Austrian Airlines AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the national airline of Austria, headquartered at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Wien-Umgebung. Together with regional subsidiary Tyrolean Airways (Austrian Arrows) and charter arm Lauda Air, it operates scheduled services to over 130 destinations. Its main base is Vienna International Airport, with a hub at Innsbruck Airport. It is a member of the Star Alliance.
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Austrian Airlines AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the national airline of Austria, headquartered at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Wien-Umgebung. Together with regional subsidiary Tyrolean Airways (Austrian Arrows) and charter arm Lauda Air, it operates scheduled services to over 130 destinations. Its main base is Vienna International Airport, with a hub at Innsbruck Airport. It is a member of the Star Alliance.
The airline was founded on 30 September 1957, making its maiden flight on 31 March 1958 when a Vickers Viscount 779 took off from Vienna for London, England via Zurich. Austrian Airlines was formed through the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways. It launched domestic services on 1 May 1963. The airline's transatlantic services began on 1 April 1969 with a Vienna to Brussels and New York service in co-operation with Sabena.
Austrian became a member of the Star Alliance in 2000. That year, Austrian acquired Lauda Air, an airline whose...
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