Lauda Europe
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| Founded | July 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 13 September 2020[2] | ||||||
| AOC # | MT-62[3] | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 26 | ||||||
| Parent company | Ryanair Holdings | ||||||
| Headquarters | Pietà, Malta | ||||||
| Key people | David O’Brien (CEO)[4] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Lauda Europe Limited is a Maltese low-cost airline operating on behalf of its parent company Ryanair. The airline performs wet-lease flights for Ryanair and charter services.[5]
History
[edit]Lauda Europe is the successor of Austrian carrier Lauda. In 2020, Ryanair Holdings closed its Austrian unit in favor of Lauda Europe, a newly established Maltese subsidiary, and transferred Lauda's fleet of 29 Airbus A320 aircraft to the new airline. Lauda staff were offered new positions at Lauda Europe.[6]
In May 2021, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary stated that Lauda may move to an all-Boeing 737 fleet. However, in July 2022, O'Leary announced that Ryanair would extend the Lauda Europe Airbus A320 leases until 2028.[7]
Fleet
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As of May 2024, the Lauda Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 26 | — | 180 | |
| Total | 26 | — | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ICAO Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator and U.S. Special Telephony/Call Signs". FAA. Retrieved 28 Apr 2024.
- ^ "Lauda Europe (Malta) launches operations". Worldairlinenews.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "List of AOC holders as at 1st June 2021". Transport Malta. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Ryanair | Executive Officers". investor.ryanair.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Lauda Europe official website". Lauda Europe. Retrieved 26 Nov 2021.
- ^ Hofmann, Kurt. "Laudamotion to evolve into Malta-Based Lauda Europe". Informa PLC. Routes Online. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Q&A Video at 7min7sec via "Ryanair Q3 Results FY23". 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Lauda Europe Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.