berlin also said it managed to increase its turnover by […]
Outgoing Lufthansa chief Wolfgang Mayrhuber has launched a scathing attack at Vienna International Airport (VIA) and stressed that Austrian Airlines (AUA) must stop making losses.The businessman, who will be succeeded by Christoph Franz as head of the leading airline next month after seven years in charge, said yesterday (Thurs) VIA had the “highest possible […]
FlyNiki partner Air Berlin has revealed plans to diminish its capacities.The company Germanys second-biggest airline after Lufthansa said today (Thurs) it planned to reduce its fleet by seven planes in the near future as a reaction to upcoming taxes on tickets imposed by the German government.The coalition of the Christian Democratic Union of […]
The occupancy rate of FlyNikis most important cooperation partner has edged down.Air Berlin, which holds a 49.9 per cent with an option for the total takeover of FlyNiki, said today (Mon) it had 28.79 million passengers between January and October of this year, up by 3.4 per cent year on year.The company, Germanys second-biggest airline […]
Lufthansa boss Wolfgang Mayrhuber has appealed to the Austrian government to remain a reliable partner and pull out from setting up a tax on flight tickets.The Austrian businessman, who will retire as head of the German airline by the end of this year after having been in charge since 2003, said today (Fri) that […]
Provincial political leaders are set to turn their guns on Lufthansa following revelations that the aviation firm is to axe its Linz Munich service.Local newspaper Oberösterreichische Nachrichten reports today (Tues) that the German company will stop offering flights between Blue Danube Airport in Linz, Upper Austria, and the German city of Munich as of […]
Christoph Franz has been appointed new Lufthansa boss.The aviation firm announced yesterday (Tues) that the 50-year-old German businessman will succeed Wolfgang Mayrhuber as of the beginning of next year.Mayrhuber, who was born in the Upper Austrian town of Waizenkirchen, started working for Lufthansa in 1970. He has headed the firm that has its headquarters in […]