18.06.1971
Delivery of the first of nine DC-9-32.

17.09.1971
The last Vickers Viscount is sold, Austrian Airlines have now only jets in their fleet.

16.11.1972
The stock capital is raised to ATS 1 billion.

26.06.1974
A new maintenance base for Austrian Airlines is set up at the Vienna Airport.

28.04.1975
Inauguration of the electronic reservation system OSCAR

13.10.1977
The board of directors places an initial order for eight DC-9-80. This aircraft type is well known as the MD-80.

26.10.1980
First commercial flight of the DC-9-81, LDR from Vienna to Zurich.

13.06.1988
The Austrian Airlines-share is introduced at the Vienna stock exchange.