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MAR 02, 2004 (newstodate): Austrian Airlines has announced plans for adding nine Fokker 100 aircraft to its fleet of medium range aircraft.
Austrian has also taken options for another six aircraft of this type.
The aircraft will join the Austrian Airlines fleet "within a short time", the company says.
-The purchase of the jets will enable us to take real advantage of new market opportunities in the larger European Union and throughout Central and Eastern Europe, driving forward our expansion as a result, says Vagn Soerensen, Austrian Airlines Group CEO.
The purchase of the Fokker 100 jets represents another stage in the ongoing harmonisation of the Austrian Airlines Group fleet. To balance out the effects of the move, four MD 87 aircraft will be taken out of service in the coming months, while delivery of the Airbus A319 jets has already taken place, with two out of a total of seven jets currently in service with Austrian.
Austrian has also taken options for another six aircraft of this type.
The aircraft will join the Austrian Airlines fleet "within a short time", the company says.
-The purchase of the jets will enable us to take real advantage of new market opportunities in the larger European Union and throughout Central and Eastern Europe, driving forward our expansion as a result, says Vagn Soerensen, Austrian Airlines Group CEO.
The purchase of the Fokker 100 jets represents another stage in the ongoing harmonisation of the Austrian Airlines Group fleet. To balance out the effects of the move, four MD 87 aircraft will be taken out of service in the coming months, while delivery of the Airbus A319 jets has already taken place, with two out of a total of seven jets currently in service with Austrian.