Tags: Swiss

Envirotainer and Swiss WorldCargo complete the first commercial shipment using the new Releye® RAP

11th March 2022

The industry’s most advanced temperature-controlled air freight solution has now been successfully shipped commercially for the first time. Stockholm, March 11, 2022: Envirotainer, the global market leader in secure cold chain solutions for air transportation of pharmaceuticals, today announced that the first commercial shipment using the new Releye® RAP container has been completed. The consignment […]

SWISS welcomes Canton Lucerne and top-notch gastronomy from the Park Hotel Vitznau aboard

2nd March 2022

SWISS is putting the Canton of Lucerne centre stage in the inflight cuisine on its long-haul services from Switzerland from 2 March onwards. The airline’s latest ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ menus for its First and Business Class guests have been concocted by starred chef Patrick Mahler of the Park Hotel Vitznau. In SWISS’s new Premium […]

SWISS adopts new AeroSHARK riblet film technology to further reduce its flights’ carbon emissions

23rd February 2022

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to become the first passenger airline in the world to take advantage of the new AeroSHARK aircraft skin technology by applying the innovative riblet film to its Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft fleet. Its investment in this new technology will enable SWISS to substantially reduce its Boeing 777 fleet’s carbon […]

First Airbus A320neo with Airspace Cabin delivered to SWISS

20th January 2022

SWISS has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo featuring the new Airspace cabin configuration. The new Airspace cabin features include: slimmer sidewall panels for extra personal space at shoulder level; better views through the windows with their redesigned bezels and completely integrated window shades; the largest overhead bins for 60% more bags; the latest […]

SWISS presents the fourth Flying Film Festival

25th November 2021

In addition to its regular inflight entertainment programme, SWISS will be offering travellers a selection of 13 documentary films by filmmakers from around the world this December and January. The latest ‘Flying Film Festival’ will be featured on all SWISS long-haul services and in all three seating classes. Awards will also be bestowed on the […]

Groundforce Portugal signs contract with new airlines

19th October 2021

Groundforce Portugal recently signed new ground handling contracts with six airlines and renewed the contract with 10 clients. The company has thus increased its customers base with the arrival of Lot Polish (Poland), JetPak BVBA (Belgium), Tarom (Romania), Air Seven (Denmark), Swiss (Switzerland), and Ukraine International, with the last two now flying to Madeira. In […]

SWISS now flying with a fully-refurbished Airbus A340 fleet

21st January 2020

SWISS concluded the cabin refurbishment programme for its Airbus A340 aircraft fleet in mid-January. All five fleet members have now been provided with a totally new cabin and a new inflight entertainment system. As a result, SWISS now offers its passengers internet connectivity on board throughout its long-haul fleet. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has […]

SWISS puts its inflight guests in a seasonal mood

2nd December 2019

SWISS will be serving selected specialities on board in December to get its inflight guests into a seasonally festive mood. The airline will also be offering traditional yuletide food over the Christmas holidays on both long-haul and short-haul services. And SWISS will again be operating its special flight to wintry Lapland to provide some truly […]

First refurbished SWISS Airbus A340 returns to revenue service

7th March 2019

The first SWISS Airbus A340 with a totally refurbished interior in all three seating cabins took off from Zurich today on its first revenue flight. Aircraft HB-JMH departed at 13:26 on flight LX 160 to Tokyo. HB-JMH is the first of SWISS’s five Airbus A340s to be given this nose-to-tail cabin refurbishment. The aircraft are undergoing the […]