This Dreamliner is now flying under the Austrian registration OE-LPG
The aircraft is scheduled to enter regular service for Austrian Airlines starting in June

COO Stefan-Kenan Scheib: “We are continuing the fleet renewal on Austrian Airlines’ long-haul routes and are pleased to welcome a total of nine additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to join the three already in service by 2028. This will modernize the Austrian long-haul fleet and offer our passengers an excellent flight experience in an efficient aircraft.”

Austrian Airlines has welcomed its third Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to its long-haul fleet. “We are continuing the fleet renewal on Austrian Airlines’ long-haul routes and are pleased to welcome a total of nine additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to join the three already in service by 2028. This will modernize the Austrian long-haul fleet and offer our passengers an excellent flight experience in an efficient aircraft”, emphasizes Austrian Airlines COO Stefan-Kenan Scheib.

Austrian has taken over the Dreamliner from Lufthansa, where the aircraft previously flew under the German registration D-ABPE. The aircraft was transferred directly from Germany to Taipei, where Lufthansa’s aircraft acceptance, Austrian registration and certification, as well as all modifications and work on the cabin, will be carried out.

Naturally, the exterior will follow suit: From Taipei, the Dreamliner will fly directly to Teruel, Spain, where it will be painted in the Austrian Airlines livery. The aircraft is expected to arrive in Vienna at the end of May, sporting the characteristic red-white-red tail fin. As things stand, the aircraft will enter scheduled service for Austrian Airlines on 1 June with the registration OE-LPG. The aircraft will be equipped with Panasonic’s in-flight internet system. The entire Dreamliner fleet will be gradually outfitted with Starlink technology over the next few years.

The rollover of Austrian Airlines’ long-haul fleet began in 2024. Since then, two Dreamliners – with the registration numbers OE-LPL and OE-LPM – have already been flying for the Austrian hub carrier. Starting in June, all three Dreamliners will initially operate on routes to New York (JFK and EWR) and Chicago (ORD). By the end of the 2028/2029 winter schedule, Austrian’s long-haul fleet will consist exclusively of 787-9 Dreamliners and comprise 12 aircraft.

The introduction of the additional Dreamliners is accompanied by the phasing out of Austrian’s older long-haul aircraft. Currently, three Boeing 767s and six Boeing 777s are still in service on long-haul routes for Austrian. The phasing out of the three 767s will begin later this year.

Rollover also applies to the short- and medium-haul fleet

A major fleet renewal is currently underway not only in the long-haul fleet, but also in the short- and medium fleet: Here, Austrian Airlines will replace 17 Embraer aircraft with six additional, brand-new Airbus A320neo aircraft, each with 180 seats. The first of these six aircraft is expected in summer 2026. With the addition of these six aircraft, the Austrian carrier’s Airbus fleet will grow to 46 aircraft. As things stand, the phasing out of the Embraer 195 will be completed by the end of 2028. The next Embraer aircraft is expected to leave Austrian in May 2026.

In short, Austrian Airlines is modernizing and harmonizing its entire fleet. The five current fleets – Embraer, Airbus, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, and Boeing 787-9 – will be consolidated into two state-of-the-art fleets: the Airbus A320 family and the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.