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Founded | July 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 13 September 2020; 3 years ago (2020-09-13)[2] | ||||||
AOC # | MT-62[3] | ||||||
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Fleet size | 27 | ||||||
Parent company | Ryanair Holdings | ||||||
Headquarters | Pietà, Malta | ||||||
Key people | David O’Brien (CEO)[4] | ||||||
Website | www |
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.[5]
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.[6]
In May 2021, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary stated that Lauda may move to an all-Boeing 737 fleet. However, in July 2022, O'Leary announced that Ryanair would extend the Lauda Europe Airbus A320 leases until 2028.[7]
As of May 2024, the Lauda Europe fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]
Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A320-200 | 27 | — | 180 | |
Total | 27 | — |