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Austrian Airlines 'Spirit of Austria - 2015 livery' Boeing 777-200LR (OE-LPD)

The Boeing 777-200 plane is Austrian Airlines's flag-ship, and there are four of them in the fleet, serving long-haul international routes such as between Sydney and Vienna. Each seat is equipped with personal video screens, unfortunately it is not AVOD (Audio Video On Demand). Dynamic Comments will be available in the near future. On current fleet, Austrian Airlines operates 6 wide-body aircraft Boeing 777-200ER. The Boeing 777-200ER has a height of 18.8 m (62 ft), a length of 63.7 m (209 ft) and a wingspan of 60.9 m (200 ft), making it the largest aircraft in the Austrian Airlines fleet. It offers room for 306 passengers.

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This FSX repaint represents OE-LPD as a-200LR variant in the latest, revised My Austrian livery complete with Servus titles underneath the fuselage. The aircraft was hand painted using the PMDG paint kit, features DDS DXT5 textures and includes the following custom features:- realistic placement of fuselage decals as per real-world aircraft, customized cargo containers for Austrian airlines operations and included airline livery options config file. PMDG 777-200LR/F base package for FSX required. Easy installation via PMDG Operations Center. See readme for important installation instructions and enjoy the repaint.

Filename:pmdg_777-200lrx_my_austrian.zip
License:Freeware
Added:15th May 2015, 11:31:28
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Author:Mark Aldridge
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Of all the press releases I get, this one really caught my eye 'New Boeing 777 of Austrian Airlines to Land in Vienna for the First Time as Part of an Interception Training'

Yes, this is exactly what it says.

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The Austrian Armed Forces will use the ferry flight from Hong Kong (where it has been fitted) of Austrian Airlines new Boeing 777 (OE-LPF) as a training opportunity for its Typhoon Eurofighter pilots.

Interestingly this piece of news arrives shortly after the Austrian government has been debating getting rid of the Eurofighters altogether, due to cost concerns.

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Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200 Business Class Seats

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In any case, and weather permitting, the exercise, that will include a go-around maneuvre should be visible from Vienna airport on 8th May, where OS1472, as the incoming flight has been designated is expected to land at 14.40 local time.

Austrian Boeing 777

While we await the pics or video from this event, here are some other recent occasions where airliners and air forces have flown displays together. Always a treat for aviation enthusiasts.