F1-legend sneglar på köp av Air Berlins dotterbolag
Den meriterade österrikiske F1-föraren Niki Lauda funderar på att köpa krisande Air Berlins dotterbolag Fly Niki, som han själv var med och startade. I en intervju med österrikiska Kronen-Zeitung säger han att han har anmält sitt intresse till konkursboet, men att han inte har fått några vidare uppgifter.
Enligt Lauda är Air Berlins konkurshot en logisk följd av ”åratal av misskötsel”.
– Jag har alltid vetat att det aldrig, aldrig kan fungera, säger han till tidningen.
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Niki Lauda
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Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born 22 February 1949) is an Austrian former Formula One driver and a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He is currently the only driver to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. More recently an aviation entrepreneur, he has founded and run two airlines (Lauda Air and Niki). He is also Bombardier Business Aircraft brand ambassador. He was also a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari and team manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years. He is currently working as a pundit for German TV during Grand Prix weekends and acts as non-executive chairman of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. Lauda owns 10% of the team.
Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, during which his Ferrari burst into flames and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. However, he survived, and recovered enough to race again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix.
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Niki (airline)
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Niki (also styled as NIKI or flyNiki, legally NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH) is an Austrian low-cost airline headquartered in Office Park I at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat. It operates scheduled and charter services to European and North African leisure destinations from Vienna, Salzburg, Graz and Innsbruck and also started services from several German airports in March 2017.
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