Category B | Austria

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[ Austro Aviation Group ]
[ AAG ]

AirAustro

IATA - OT

ICAO - AAS
Callsign - AUSTRO

AirAustro

AirAustro began operations in 2010 initially operating two Airbus A319 aircraft as a new low cost airline offering services to destinations across Europe, the fleet would gradually increase to 20 Airbus A319's expanding operations and becoming Austria's largest low cost airline. The livery showcasing the Austrian flag in a modernistic design soon gained a strong recognition across Europe and the destinations the airline was serving. Despite expansion over the years, and the launch of a new sub-division of Air Austro the airlines main focus remained on low cost flights within Europe. It was announced in 2015 that Air Austro had placed orders for 25 Airbus A320neo aircraft to replace the fleet of 20 Airbus A319's and add further aircraft to the fleet to increase frequencies on its low cost flights.

AustroSun / Air Austro Sun

In 2014 Austro Aviation Group founded AustroSun a package holiday company offering holidays mainly focusing on the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Egypt and later expanding to offer package holidays to The Maldives, Thailand and Indonesia. In doing so Air Austro introduced 7 Airbus A321's and 2 Airbus A330's into the fleet, these aircraft would operate under the Air Austro Sun brand, however despite the new official "sun" branding the new Air Austro Sun is Air Austro, operating under the same AOC and utilizing the same crew from Air Austro's main operations. The flights operated by Air Austro sun would not be bookable online and would only carry passengers booked on package holidays, similar to other European low cost airlines offering close products. AustroSun would partner with over 30 travel agents and by 2018 Austro Sun become the leading package holiday provider in Austria.

Air Eiger

Further Expansion to the Austro Aviation Group would come in 2015 when the launch of a new low cost regional airline in Switzerland came in the name of Air Eiger, operating a fleet of Embraer aircraft the new division of the Austro Aviation Group would soon grow and become a hugely successful low cost regional airline gaining a good reputation and becoming the airline of choice for most travelers on regional flights.    

Category B | Switzerland

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[ Austro Aviation Group ]
[ AAG ]

Air Eiger

IATA - GN

ICAO - EIG
Callsign - EIGER

Founded in 2015 by the Austro Aviation Group, Air Eiger began operations as Switzerland's newest regional airline offering low cost services. Launching with an initial fleet of 4 Embraer E190's the airline set to operate low-cost regional flights from then its initial hubs in Geneva and Zurich. Over the following two years, Air Eiger would further expand introducing 2 more Embraer E190's and 10 Embraer E195's bringing the airline's fleet total to 16 aircraft, with this the airline opened a further hub in Bern and launched new routes across Europe eventually serving a total of 36 destinations. Air Eiger would grow to become the largest low-cost regional airline in Switzerland.

Air Eiger continued to grow and expand over the coming years, eventually placing orders for 6 Embraer E190 E2's and 12 Embraer E195 E2's to replace and upgrade the current fleet, The first Embraer 190 E2 was delivered in 2019. That same year Air Eiger launched Pinnacle Miles the airline's rewards program, partnered with Visa Air Eiger would offer points towards discounts on flights with purchases made using the card, and offer discounts for onboard products when purchased using the Pinnacle Credit card, becoming the first low-cost airline in Europe to offer a rewards program. 

Air Eiger's livery design is indicative of the rugged edges of Switzerland's mountains and the mountains slopes, featuring the nations national colors and Swiss cross, with the name coming from the Eiger mountain famous for having the largest north face in the Alps overlooking the village of Grindelwald which is where Air Eiger's IATA code (GN) comes from. Alongside the livery design Air Eiger's typeface was chosen for the curves representing the ski slopes of the Alps with the G in the typeface being close to a ski slope moving down the mountain.