Austrian Airlines to close six regional crew bases, replace Q400 fleet
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Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines will close six regional crew bases as the carrier replaces 18 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s with Airbus A320s, the latest move in a new strategy to improve performance. Local crew bases in Altenrhein (located in Switzerland near the Austrian border)—as well as in the...
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