Austrian Airlines is getting a new Chief Operating Officer: Stefan-Kenan Scheib, currently Head of Flight Operations at SWISS, will join the Austrian Airlines Executive Board as COO on 15 September, 2025. This was decided by the Austrian Airlines Supervisory Board. Stefan-Kenan Scheib follows Francesco Sciortino, who took on a new role on 1 September as Hub Manager Frankfurt & Accountable Manager Lufthansa Airlines on the Lufthansa Airlines Executive Board. Stefan began his career in … [Read more...] about Stefan-Kenan Scheib appointed COO of Austrian Airlines
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Austrian Airlines COO Francesco Sciortino joins Executive Board of Lufthansa Airlines
Francesco Sciortino, Chief Operating Officer of Austrian Airlines since 1 April 2021, will take up a new challenge on the Executive Board of Lufthansa Airlines as Hub Manager Frankfurt and Accountable Manager with effect from 1 September 2025. Over the past four and a half years, Francesco Sciortino has made a significant contribution to the positive development of Austrian Airlines as COO and has raised operations to a new level with his team. The airline has been one of the seven most punctual … [Read more...] about Austrian Airlines COO Francesco Sciortino joins Executive Board of Lufthansa Airlines
Austrian Airlines takes off with sharkskin for the first time
"Shark in the sky!": The first Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200ER equipped with the innovative AeroSHARK surface technology has successfully completed its maiden flight. Last night, the long-haul aircraft with the registration OE-LPC took off with “sharkskin” for the first time as OS26 from Bangkok to Vienna, where it landed today at 5:00am local time. The OE-LPC is the first of a total of four B777-200ERs that Austrian Airlines will equip with the technology. The significantly reduced … [Read more...] about Austrian Airlines takes off with sharkskin for the first time
Austrian Airlines takes off with sharkskin
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
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
