Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has extended its collaboration with Lufthansa Technik (LHT) by entrusting the renowned provider with component support for its new Airbus A350 aircraft, set to join the airline’s long-haul fleet next year. The newly signed total component support (TCS) agreement covers all A350s and complements existing TCS contracts for SWISS’ Airbus […]
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Helvetic Airways have agreed to extend their long-standing partnership for an additional five years. Under this wet-lease agreement, Helvetic Airways will operate up to 15 advanced and carbon-efficient Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft, as well as its predecessor models, on behalf of SWISS for its European route network. All
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the Lufthansa Group have forged a long-term partnership with Climeworks, a Swiss-based company. The partners intend to work together to promote the scaling up of Climeworks’s innovative technology for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air via a process known as direct air capture or DAC. As Climeworks’s first
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Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) has appointed Oliver Buchhofer to serve as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Buchhofer will assume his new duties – and thus also his position on the SWISS Management Board – on May 1, 2024. Buchhofer presently serves as Head of Operations and is a member of the extended management board.
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SWISS’ cabin personnel will be working under a new collective labour agreement (CLA) from January 1, 2024. The members of the kapers cabin crew union have approved the proposed new CLA by referendum by a 79,1-per-cent majority with a voter turnout of 87.6 per cent. The new agreement marks the final milestone in SWISS’ post-COVID
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SITA eWAS is now deployed across all Swiss International Air Lines’ (SWISS) fleet to enable its pilots to anticipate and avoid adverse weather conditions, like turbulence. SITA eWAS is the only digital weather awareness application on the market today that aggregates multiple weather sources for greater accuracy and reliability in weather forecasts. More and more
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), one of Europe’s leading airline operators has chosen MRO provider Turkish Technic for the maintenance services of seven Airbus A330 aircraft. The first aircraft maintenance, within the scope of the agreement, will commence in November 2023 while the remaining six aircraft will be serviced at Turkish Technic’s facilities in Istanbul
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After an illustrious career spanning more than 27 years with Swissair and SWISS, the Airbus A321 HB-IOC, fondly known as the ‘Olympic Plane’ due to its IOC (International Olympic Committee) registration, has completed its final flight. As the oldest member of the SWISS fleet, this iconic aircraft holds a special place in aviation history. With
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