Tyrolean Airways

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Tyrolean Airways
Logo Tyrolean.png
IATA
VO
ICAO
TYR
Callsign
TYROLEAN
Founded 1978
Hubs Vienna International Airport
Focus cities Innsbruck Airport
Graz Airport
Salzburg Airport
Frequent-flyer program Miles & More
Airport lounge Senator Lounge
Alliance Star Alliance
Fleet size 38(excluding transferred Austrian Airlines aircraft)
Destinations 78
Parent company Austrian Airlines AG
Headquarters Innsbruck, Austria
Key people Klaus Froese, Managing Director
Website www.tyrolean.at

Tyrolean Airways — Tiroler Luftfahrt GesmbH is a regional airline based in Innsbruck, Austria.[1] It is a member of the Austrian Airlines Group and Star Alliance. It carries out all flights for the Austrian Airlines Group. Its main base is Innsbruck Airport, with a hub at Vienna International Airport.[2]

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History [edit]

The airline was established in 1978 as Aircraft Innsbruck by Gernot Langes-Swarovski and Christian Schwemberger-Swarovski. It adopted the title Tyrolean Airways when scheduled services began on 1 April 1980. The airline was acquired by Austrian Airlines in March 1998. In 2003, as part of an effort by its parent company to consolidate its brand, the fleet was rebranded as Austrian Arrows with livery changed to match that of Austrian Airlines. Airline operations, however, continued to operate independently by Tyrolean from its Innsbruck base. Tyrolean was the only airline to operate Dash 7 airplanes into the dangerous Courchevel Airport in France.

From 1 July 2012 all flights of the Austrian Airlines Group are carried out by Tyrolean Airways. Consequently, "arrows" was dropped from the name. The entire fleet and staff of Austrian Airlines (approximately 460 pilots and 1,500 pursers) were transferred to Tyrolean. All Austrian flights are now being "operated by Tyrolean", but have maintained their OS-Flight numbers.

Destinations [edit]

CRJ 200LR in 2006. The livery as well as the aircraft type are retired from the fleet.
Fokker 100 in the foreground and Fokker 70 in the background at Vienna International Airport
Dash 8-Q400 in Linz.

Tyrolean Airways operates services to six destinations in Austria and 72 destinations in Europe.[2]

Fleet [edit]

As of January 2013, the Tyrolean Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 12.4 years:[3]

Tyrolean Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A319 7
Var.
138
Operated for Austrian Airlines
Airbus A320-200 10 6
Var.
168
Operated for Austrian Airlines. One aircraft painted in retro livery
Airbus A321-100
Airbus A321-200
3
3
Var.
200
Operated for Austrian Airlines
Boeing 767-300ER 3
1
1
1
36
30
30
26
189
200
210
199
225
230
240
225
Operated for Austrian Airlines
26/199 Version with new cabin
Boeing 777-200ER 2
2
4
49
48
258
260
307
308
Operated for Austrian Airlines
48/260 Version with new cabin
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 14
0
76
76
Operated for Austrian Airlines. OE-LGC from Brussels Airlines
Fokker 70 9
0
75
75
Operated for Austrian Airlines
Fokker 100 15
0
100
100
Operated for Austrian Airlines
Total 77 10

*Note: Business and Economy on the A319, A320, A321 can vary depending on demand[4]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Impressum." Tyrolean Airways. Retrieved on 25 February 2012. "Fürstenweg 176 A-6026 Innsbruck"
  2. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 81. 
  3. ^ Austrian Airlines fleet list at planespotters.net
  4. ^ Austrian Airlines Fleet configurations

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