Austrian Airlines AG · Vienna Austria ·(Vienna: AUA)

If you're going from Vienna to Vilnius, you might very well be venturing via Austrian Airlines (AUA). The national carrier, operating from its hub in Vienna, serves more than 100 destinations in some 60 countries through its Austrian Air, Austrian Arrows, and Lauda Air units and their fleet of about 100 aircraft. AUA also offers air cargo transportation and charter flights. The carrier extends its network as part of the Star Alliance, an airline marketing and code-sharing group led by United Airlines and Lufthansa. (Code-sharing arrangements enable airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus serve more destinations.) Lufthansa took control of AUA in September 2009, upping its stake to 95%. To read the full description, subscribe now.