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Founded | 1958 (as Aircraft Innsbruck) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 1 April 1980 (as Tyrolean Airways) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 31 March 2015 (merged into Austrian Airlines) | ||||||
Hubs | Vienna | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | Miles & More | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 2000–2015) | ||||||
Parent company | Austrian Airlines Group (1998–2015) | ||||||
Headquarters | Innsbruck, Austria | ||||||
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Tyrolean Airways, legally 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 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 steeply inclined mountain airport at Courchevel in France.
The airline was acquired by Austrian Airlines in March 1998 after the original majority 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.
As of 1 July 2012, all Austrian Airlines Group flights were carried out by Tyrolean Airways. In a consolidated effort to save Austrian Airlines from bankruptcy, the Austrian Airlines CEO at the time, Jaan Albrecht merged the entire fleet and staff of the Austrian Airlines Group, approximately 460 pilots and 1,500 cabin crew, into Tyrolean. 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, [4] [5] [6] as a new labour agreement had been signed. [4] On 31 March 2015 all flight operations, crew members and aircraft were reintegrated into Austrian Airlines. Tyrolean Airways was dissolved having served as a vehicle to return Austrian Airlines to operation.
The Tyrolean Airways fleet included: [8] [9] [10] [11]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Airbus A319-100 | 7 | 2012 | 2015 | Operated by Austrian Airlines |
Airbus A320-200 | 16 | |||
Airbus A321-100 | 3 | |||
Airbus A321-200 | ||||
Boeing 767-300ER | 6 | |||
Boeing 777-200ER | 5 | |||
Bombardier CRJ-100 | 3 | 1999 | 2003 | |
Bombardier CRJ-200 | 12 | 1996 | 2010 | |
De Havilland Canada Dash 7 | 3 | 1980 | 1996 | |
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 | 14 | 1987 | 2003 | |
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 | 22 | 1991 | 2010 | |
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | 8 | 2000 | 2015 | |
Embraer ERJ-145 | 3 | 2002 | 2003 | |
Fokker 50 | 8 | 1994 | 1997 | |
Fokker 70 | 6 | 1995 | 2015 | |
Fokker 100 | 1 | 2004 | Leased from Transwede Airways |
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