Austrian Airlines to Replace 50-Seat Aircraft With 80-100-Seaters
The Austrian Airlines Group has reported that it 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 Dash 8-300s will be disposed. In response to this, during the course of the summer, four Dash 8-400s should be taken over from Scandinavian Airlines.
Peter Malanik, chief operations officer of Austrian Airlines, said: “Safety is the top priority for us and we do not make any compromises in this regard. The Dash 8-400 has proven to be a very reliable and safe turboprop, 120,000 take-offs and landings have been carried out without any problem.”