Tyrolean operated regional flights under the Austrian Arrows brand on behalf of Austrian Airlines from 2003 until July 2012,[4][5] when nearly all employees and the fleet of Austrian Airlines was transferred to it following a labour dispute.[6] Following a new labour agreement, Tyrolean was merged into Austrian Airlines and dissolved as a company on 31 March 2015.[1]
The airline was established in 1958 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.[7]
Tyrolean Airways was the only airline to operate Dash 7 airplanes into the dangerous Courchevel Airport in France.
Development as part of Austrian Airlinesedit
The airline was acquired by Austrian Airlines in March 1998 after the original owner, Mr Gernot Langes-Swarovski, made the company available for purchase. 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 the Austrian Airlines Group. Airline operations, however, were still managed independently by Tyrolean from its Innsbruck base.
Since 1 July 2012, all flights of the Austrian Airlines Group were carried out by Tyrolean Airways. In a consolidated effort to save Austrian Airlines from bankruptcy, the Austrian Airlines CEO at the time, Mr Jaan Albrecht fused the entire fleet and staff of the Austrian Airlines Group, approximately 460 pilots and 1,500 cabin crew, into Tyrolean to maintain operations. All Austrian Airlines Group flights — except for a single Boeing 777-200ER (OE-LPB) due to international traffic laws — were operated by Tyrolean, but maintained their Austrian flight numbers.
In October 2014, it was reported that Tyrolean's flight operations and staff were to be re-integrated into Austrian Airlines by 31 March 2015[4][5][6] as a new labour agreement had been signed.[4] Accordingly, on this date all flight operations, crew members and aircraft were transferred back into Austrian Airlines while Tyrolean Airways was dissolved after serving as a vessel to float Austrian Airlines back into operations.
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Tyrolean Airways officially Tyrolean Airways Tiroler Luftfahrt GmbH was 1 an Austrian regional airline based in Innsbruck 2 with its hub at Vienna International Airport 3 and its homebase at Innsbruck Airport It was owned by the Lufthansa Group and was an affiliate of the Star Alliance together with its parent Austrian Airlines Tyrolean AirwaysIATA ICAO CallsignVO TYR TYROLEANFounded1958 1958 as Aircraft Innsbruck Commenced operations1 April 1980 1980 04 01 as Tyrolean Airways Ceased operations31 March 2015 2015 03 31 merged into Austrian Airlines HubsViennaFocus citiesGrazInnsbruckSalzburgFrequent flyer programMiles amp MoreAllianceStar Alliance affiliate 2000 2015 Parent companyAustrian Airlines 1998 2015 HeadquartersInnsbruck AustriaKey peopleKlaus Froese CEO of Tyrolean Airways Jaan Albrecht CEO of Austrian Airlines Tyrolean operated regional flights under the Austrian Arrows brand on behalf of Austrian Airlines from 2003 until July 2012 4 5 when nearly all employees and the fleet of Austrian Airlines was transferred to it following a labour dispute 6 Following a new labour agreement Tyrolean was merged into Austrian Airlines and dissolved as a company on 31 March 2015 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Development as part of Austrian Airlines 2 Fleet 3 References 4 External linksHistory editEarly years edit The airline was established in 1958 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 7 Tyrolean Airways was the only airline to operate Dash 7 airplanes into the dangerous Courchevel Airport in France Development as part of Austrian Airlines edit The airline was acquired by Austrian Airlines in March 1998 after the original owner Mr Gernot Langes Swarovski made the company available for purchase 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 the Austrian Airlines Group Airline operations however were still managed independently by Tyrolean from its Innsbruck base Since 1 July 2012 all flights of the Austrian Airlines Group were carried out by Tyrolean Airways In a consolidated effort to save Austrian Airlines from bankruptcy the Austrian Airlines CEO at the time Mr Jaan Albrecht fused the entire fleet and staff of the Austrian Airlines Group approximately 460 pilots and 1 500 cabin crew into Tyrolean to maintain operations All Austrian Airlines Group flights except for a single Boeing 777 200ER OE LPB due to international traffic laws were operated by Tyrolean but maintained their Austrian flight numbers In October 2014 it was reported that Tyrolean s flight operations and staff were to be re integrated into Austrian Airlines by 31 March 2015 4 5 6 as a new labour agreement had been signed 4 Accordingly on this date all flight operations crew members and aircraft were transferred back into Austrian Airlines while Tyrolean Airways was dissolved after serving as a vessel to float Austrian Airlines back into operations Fleet edit nbsp A former Tyrolean Bombardier CRJ200LR nbsp A Tyrolean De Havilland Dash 8 400 nbsp A Tyrolean Fokker 70The Tyrolean Airways fleet included 8 9 10 11 Tyrolean Airways fleet Aircraft Total Introduced Retired NotesAirbus A319 100 7 2012 2015 Operated by Austrian AirlinesAirbus A320 200 16Airbus A321 100 3Airbus A321 200Boeing 767 300ER 6Boeing 777 200ER 5Bombardier CRJ 100 3 1999 2003Bombardier CRJ 200 12 1996 2010De Havilland Canada Dash 7 3 1980 1996De Havilland Canada Dash 8 100 14 1987 2003De Havilland Canada Dash 8 300 22 1991 2010De Havilland Canada Dash 8 400 8 2000 2015Embraer ERJ 145 3 2002 2003Fokker 50 8 1994 1997Fokker 70 6 1995 2015Fokker 100 1 2004 Leased from Transwede AirwaysReferences edit a b Tyrolean to merge with Austrian Airlines next spring News Details News from Star Alliance News Star Alliance Employees Portal Archived from the original on 6 February 2015 Retrieved 24 April 2015 Impressum Archived 11 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tyrolean Airways Retrieved on 25 February 2012 Furstenweg 176 A 6026 Innsbruck Directory World Airlines Flight International 27 March 2007 p 81 a b c AUA KV Bord unter Dach und Fach 31 October 2014 a b Austrian Airlines beendet Tyrolean Experiment 8 October 2014 a b Austrian Tyrolean flight crew union near labour agreement deal Aircraft Innsbruck Airline History Retrieved 2 November 2021 Austrian Airlines fleet list at planespotters net Archived 10 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine Tyrolean Airways Fleet Details and History Planespotters net Retrieved 20 June 2021 Last flight Austrian Airlines says goodbye to the last Dash aircraft 5 February 2023 The Ultimate STOL DHC 7 January 2021 imageevent com Retrieved 5 February 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Tyrolean Airways at Wikimedia Commons Official website of Tyrolean Airways Official website of Austrian AirlinesPortals nbsp Austria nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation 47 15 28 N 11 21 15 E 47 2579 N 11 3541 E 47 2579 11 3541 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tyrolean Airways amp oldid 1170261733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
