Ingame Reporting name: “Airbus A320neo - Austrian Airlines”

Summary of Austrian Airlines…

Austrian Airlines AG, often shortened to Austrian or AUA, is the flag carrier of Austria and a subsidiary of Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany. The airline is headquartered on the grounds of Vienna International Airport in Schwechat where it also maintains its hub. As of July 2016, the airline flew to six domestic and more than 120 international year-round and seasonal destinations in 55 countries and is a member of the Star Alliance.

The airline was formed in 1957 by the merger of Air Austria and Austrian Airways but traces its history back to 1923 at the founding of Austrian Airways. Throughout much of the company's existence, it was a state-owned entity. On 31 March 1958, the airline performed its scheduled service, flying a leased Vickers Viscount from Vienna to Zürich and London; it subsequently purchased its own Viscount fleet. On 18 February 1963, Austrian ordered its first jet-powered airliner, the Sud Aviation Caravelle. It subsequently introduced various models and derivatives of the Douglas DC-9 jetliner; by the end of 1971, Austrian was an all-jet operator. During the 1980s, it introduced the DC-9-80, otherwise known as the McDonnell Douglas MD-80, to its fleet. Various airliners produced by Airbus, Boeing, Fokker and other manufacturers were introduced across the 1980s and 1990s.

Throughout the 1990s, the airline sought out new strategic alliances, as well as to expand its presence in the long-haul market, launching new services to China and South Africa. In 2000, Austrian became a member of Star Alliance; a few years prior, it had also joined the Qualiflyer Group. During the 2000s, the airline expanded through the acquisitions of Rheintalflug and Lauda Air and adopted the shortened Austrian name in 2003. Throughout the 2000s, Austrian sustained several years of losses; during 2008, the airline's then-owner, the Austrian government, was advised to privatise Austrian via its sale to a foreign company. In 2009, the Lufthansa Group purchased Austrian after receiving approval from the European Commission following an investigation into the tendering process.

Following its privatisation, both fleet expansion and cost-saving initiatives were enacted as the business was restructured; visible changes included route alterations, a new corporate design, and a revised aircraft livery. Following labour disputes over several of the cost-cutting measures, all Austrian Airlines' flights were transferred on 1 July 2012 to its subsidiary, Tyrolean Airways, which operated under the Austrian name. On 1 April 2015, after a new labour agreement had been reached, all flights transferred back to Austrian, and Tyrolean Airways was merged into its parent. During the late 2010s, restructuring of both its fleet and route network continued.

Aircraft in real life…

OE-LZN is the first of currently 5 A320neo’s in Austrian’s fleet. This specific aircraft was actually the first A320neo to be delivered to the airline. This aircraft currently is named “Donau-Auen” (After the “Donau-Auen National Park” in north-eastern Austria), and has the semi-special “Less Noise, Less CO2.” sticker at the back of the aircraft.

This specific aircraft was delivered on 13th September, 2022, had been in service for 2.2 years currently, and was tested at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport with the test registration “F-WWBB”.

The aircraft had been in service currently with:
- Austrian Airlines, since 13/9/2022 with the registration “OE-LZN”.

yeah that’s it.
The aircraft is still doing flights with Austrian to this day.

OE-LZN, landing at Vienna Schwechat Airport (VIE/LOWW).

OE-LZN, while taxiing at London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL).

OE-LZN, as seen taking off, flying overhead and retracting its gear at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport (BER/EDDB).

OE-LZN, while taxiing in the night at Hamburg Airport (HAM/EDDH).

Other Information…

It was kinda hard tbh to make the rudder the way it was.
It honestly was pretty fun to make.

That’s all! Viel Spaß!

(Have Fun! In German.)