Austrian Airlines will be the first airline globally to equip their Boeing 777-200ER aircraft with innovative “AeroSHARK” surface technology. On a total of four Boeing 777-200ERs the fuselage and engine nacelles will be covered with the “sharkskin” film developed by Lufthansa Technik and the company BASF. The significantly reduced frictional resistance resulting from the film will reduce the CO2 emissions of Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet and fuel consumption. Savings of over 8,000 tons of … [Read more...] about Austrian Airlines takes off with sharkskin
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Second Dreamliner joins Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet
The second Austrian Airlines Dreamliner of the type Boeing 787-9 with the registration OE-LPM landed in Vienna yesterday afternoon, Thursday 20 June, at 06:00 p.m. and was welcomed at Vienna Airport with a water salute. After receiving the Austrian Airlines livery in Teruel, Spain, the aircraft is now ready to enter service in the red-white-red colours. Just a few days ago, on 15 June, the first Boeing 787-9 with the registration OE-LPL its long-haul service with Austrian Airlines and took off … [Read more...] about Second Dreamliner joins Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet
Vienna Airport, Lufthansa team up on pharma shipments
As part of a cooperation, Vienna Airport will now handle all pharma shipments transported by Austrian Airlines for Lufthansa Cargo at its GDP-certified pharma handling center or VPHC. The airport said the cooperation further establishes Austria’s international airport as a strong pharma hub for central and eastern Europe. In 2021, the airport's pharma handling center handled around 15 percent more goods than the previous year, up 66 percent compared to the pre-crisis year of 2019. To … [Read more...] about Vienna Airport, Lufthansa team up on pharma shipments
Austrian Airlines returns to Shanghai with weekly flights
After several postponements due to the dynamic market situation, Austrian Airlines will once again fly to Shanghai from 2 October, a press release confirmed. A Boeing 767 will fly from Vienna to Shanghai every Friday, with a return flight scheduled the following Sunday. Further connections to China are a conceivable option for Austrian Airlines. “We are very pleased to be able to return to China with regular passenger flights,” says Austrian Airlines board member Andreas Otto. “A second … [Read more...] about Austrian Airlines returns to Shanghai with weekly flights
Lufthansa Cargo to market Eurowings’ belly capacity
Beginning with the summer timetable (27 March), Lufthansa Cargo will market the belly capacity of Eurowings’ long-haul flights and makes Eurowings the third passenger airline whose belly capacities are marketed by Lufthansa Cargo. The other two services previously available to customers were the Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines cargo holds which offer additional capacity beyond the substantial maindeck capacity of Lufthansa Cargo's 17 freighters. The addition of Eurowings will allow Europe's … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo to market Eurowings’ belly capacity
Lufthansa Cargo rides out a challenging year 2% up
Lufthansa Cargo again maintained its leading position in Europe last year, with a total of 1.6 million tonnes of freight and mail flown and 8.4 billion revenue tonne-kilometres sold. The total volume grew slightly by 2.0 per cent in what the German carriers said was a "challenging market environment". The carrier increased the capacity offered by two per cent over the last twelve months, but noted that with sales falling slightly, capacity utilisation was also down. The full-year load factor … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo rides out a challenging year 2% up
