Austrian to halve 767 fleet and remove all A319s
Austrian Airlines is to halve its Boeing 767 fleet and withdraw all 7 of its Airbus A319s as part of a strategy to adjust to reduced demand in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Austrian had already been planning to remove 18 Bombardier Q400 turboprops by 2021, and increase the number of A320s by 10 – measures which would have taken the airline’s overall fleet down to around 70 aircraft. But it has revised its strategy following the coronavirus outbreak and instead envisions a more conservative fleet of 60, amounting to an overall capacity reduction of 20%. CE Alexis von Hoensbroech said: “We want to retain our long-haul hub, even if we have no other choice for the time being but to adapt to the somewhat smaller market.” Austrian is forecasting a 25-50% fall in demand in 2020. <br/>
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Austrian to halve 767 fleet and remove all A319s
Austrian Airlines is to halve its Boeing 767 fleet and withdraw all 7 of its Airbus A319s as part of a strategy to adjust to reduced demand in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Austrian had already been planning to remove 18 Bombardier Q400 turboprops by 2021, and increase the number of A320s by 10 – measures which would have taken the airline’s overall fleet down to around 70 aircraft. But it has revised its strategy following the coronavirus outbreak and instead envisions a more conservative fleet of 60, amounting to an overall capacity reduction of 20%. CE Alexis von Hoensbroech said: “We want to retain our long-haul hub, even if we have no other choice for the time being but to adapt to the somewhat smaller market.” Austrian is forecasting a 25-50% fall in demand in 2020. <br/>
