Transport Industry

Sales Increase for FlyNiki

Niki Lauda’s airline achieved strong growth in 2010, regarding both passengers and sales. The EBIT declined however.

March 31, 2011

AUA: Antinori will Finally Not Become CEO

Three days before his planned entry into Austrian Airlines, Antinori surprisingly announced his withdrawal from the Lufthansa Group.

March 30, 2011

Economy: "South Axis” Demands Recovery Program

Styria and Carinthia are at a disadvantage concerning infrastructure compared with other provinces, was the criticism of the Economic Chambers of the "strong south".

March 25, 2011

Flughafen Wien Group: Net profit rises by 3.2%

Revenue: plus 6.4% to € 533.8 m, net profit: € 73.3m. Traffic: plus 8.7% in passengers to 19.7 m

March 25, 2011

Economic Chamber: Austria's Economy in Distress because of ÖBB-Structuring

"Significant price increases and deterioration of rail services will lead to shift of traffic to roads."

March 24, 2011 · Updated: March 24, 2011; 00:49

Gebrüder Weiss Books Persistent Growth

The Austrian transport and logistics company closed the 2010 financial year with a provisional 17.8% increase in turnover compared to the previous year.

March 24, 2011

Dispute between Emirates and AUA

Emirates Airlines accuses Austrian Airlines to work with unfair means against the doubling of Vienna-Dubai flights.

March 23, 2011

ÖBB: Massive Losses in Ireland

The ÖBB had to write off € 260m because of a sale and lease-back transaction.

March 19, 2011

Austrian Airlines Reduces Losses

Loss from operating activities substantially decreased: from minus € 230.9m to minus € 64.7m. Number of passengers grew by 9.7%.

March 18, 2011

ÖBB Restructuring: "There is no other Alternative"

Christian Kern, CEO of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) explains his plans to manage the turnaround in an interview with the magazine "Standard".

March 12, 2011

Passengers Still Rising at VIA

Vienna International Airport: Plus 5.1% in passengers during February 2011

March 11, 2011

Kapsch Expects New Orders from the Arab Region

Kapsch emerges as the new GSM-R market leader in the international trade fair Middle East Rail 2011 in Abu Dhabi.

March 2, 2011

Austria as Central Europe’s Logistics Hub

Austria's transport industry shows optimism. The employment situation is expected to improve still further.

March 1, 2011

Massive Increase in Sales and Earnings for Kapsch

The Austrian Kapsch TrafficCom releases results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010/11. EBIT margin doubled from 4.4% to 9.0%.

March 1, 2011

Major order for Siemens Austria

The Austrian subsidiary of the German electronics group receives a new order from Poland for the construction of underground train sets.

February 26, 2011

WKÖ: "Clear Commitment to the Brenner Base Tunnel is Needed”

The chairman of the Austrian Economic Chamber considers the tunnel between Italy and Austria as a pioneering infrastructure project.

February 23, 2011

Kapsch: In-sourcing from China to Austria

The Viennese Kapsch CarrierCom brings the production of GSM systems from China back to Austria.

February 19, 2011

Vienna International Airport: Third Runway for € 1.8bn

The proposed project is not firm yet, but the estimated costs are between € 1.2 and € 1.8bn due to extensive construction work.

February 12, 2011

Passenger Increase at VIA Continues

Vienna International Airport: Plus 6.7% in passengers during January 2011

February 11, 2011

Car Registrations Rising Considerably

January 2011: New passenger car registrations in Austria increased by 22.5%.

February 10, 2011

More Passengers at Austrian Airlines

Austrian Airlines Traffic Result for January 2011: 2.1 Percent Increase in Passenger Volume. 690,000 flight guests were carried.

February 10, 2011

ÖBB CEO Kern Closes In on Politicians

The CEO of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Christian Kern, reacts angrily to accusations made by politicians.

February 5, 2011

The Westbahn Complains Because of ÖBB-Subsidies

In December, the new “Westbahn” (Western Railway) will start competing with the ÖBB (Austrian state railways) which are allegedly being privileged by the government.

February 3, 2011

Siemens Austria Receives an Order for Poland

The Austrian subsidiary of the German technology group will supply 35 trains worth € 272m of the new Metro-generation "Inspiro" to Poland.

February 3, 2011

Privatizations Could Raise up to € 24bn on Vienna Stock Exchange

Especially the privatization of public infrastructure and energy companies could increase the market capitalization of the Vienna Stock Exchange considerably.

February 3, 2011

Kapsch Gains Contract in South Africa

The Austrian Kapsch TrafficCom AG listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange, has been awarded contracts with a volume of € 17m in South Africa.

February 3, 2011

Leitl Demands Support for Brenner Tunnel

The President of the Austrian Economic Chamber considers the Brenner Tunnel infrastructure project as crucial for the business location Austria.

February 2, 2011

EFKON Group Wins Major Contract in South Africa

The Austrian EFKON Group has been awarded a contract to install an Intelligent Transportation System on freeways in South Africa.

February 2, 2011

Kapsch TrafficCom Names new CEO for its North American Operations

The Austrian Kapsch TrafficCom AG names Christopher F. Murray President & CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS effective February 1.

February 2, 2011

New Advance for Baltic-Adriatic Corridor

The Carinthian Economic Chamber supports the information campaign of Governor Gerhard Dörfler in favor of the Baltic-Adriatic Corridor.

February 2, 2011

Skylink: Judicial Investigations are Presently being Conducted

The final report of the Audit Court on the Vienna International Airport Skylink project has been submitted. Criticism is devastating. Criminal investigations are starting.

February 1, 2011

Kapsch TrafficCom with First Contract Award in Russia

The Austrian Kapsch TrafficCom AG announces that its Russian subsidiary has been awarded an order to equip traffic crossings.

February 1, 2011

Increase in Passengers at Austrian Airports

Every of the six Austrian Airports could record substantial growth in passengers in 2010. Their number rose by 7.9%.

January 31, 2011

New Order in Poland for Kapsch CarrierCom

Kapsch CarrierCom has won the next large order for the deployment of a digital train radio system.

January 28, 2011

Pricing Agreements in Austria's Transport Industry

The Austrian Federal Competition Authority has ncovered two shipping cartels involving several well-known carriers.

January 21, 2011

Vienna International Airport: +8.7% Passengers During 2010

The strongest increase has been recorded in passenger traffic to Eastern Europe and to the Middle East. For 2011, the company expects a 5.0% increase.

January 20, 2011

Mixed Results for Linz Airport

2010 ended with a historical record in freight earnings for the “blue danube airport linz” However, regular passenger volumes decreased slightly.

January 15, 2011

AUA and Flyniki: Passenger Growth

Austrian Airlines increased its number of passengers by 9.7% in 2010; Flyniki achieved an increase of 29%.

January 13, 2011

Austrian Airlines: Negotiations Finished

The management of the Austrian Airlines and worker representatives agreed to increase salaries slightly in 2011. Thus, strikes will not take place.

January 7, 2011

AUA: For now, Negotiations Instead of Strikes

At the end of the year, there were still signs of strike for the staff of Austrian Airlines. Now the situation seems to calm down.

January 4, 2011

Poor Outlook for Creditors of SkyEurope

The Austrian-Slovakian airline, which became insolvent in 2009, will only reach a quota of 16%.

January 4, 2011

Austrian Federal Railways Needs € 400m

Christian Kern, CEO of the Federal Raiways (ÖBB), backed up his call for a capital increase.

January 3, 2011

Increase of Debts Slows Down at Asfinag

According to the Austrian motorway company Asfinag, austerity is slowly starting to show results.

January 3, 2011

AUA has to Cancel Flight to the U.S.

Persistent snowstorms in the eastern United States, have forced Austrian Airlines to cancel a flight to New York, as local airports there are closed.

December 27, 2010

Economic Chamber Criticizes Import Control System

According to the WKÖ, Austrian businesses incur additional costs and bureaucracy by the import control system.

December 27, 2010

Success For Siemens Austria in Norway

The Austrian Subsidiary of the German technology group received orders of 32 ecological threepart subway-trains for the Norwegian capital Oslo.

December 22, 2010

French SNCF Participates in Westbahn Project

The French National Railways acquire a stake of 25% in the Haselsteiner project.

December 17, 2010

Inflation falls to 1.9% in November

According to calculations by Statistik Austria, the inflation rate for November 2010 was 1.9% after 2.1% in October. Price drivers are energy and housing.

December 16, 2010

Changes on the Management Board of Vienna International Airport

After several weeks of controversial discussions, the Supervisory Board announced Christoph Herbst as new CEO. He will succeed Herbert Kaufmann.

December 16, 2010

JCL Logistics and Rail Cargo Austria Step into Strategic Alliance

Both logistics companies agree to establish a cooperation in groupage service. Their common target is to reach synergies in their transport network.

December 15, 2010
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