Lauda Europe
IATA ICAO Callsign
LW LDA RYANAIR
FoundedJuly 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07)
Commenced operations13 September 2020; 3 years ago (2020-09-13)[1]
AOC #MT-62[2]
Operating bases
Fleet size28
Parent companyRyanair Holdings
HeadquartersPietà, Malta
Websitewww.laudaeurope.com

Lauda Europe Limited is a Maltese low-cost airline operating on behalf of its parent company Ryanair. The airline performs wet-lease flights for Ryanair and charter services.[3]

History

Lauda Europe is the successor of Austrian carrier Lauda. In 2020, Ryanair Holdings closed its Austrian unit in favor of Lauda Europe, a newly established Maltese subsidiary, and transferred Lauda's fleet of 29 Airbus A320 aircraft to the new airline. Lauda staff were offered new positions at Lauda Europe.[4]

In May 2021, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary stated that Lauda may move to an all-Boeing 737 fleet. On Thursday 13 July 2022 Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary announced that Ryanair would extend the Lauda Europe Airbus A320 leases until 2028.[citation needed]

Fleet

A Lauda Europe Airbus A320-200 taking off at Tallinn Airport in 2021

As of August 2023, the Lauda Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]

Lauda Europe fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 28 — 180
Total 28 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lauda Europe (Malta) launches operations". Worldairlinenews.com. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "List of AOC holders as at 1st June 2021". Transport Malta. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Lauda Europe official website". Lauda Europe. Retrieved 26 Nov 2021.
  4. ^ Hofmann, Kurt. "Laudamotion to evolve into Malta-Based Lauda Europe". Informa PLC. Routes Online. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Lauda Europe Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Thomas Noack. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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