Austrian Airlines: 5th Dash 8-400 Turboprop to Land at Innsbruck Airport

ˇ Fleet expansion on the basis of a wet lease agreement with SWISS
ˇ First flight from Zurich to Lugano planned for November 1, 2014

Austrian Airlines awaits the latest addition to its Dash 8-400 family of aircraft. The latest member of the Austrian Airlines fleet with the registration OE-LGO is expected to land in Innsbruck today at 6 p.m. local time after completing its positioning flight from Winnipeg, Canada. The aircraft is the 15th Turboprop in the Austrian Airlines family. The Dash maintenance team located in Innsbruck will carry out various conversion and refitting tasks in the initial phase and bring the aircraft up to Austrian Airlines standards with respect to cockpit and flight safety.

The first flight of the new aircraft offering flight service from Zurich to Lugano is scheduled to take place in wet lease on November 1, 2014 on behalf of SWISS, which also belongs to the Lufthansa Group. In the future four flights each day will be operated on this route. By deploying the larger aircraft SWISS will be able to increase its capacity on the route by 50 percent.

“People who know SWISS also know that they have very high standards, not only in terms of quality but also efficiency“, says Austrian Airlines CEO Jaan Albrecht. “It is an honor to be allowed to operate flights on behalf of SWISS, and we will do everything in our power to fulfill these high standards.”

With the arrival of OE-LGO, the fleet of the Austrian Airlines Group will reach a total of 76 aircraft, including 15 from the Dash 8-400 Turboprop series.

Dash 8-400
OE-LGO

Manufacturer:
Bombardier

Type:
DH-8-402

Series number:
MSN 4281

Construction year:
November 2009 (C-Check 2014)

Seats:
76

Wing span:
28.4 m

Length/Height:
32.8 m / 8.3 m

Maximum cruise speed:
665 km/ h

Maximum altitude:
7,600 m / 25,000 ft

Engine type:
Pratt & Whitney 2 PW 150A

Maximum range with load:
1,500 – 1,630 km

Maximum take-off weight:
29,218 kg

Maximum landing weight:
28,009 kg

Due to its design, the Bombardier Q-Series is considered to be particularly reliable and efficient. The “Q” in the name stands for “quiet”. Compared to passenger jets with similar seating capacity, the Dash 8-400 aircraft requires about 40% less fuel. This aircraft type is also able to reach airports where larger aircraft are not able or allowed to land. For example, this is the case in Lugano.