CE: Austrian Airlines must begin replacing long-haul fleet in 2019-20
Austrian Airlines must decide on a long-haul fleet replacement in 2018 as the life of its current fleet winds down over the next 2 years. Austrian currently has 11 Boeing 767-300ERs and 777-200ERs. The 767s will need to be replaced first, from 2019-20 onward, according to Austrian CE Kay Kratky. Kratky said that a new long-haul fleet could require an investment of E1b- E2.4b. “This could include younger, second-hand Boeing 777s or even brand-new Airbus A350 XWBs,” he said, adding, “A decision on a replacement must be made soon.” The airline will add its 12th long-haul aircraft, a former Aeromexico 777-200ER, to its fleet in spring 2018, which will “create a capacity increase of 10% and 150 new jobs,” Kratky said. The CE said he expects an all-time passenger record of 12.5m passengers in 2017. <br/>
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CE: Austrian Airlines must begin replacing long-haul fleet in 2019-20
Austrian Airlines must decide on a long-haul fleet replacement in 2018 as the life of its current fleet winds down over the next 2 years. Austrian currently has 11 Boeing 767-300ERs and 777-200ERs. The 767s will need to be replaced first, from 2019-20 onward, according to Austrian CE Kay Kratky. Kratky said that a new long-haul fleet could require an investment of E1b- E2.4b. “This could include younger, second-hand Boeing 777s or even brand-new Airbus A350 XWBs,” he said, adding, “A decision on a replacement must be made soon.” The airline will add its 12th long-haul aircraft, a former Aeromexico 777-200ER, to its fleet in spring 2018, which will “create a capacity increase of 10% and 150 new jobs,” Kratky said. The CE said he expects an all-time passenger record of 12.5m passengers in 2017. <br/>
