The European Commission's transport chief, Antonio Tajani, said Thursday he expects Austrian state aid for struggling carrier Austrian Airlines AG (AUA.VI) to receive the commission's green light.

"We should be able to come forth with a positive solution," Tajani said.

The Austrian government has given Austrian Airlines EUR500 million to facilitate its takeover by Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA.XE).

Both the takeover and the state aid have fallen under the commission's scrutiny, and both must be cleared before the end of the month for the deal to go through.

-By Peppi Kiviniemi, Dow Jones Newswires; +3227411483; peppi.kiviniemi@dowjones.com