Swiss European Air Lines
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| Swiss European Air Lines | ||
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| IATA LX |
ICAO SWU |
Callsign Swiss |
| Founded | 2001 after bankruptcy of Swissair | |
| Hubs | Zurich International Airport | |
| Focus cities | EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg | |
| Frequent flyer program | Miles & More | |
| Member lounge | Swiss Lounge | |
| Alliance | Star Alliance | |
| Fleet size | 24 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Parent company | Swiss International Air Lines Group | |
| Headquarters | Basel, Switzerland | |
| Key people | Dr. Christoph Franz (President and CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.swiss.com | ||
Swiss European Air Lines is a subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines, operating as the latter on some of its short haul routes. Swiss International Air Lines, also known as SWISS, is the successor of Swissair, following that company's grounding in 2001. Like its parent, Swiss European is part of the Star Alliance.
[edit] Fleet
The Swiss European Air Lines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2006):
- 4 Avro RJ85
- 20 Avro RJ100
The average age of the Swiss European Air Lines fleet is 8.2 years (as of July 2006).
Former Fleet:
[edit] External links
- Swiss European Air Lines
- Swiss Pilots The Pilots Union
- Kapers The Cabin Crew's Union
- Swissair and SWISS Fan Site
[edit] News
On 26th September 2006, the pilots of Swiss European Air Lines went on a 24h warning strike, as the management had still not obeyed a court order from 2003 concerning equal pay for equal work.
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