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Tyrolean Airways - Tiroler Luftfahrt GesmbH is an airline based in Innsbruck, Austria. It is a member of the Austrian Airlines Group and Star Alliance, and uses the name Austrian Arrows in its corporate group. Its main base is Innsbruck Airport, with a hub at Vienna International Airport.[1]
[edit] History
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 partly 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. It has 1,599 employees.[1]
[edit] Destinations
Tyrolean Airways operates services to six destinations in Austria and 72 destinations in Europe.[1]
[edit] Incidents and Accidents
- On February 2nd, 2008, a Fokker 100, operating a flight from Innsbruck to Leeds Bradford International Airport requested an emergency landing after reporting losing power in one of the engines. The aircraft landed safely and nobody was injured.[2]
The Tyrolean Airways fleet is as follows (at October 2009):
The average age of the Austrian Arrows fleet is 12.2 years (as of July 2009).[3]
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