Editing Swiss International Air Lines (section)

===Recovery===
The airline annually halved its losses, and in 2006 recorded a net profit of $220 million. The net profit for 2007 was $570 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alleseuropa.net/swiss-resumes-regular-flight-operations-on-thursday/|access-date=30 January 2020|title=Swiss resumes regular flight operations on Thursday.}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Biedermann stated in the March 2008 edition of ''Airways'', that "this was the beginning of getting our house back in order." He said that help was needed and looked up to Lufthansa as a comparison, so their coming together was natural, even with their differences. Even with the smaller network, Swiss carried the same number of passengers as it did in 2002.

On 22 March 2005, [[Lufthansa Group]] confirmed its plan to take over Swiss, starting with a minority stake (11%) in a new company set up to hold Swiss shares called Air Trust. ''Swiss'' operations were gradually integrated with Lufthansa's in late 2005, and the takeover was completed on 1 July 2007. Swiss joined [[Star Alliance]] and became a member of Lufthansa's [[Miles and More]] frequent flyer program on 1 April 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/corporate/EN/media/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-20060331#|access-date=30 January 2020|title=Swiss TravelClub becomes Miles & More|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810143115/https://www.swiss.com/corporate/EN/media/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-20060331|url-status=live}}</ref>

The airline set up a [[regional airline]] subsidiary called [[Swiss Global Air Lines|Swiss European Air Lines]]. The carrier had its own air operator's certificate. Two divisions – Swiss Aviation Training and Swiss WorldCargo (using the belly capacity of passenger planes) – are also owned by Swiss. Swiss European Air Lines (later renamed Swiss Global Air Lines) has since ceased operations and merged with its parent, Swiss.

In 2008, Swiss International Air Lines acquired [[Edelweiss Air]]<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2008/Pages/pr_20080208.aspx |title=Kuoni and SWISS enter into strategic partnership |access-date=19 December 2010 |archive-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229175712/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2008/Pages/pr_20080208.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2008/Pages/pr_20080417.aspx |title=WEKO approves the acquisition of Edelweiss Air by SWISS |access-date=19 December 2010 |archive-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229180016/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2008/Pages/pr_20080417.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> and Servair,<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2008/Pages/pr_20080718.aspx |title=SWISS acquires Servair to operate as Swiss Private Aviation |access-date=19 December 2010 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201839/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2008/Pages/pr_20080718.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> later renamed [[Swiss Private Aviation]]. In February 2011, Swiss Private Aviation ceased operations as a result of restructuring. The company recommended using Lufthansa Private Jet Service instead.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.swiss-private-aviation.com/en/index.html|title=Goodbye, with gratitude|access-date=20 May 2011|archive-date=11 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511003511/http://www.swiss-private-aviation.com/en/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2007, Swiss ordered nine [[Airbus A330-300]]s to gradually replace existing A330-200s and have three-class seating. The first A330-300 was put into service on the flagship Zürich to New York-JFK route in April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/swiss-looks-forward-with-new-a330-300-premium-offerings/86073.article|access-date=30 January 2020|title=Swiss looks forward with new A330-300 premium offerings|archive-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130165115/https://www.flightglobal.com/swiss-looks-forward-with-new-a330-300-premium-offerings/86073.article|url-status=live}}</ref> In spring 2010 Swiss operated five A330-300s on medium and long-haul routes. The remaining four A330-300 aircraft joined the fleet in 2011.