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New jets during the crisis

The Lufthansa Group postpones many aircraft deliveries. Nevertheless, it will receive a total of 35 aircraft this year and next. An overview. More

07.08.20 - 18:58 | Timo Nowack 0

Helvetic Airways

Helvetic Airways believes that the crisis is an opportunity. The Swiss airline is expanding its capacity with Embraer E195-E2 and introducing an innovation. More

15.07.20 - 13:59 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Jets parked in Dübendorf

During the corona crisis, Airbus A320 and A321 of Swiss were parked at the Dübendorf military airfield. Now the Lufthansa subsidiary is bringing the planes back. More

10.06.20 - 9:18 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Agreement with Austria is close

This week, Lufthansa and the government of Austria intend to agree on aid for Austrian Airlines. The aviation group is not only looking for state aid for reason of survival - but to keep its position. More

03.06.20 - 17:50 | Timo Nowack 0

Rewinding of runway 28

Zurich Airport wants fewer aircraft to have to cross the central runway on their way. This is to be done via a new taxiway. More

20.05.20 - 9:36 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Rescue of South African Airways

In search of a recipe for success for a national airline, South Africa looks towards Switzerland. The regional airline Airlink offers itself as a South African Crossair. More

11.05.20 - 9:16 | Timo Nowack 0

Long-term storage

The Lufthansa subsidiary will not need some jets for a long period of time. It therefore sent five Airbus A320s and two A330s down south. Swiss chose Jordan for aircraft storage. More

04.05.20 - 9:42 | Stefan Eiselin 0

At Lufthansa and Co.

Flight attendants not only have to make do with less fixed wages during the Corona crisis. They also lose other payments as examples from Austria, Germany and Switzerland show. More

21.04.20 - 10:55 | Timo Nowack 0

Due to Corona crisis

The airline actually wanted to introduce the new intermediate class next year. But because of the Corona crisis, Swiss has had to postpone the project. More

20.03.20 - 10:15 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Coronavirus

Due to the coronavirus crisis, the Swiss airline had to reduce its capacity significantly. Now Swiss is also closing some lounges. More

10.03.20 - 22:27 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Coronavirus

The Lufthansa Group has too much capacity because of the coronavirus epidemic. Some 50 planes cannot be filled currently. The group mulls other cost cutting measures as well. More

04.03.20 - 16:49 | Timo Nowack 0

New plane

Swiss has received its first Airbus A320 Neo. It is the first aircraft with Lufthansa's new standard cabin. And it sports non-reclining Economy seats. More

20.02.20 - 18:31 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Launch in 2021

The airline group is working on a superior business class. It will offer more comfort and privacy. Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian are also planning innovations in Economy. More

16.01.20 - 10:59 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Subsidies

At first the government of Slovenia was thinking about setting up a new national airline to replace Adria Airways. In the meantime it has a new idea how it could promote flights to the country. More

27.12.19 - 12:29 | Stefan Eiselin 0

HB-A instead of HB-I or HB-J

Previously, only turboprops bore HB-A registrations. Now the Swiss authorities are also classifying large commercial aircraft like that. There is a shortage of available registrations. More

06.11.19 - 17:21 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Former C Series

The difficulties with the engines of the former C-Series jets date back to 2014. Swiss has already had a lot of work with the engines. More

16.10.19 - 18:44 | Timo Nowack 0

Another incident

Once more there was an incident with an Airbus A220 from Swiss. Now all planes have to be inspected, many flights are cancelled. More

15.10.19 - 16:54 | Stefan Eiselin 0

Later delivery date

Swiss is changing its order for the last A220 to be delivered to the larger version. That decision will also affect the delivery schedule. More

08.10.19 - 14:52 | Laura Frommberg 0