# Iris at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines): deployment

Canonical ID: `0c8555fc-fa3e-4276-a20c-c58639bb48d1`

Austrian Airlines uses [Donecle](/companies/donecle.md)'s automated inspection drone for fleet inspection. Reduced inspection time from hours to ~2 hours, significant impact on AOG recovery.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** donecle-iris-vienna-austria
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Iris](/models/donecle-iris.md) (id: `11611a61-a34f-4ac5-bcb0-c77b5b8b4d4c`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Donecle](/companies/donecle.md) (id: `74ed683f-6fb6-4b04-83dc-e609f9549ee5`)
- **Location:** [Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines)](/locations/vienna-austria.md) (id: `fbc49ecb-33fb-4861-96cd-9c65feec73be`)
- **First seen:** 2019-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.donecle.com/2019/09/donecle-signs-new-contract-with-austrian/

## Common questions

### What is the Iris deployment at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines)?

Iris, built by Donecle, is recorded as a deployment at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines) on the DEPLOY registry. Donecle operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Iris at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines)?

Donecle, the manufacturer of Iris, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Iris deployment at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Iris deployment at Vienna, Austria (Austrian Airlines)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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