Eurowings Europe

Eurowings Europe
IATA ICAO Callsign
E2[1] EWE[1] ?
Commenced operations 23 June 2016
Operating bases
Fleet size 5 (March 2017)
Parent company Lufthansa Group
Website www.eurowings.com

Eurowings Europe is a low-cost airline registered in Austria that is a subsidiary of Lufthansa Group. It began operations in June 2016. As of March 2017, the airline operates from two bases in Austria using five Airbus A320s. It has adopted the corporate identity of its German sister airline, Eurowings.

A Eurowings Europe Airbus A320-200 departing the Vienna base in November 2016

History

In January 2016, ch-aviation reported that Eurowings Europe expected to start operations in the middle of the year, operating routes throughout the continent from an initial base at Vienna.[2] About a week after obtaining its air operator's certificate from the Austrian civil aviation authorities, Eurowings Europe departed Vienna for Alicante on 23 June 2016, its maiden flight.[3]

Corporate affairs

Eurowings Europe is a low-cost carrier that functions as a subsidiary of Lufthansa Group.[4]

Destinations

Eurowings Europe aims to operate regional flights throughout Europe.[2] As of January 2017, it maintains two bases, one at Vienna and the other at Salzburg.[4] A base in Palma de Mallorca is scheduled to open in May 2017.[5]

Fleet

As of March 2017, the Eurowings Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6][7]

Eurowings Europe fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A319-100 1[7] 1 12 126 138[8] —
Airbus A320-200 6 — 12 162 174[9] —
Total 7 1

References

  1. 1 2 "Eurowings Europe". ch-aviation. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Lufthansa's Eurowings Europe eyes Summer 2016 launch". ch-aviation. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eurowings Europe commences operations". ch-aviation. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Hofmann, Kurt (12 January 2017). "Eurowings Europe opens Salzburg base". Air Transport World. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Eurowings Europe outlines Palma de Mallorca base routes". ch-aviation. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Gruber, Jan (28 March 2017). "Eurowings Europe flottet zwei A319 ein". Austrian Aviation Net (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Eurowings Europe adds maiden A319 to its fleet". ch-aviation. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. ↑ https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Eurowings_Airlines/Eurowings_Airbus_A319-100.php
  9. ↑ https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Eurowings_Airlines/Eurowings_Airbus_A320-200.php

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