Timeline
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1978
Founded as Tiroler Luftfahrt GmbH by the Langes-Swarovski family, from the existing company Aircraft Innsbruck.
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1980
Scheduled flight operations begin on 1 April with the Dash 7 between Innsbruck and Vienna.
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1990s
Fleet expansion with the Dash 8, Fokker 70/100 and Canadair/Bombardier CRJ100/200; the route network grows across Europe.
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1998
The Austrian Airlines Group acquires a majority stake in Tyrolean Airways.
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2003
Launch of the joint fleet brand Austrian Arrows with a matching livery.
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2012
All flight operations of the Austrian Airlines Group are transferred to Tyrolean.
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2015
Merger with Austrian Airlines AG on 31 March, ending its existence as an independent company.
ROUTE NETWORK
From the Innsbruck‑Vienna shuttle to a route network
From the first daily shuttle between Innsbruck and Vienna, a route network grew through the 1980s that eventually linked almost every Austrian province.
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