Lauda Air
Lauda Air is an
airline based in
Austria. Together with
Austrian Airlines and
Austrian Arrows, Lauda Air belongs to the
Austrian Airlines Group.
Lauda Air was founded in
1978 by former
Formula One driver
Niki Lauda. In 1989 Lauda started their first long-haul flights from
Vienna to
Sydney and
Melbourne, via
Bangkok. In the 1990s they started to fly their Sydney and Melbourne flights via
Kuala Lumpur. Daily flights to
Miami via
Munich, to
Dubai and to Cuba followed.
On
May 26,
1991,
Lauda Air Flight 004, operated by a
Boeing 767-300 plane, was lost over Thailand after an uncommanded reverser deployment, with 223 dead.
In
2003, Austrian Airlines bought out the remainder of Lauda's stake. In 2005 the flight operation merged with Austrian Airlines, and the label "Lauda Air" now operates charter flights within the Austrian Airlines Group.
Niki Lauda has since started a new airline,
Niki.
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Lauda Air Boeing 737-800 |
The Lauda Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2005):
*2
Airbus A320-200 (Austrian / AUA)
*1
Boeing 737-600*2
Boeing 737-700*5
Boeing 737-800 (one more on order)
*5
Boeing 767-300*3
Boeing 777-200*
Lauda Air Fleet Detail*
Lauda Air Passenger Opinions*
www.laudaair.com
