by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 16, 2014 | Austrian, Featured |
As you are reading this Austrian’s latest 777 addition, OE-LPE, debuted today and is enroute from Vienna and will be arriving at New York’s JFK at approximately 2:00p Eastern Time.
This marks the 5th 777 to join the fleet and is the aircraft responsible for Austrian’s ability to introduce new service to Newark that is set to begin on July 2.
The aircraft, nicknamed ‘Blue Danube’ has been completely retrofitted and sports Austrian’s new Economy and Business Class cabin that were installed while the plane underwent a thorough C-check that required over 57,000 man-hours to complete. In fact, it was AUSTRIAN’s largest ever undertaking as far as aircraft maintenance and retrofit are concerned. In all, Austrian has €50 million invested in the aircraft, including €20 for the retrofit alone.
Austrian’s beautiful new Business Class Cabin
According to Austrian, this single aircraft is responsible for the creation of 130 new jobs at the airline including 20 pilots and 90 flight attendants. Austrian expects the ‘Blue Danube’ to add €80 million in revenue and carry 170,000 passengers each year.
The aircraft is being leased from ILFC (International Lease Finance Company) and originally entered service with AeroFlot in 1998. It was also part of Vietnam Airlines’ fleet from 2005 until delivery to Austrian in March of this year.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jun 13, 2014 | Austrian, Featured |
On Monday July 23, The Austrian version of the ‘Rock’ will attempt to set a new world record by pulling an Austrian 777 by himself at Vienna’s Airport.
Franz Müllner, known as the ‘Austrian Rock’, will strap himself into a harness and attempt to pull one of Austrian’s Boeing 777 a distance of 10 meters in a bid to set a World Record. He’ll have his work cut out for him as the aircraft weights approximately 142 tons when unloaded.
I’m not about to bet against this man……
Müllner is no stranger to incredible feats and world record setting efforts. According to his website, he has been setting records and demonstrating amazing feats of strength for 12 years. This endeavor however looks to become his crowning achievement.
To get a sense of what is involved ahead of the attempt, here’s a video providing a sneak peak into the prepartions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNyGd-YaZxw&list=PLUKf5Zy7ljZtmqcP5nexTb1vKVtzLUoGF&feature=share&index=2
by Lufthansa Flyer | Apr 23, 2014 | Austrian, Featured |
Beginning May 1, passengers flying on Austrian Airlines to any destination, on any aircraft will be able to use their personal electronic devices during the entire flight.
This applies to any smartphone, laptop, tablet or other devices that weigh under 1kg (2.20 lbs).
The devices must be switched to ‘Airplane Mode’ so that there is no signal transmission taking place. Also, phone calls need to be completed by the time the cabin doors close even though the aircraft is still on the ground.
