Austrian to replace five 50-seat aircraft with five 80-100-seaters

The Austrian Airlines Group is aiming at a reduction of the Canadair CRJ fleet in the medium-term, in order to partially replace these 50-seat aircraft with 80-100-seat aircraft. For this, a Canadair CRJ should be handed over and be replaced with an additional Fokker 100. Furthermore, two Canadair CRJs and both of the currently oldest

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Board of Austrian Airlines supports participation by Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber

At its meeting on 12 March 2008, the Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines AG acknowledged the participation of the Saudi-Arabian Austrian businessman Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber in Austrian Airlines AG by way of a capital increase with full subscription rights of the existing shareholders. At the annual shareholders

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AirSprint orders 23 aircraft for fractional fleet

AirSprint, Canada’s coast-to-coast leader in the field of fractional aircraft ownership, reported that the company has placed an order for 23 aircraft with an aggregate retail value of $116 million (US). AirSprint will take delivery of three Citation XLS/XLS+ jets and three Pilatus PC-12/47E “Next Generation Pilatus” over the course of the next 24 months,

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United Airlines appoints Douglas McKeen Senior Vice President Labor Relations

United Airlines appointed P. Douglas McKeen as senior vice president – Labor Relations. McKeen, an employment lawyer and highly regarded labor negotiator, joins United with more than 20 years of airline labor relations and human resources experience, including most recently at ASTAR Air Cargo, where he led negotiations on a pilot contract with the Air

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