Despite Corona: More aircraft approved in Austria

Embraer 170 (Photo: René Steuer).
Embraer 170 (Photo: René Steuer).

Despite Corona: More aircraft approved in Austria

Embraer 170 (Photo: René Steuer).
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In the Corona year 2020 there was definitely less flown, but the number of civil aircraft registered in Austria continued to increase. In a year-on-year comparison, 3,4 percent more machines were registered in the Alpine republic.

The inventory included 1.328 powered aircraft (2019: 1.280), 236 rotary wing aircraft (2019: 219), 85 ultralight aircraft (2019: 84), 165 powered gliders (2019: 167) and, unchanged, 1 watercraft and amphibious vehicle. There were no unmanned aircraft in the reporting year. In addition, as in the previous year, 20 powered aircraft owned by the Republic of Austria (1 aircraft and 19 helicopters) were identified, according to a current analysis by Statistics Austria.

The weight classes in Austria are made up as follows:

Weight class A: single engine up to 2.000 kg.
Weight class B: single engine more than 2.000 kg to 5.700 kg.
Weight class C: multi-engine up to 5.700 kg.
Weight class D: single and multi-engine more than 5.700 kg to 14.000 kg.
Weight class E: multi-engine more than 14.000 kg to 20.000 kg.
Weight class F: multi-engine more than 20.000 kg.

Development of the stock in Austria:

YearABCDEFWater-
and
Amphibian
vehicle
unmanned aerial vehiclesTurning
winged
Ultralight
flugzeug to
Engine-
sailors
Federal aircraftFederal hub
screwdriver
Overall
20206612114063294141-236851651191.835
201965118137612838513219841671191.774
20186471513557273721-208901661151.734
20176471713656302761-189911691171.630
201664714130593121312175891741171.553
Source: Statistics Austria.

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