Gallery: ATW remembers Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda in an Airbus A319 cockpit flying from Vienna to Innsbruck.

An exclusive meeting with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary (left), LaudaMotion CEO Andreas Gruber and Niki Lauda.

Niki Lauda during one of the first LaudaMotion press meetings in Vienna.

O'Leary and Lauda in the tiny office at Vienna Airport.

Lauda was also brand ambassador for Bombardier Business Aircraft. 

Niki Lauda with LaudaMotion flight attendants.

Lauda was always focused on exceptional onboard service. Here he is in front of an early Boeing 767-300ER with Attila Dogudan (right), the founder of gourmet catering Do&Co., during the 1980s.

Always a marketing expert, Lauda has named aircraft after prominent people including actors. Here he is with Sarag Biasini, the daughter of  actress Romy Schneider, during the baptism ceremony of an Boeing 737-600, which was named after her mother in 2000.

Lauda liked publicity during the 1990s.

ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann in one of many interviews with Niki Lauda.

Lauda in an Airbus A319 cockpit.

Lauda in one of the first Boeing 737-300s (1980s).

Lauda taking of a first Boeing 777-200ER in Seattle, in 1997.

Lauda was pleased that the deal between Ryanair and LaudaMotion had been completed in January 2019. Here he is with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary. 

Lauda in his Global 6000 private jet cockpit. 

One of the latest pictures of Lauda in front of an LaudaMotion Airbus A320.

Niki Lauda was a guest on many panels.

Niki Lauda in his role with Mercedes.