Editing Swiss International Air Lines

{{Short description|Flag carrier of Switzerland}}
{{Redirect2|SWISS|Swiss Airlines|other uses|Swiss (disambiguation){{!}}Swiss|the flag carrier of Switzerland before 2002|Swissair}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Swiss International Air Lines AG
| IATA = LX
| ICAO = SWR
| callsign = SWISS
| founded = {{start date and age|2002|03|31|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.staralliance.com/en/meta/airlines/LX.html |title=Swiss, Facts & Figures |access-date=20 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814020120/http://www.staralliance.com/en/meta/airlines/LX.html |archive-date=14 August 2009 }}</ref>
| aoc = CH.AOC.1006<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bazl.admin.ch/dam/bazl/en/dokumente/Fachleute/Flugverkehr/Flugoperationen/flugbetriebe1/list_of_aoc_holdersatob.pdf.download.pdf/list_of_aoc_holdersatob.pdf |title=List of AOC Holders with Complex Airplanes |date=28 March 2018 |publisher=[[Federal Office of Civil Aviation]] |access-date=20 April 2018 |archive-date=21 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421094802/https://www.bazl.admin.ch/dam/bazl/en/dokumente/Fachleute/Flugverkehr/Flugoperationen/flugbetriebe1/list_of_aoc_holdersatob.pdf.download.pdf/list_of_aoc_holdersatob.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
| hubs = [[Zurich Airport]]
| secondary_hubs = [[Geneva Airport]]
| frequent_flyer = [[Miles & More]]
| alliance = [[Star Alliance]]
| subsidiaries = [[Edelweiss Air]]
| fleet_size = [[#Fleet|90]]
| destinations = [[List of Swiss International Air Lines destinations|120]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/LX | title=Swiss on ch-aviation | website=ch-aviation.com | publisher= | access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>
| parent = [[Lufthansa Group]]
| num_employees = 8,048 (December 2022)<ref name="facts-figures">{{cite web |url=https://www.swiss.com/corporate/en/company/about-us/facts-and-figures |title=Facts and figures |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Swiss International Air Lines |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-date=11 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311154143/https://www.swiss.com/corporate/en/company/about-us/facts-and-figures |url-status=live }}</ref>
| headquarters = [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg]], [[Basel]], Switzerland<ref>"[http://www.hrabs.ch/cgi-bin/fnrGet.exe?fnr=2703001037&amt=270&lang=2&hrg_opt=11000&shab=0000000|titre= Swiss International Air Lines AG]{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Office du Registre du commerce du canton de Bâle-Ville. Retrieved on 13 March 2008.</ref>
| key_people = Jens Fehlinger ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref name="avpro18nov2020" />
| logo = Swiss International Air Lines Logo 2011.svg
| logo_size = 200
| image = Swiss Global Air Lines B777 HB-JNA at LSZH (24169652844).jpg
| revenue = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{CHF|4.41 billion|ISO=yeslink=yes}} (2022)<ref name="finance-2022">{{cite web |url=https://preview.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/SWIS/DocumentAssets/637893.pdf |title=SWISS achieves turnaround in 2022 and reports strong earnings of CHF 456 million |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 March 2023 |publisher=Swiss International Air Lines |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref>}}
| operating_income = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{CHF|456 million|ISO=yes}} (2022)<ref name="finance-2022" />}}
| website = {{URL|swiss.com}}
}}

'''Swiss International Air Lines [[Aktiengesellschaft|AG]]''', stylized as '''SWISS''', is the [[flag carrier]] of [[Switzerland]] and a subsidiary of the [[Lufthansa Group]], as well as a [[Star Alliance]] member. It operates scheduled services in [[Europe]] and to [[North America]], [[South America]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. [[Zurich Airport]] serves as its main [[airline hub|hub]] and [[Geneva Airport]] as its secondary hub.

Its headquarters are at Kloten (near Zurich Airport), Switzerland,<!--This information is cited below. There is no need for a reference up here--> and an office at [[Zurich Airport]] in [[Kloten]], Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/various/Documents/Direction_Zurich.pdf |title=Swiss International Air Lines Zurich. Swiss International Air Lines |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829213450/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/various/Documents/Direction_Zurich.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The company's registered office is in Basel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impressum |trans-title=Imprint |url=http://www.swiss.com/countries/AT/local_content/Pages/impressum.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229181016/http://www.swiss.com/countries/AT/local_content/Pages/impressum.aspx |archive-date=29 February 2012 |access-date=22 June 2010 |website=Swiss International Air Lines |language=de |quote=Rechtssitz der Gesellschaft Swiss International Air Lines AG Malzgasse 15 CH-4052 Basel. |trans-quote=Legal headquarters of the company Swiss International Air Lines AG Malzgasse 15 CH-4052 Basel.}}</ref>

The airline was formed following the bankruptcy in 2002 of [[Swissair]], Switzerland's then-flag carrier. The new airline was built around what had been Swissair's regional subsidiary, [[Crossair]]. ''Swiss'' retains Crossair's [[IATA]] code ''LX'' (Swissair's code was ''SR''). It assumed Swissair's old [[ICAO]] code of ''SWR'' (Crossair's was ''CRX''), to maintain international traffic rights.

==History==
[[File:Swiss International Air Lines.svg|thumb|Swiss International Air Lines' first logo, used from 2002 to 2011.]]
[[File:259cm - Swiss MD-11, HB-IWC@ZRH,21.09.2003 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg|thumb|Swiss originally took over several [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] from its [[Swissair|predecessor]].]]
[[File:Airbus-SWISS edit.jpg|thumb|Three [[Airbus]] [[aircraft]] of Swiss: an [[Airbus A319-100|A319-100]], [[Airbus A320-200|A320-200]], and [[Airbus A330-200|A330-200]], all painted in the airline's first livery.]]
[[File:Swiss, HB-JNG, Boeing 777-3DE ER (25267919527).jpg|thumb|A Swiss [[Boeing 777-300ER]], the airline's largest aircraft, in the revised livery with larger [[billboard]] titles.]]
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2009}}

===Beginnings===
Swiss was formed after the 2002 bankruptcy of [[Swissair]], Switzerland's former flag carrier.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 January 2002 |title=New Swissair to be simply 'swiss' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1793289.stm |access-date=15 April 2024 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Forty percent of Crossair's income came from Swissair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planetairlines.net/swiss.html|access-date=30 January 2020|title=Airline Beginnings}}</ref> The new airline lost US$1.6 billion from 2002 to 2005. Swissair's biggest creditors, [[Credit Suisse]] and [[UBS]], sold part of Swissair's assets to Crossair, which had been Swissair's regional counterpart. At the time, both Swissair and Crossair were part of the same holding company, SAirGroup. Crossair later changed its name to ''Swiss International Air Lines'', and the new national airline officially started operations on 31 March 2002. The airline was initially owned by institutional investors (61.3%), the [[Switzerland|Swiss Confederation]] (20.3%), [[Cantons of Switzerland|cantons]] and [[Municipalities of Switzerland|communities]] (12.2%), and others (6.2%). Swiss also owns subsidiaries Swiss Sun (100%) and [[Crossair Europe]] (99.9%). It has a total of 7,383 employees.<ref name="Swiss - Facts & Figures"/>

According to Marcel Biedermann, the managing director of intercontinental markets for Swiss, there were three possibilities: stay independent as a niche carrier, shrink to an unrecognisable level, or attach to another airline group. The last choice was taken. Swiss talked to [[Air France–KLM]], [[British Airways]], and [[Lufthansa]]. However, Swiss was tied up with debt and an uncertain future and seemed to be an unattractive investment. After merging with [[KLM]], [[Air France]] said they were too busy to deal with the Swiss joining them{{dubious|date=July 2017}}. [[British Airways]] was open, and [[Oneworld]] partners thought [[Zurich Airport]] would be a viable alternative hub for [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow]].

After almost a year of disputes, Swiss was finally accepted into the [[Oneworld]] [[airline alliance]], after having been blocked by [[British Airways]], which competes with Swiss on many long-haul routes. On 3 June 2004, Swiss announced its decision not to join [[Oneworld]] because they did not want to integrate their current [[frequent flyer program]] into [[British Airways]]' [[Executive Club]]. Furthermore, Swiss thought the relationship was one-sided, where British Airways sapped out the benefits of the airline, but they would get no return.

===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.

===Takeover by Lufthansa===
Following Lufthansa Group's takeover,<ref name="lufthansagroup">{{cite web|url=http://www.swiss.com/web/en/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2005/Pages/pr_20050322.aspx |access-date=27 July 2009 |url-status=dead | title=SWISS takes off into a new future with Lufthansa | date=2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024215005/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2005/Pages/pr_20050322.aspx |archive-date=24 October 2008 }}</ref> the regional fleet was changed from Crossair's [[Embraer]] [[Embraer ERJ family|ERJs]], [[Saab 340]]s, and [[Saab 2000|2000s]] to [[British Aerospace 146|Avro RJs]], which were flown by a wholly owned [[subsidiary]], [[Swiss Global Air Lines]]. The rest of the fleet was rationalised and now mainly consists of Airbus aircraft, apart from the [[Boeing 777]]. Swiss also renegotiated their supplier contracts, including [[Aircraft ground handling|ground handling]], [[Aircraft maintenance|maintenance]], food service, and labour. Swiss shareholders received a performance-based option for their shares. The payment was in 2008, and the amount depended on how well Lufthansa's shares compared with competitors' shares. Lufthansa continues to maintain Swiss as a separate brand.

In 2010, Swiss and Lufthansa were named in a [[European Commission]] investigation into price-fixing but were not fined due to acting as a [[Whistleblowing|whistleblower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/09/349520/eleven-airlines-fined-in-european-cargo-cartel-investigation.html|access-date=10 November 2010|title=Eleven airlines fined in European cargo cartel investigation|archive-date=12 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112051132/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/09/349520/eleven-airlines-fined-in-european-cargo-cartel-investigation.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 18 August 2011, Swiss introduced a new company logo<ref>{{Cite press release |title=SWISS reinforce son positionnement et affine son image de marque |publisher=Swiss |language=fr |trans-title=SWISS strengthens its positioning and refines its brand image |date=4 October 2011 |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/Pages/pr_20110818.aspx?1317743663367&Country=CH}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref> which resembled the logo of the defunct [[Swissair]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2011 |title=New logo: Swiss International Air Lines |url=http://brandingsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-logo-swiss-international-air-lines.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105013348/http://brandingsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-logo-swiss-international-air-lines.html |archive-date=5 November 2011 |access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref>

=== COVID-19 losses and bailout ===
Swiss was severely affected by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. It reported revenues for 2020 of CHF 1.85 billion, which were 65.2% below its prior-year level.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2021 |title=SWISS reports substantial loss for 2020 owing to pandemic |url=https://swiss.newsmarket.com/english/press-releases/swiss-reports-substantial-loss-for-2020-owing-to-pandemic/s/0e121c18-80ca-4d9d-8b04-2b83c072ff1f |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=Newsroom |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2020, Swiss received a CHF1.5 billion ($1.65 billion) state-backed loan from the Swiss government to weather the pandemic. The use of Swiss state funds was criticized by some commentators because Swiss is a fully-owned subsidiary of German airline Lufthansa, making questions regarding its survival the responsibility of the German government, which had similarly lent a helping hand to Lufthansa during the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=swissinfo.ch |first=S. W. I. |date=18 August 2020 |title=Germany gives green light to Swiss airline bailout |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/germany-gives-green-light-to-swiss-airline-bailout/45974796 |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 18 November 2020, it was announced that Dieter Vranckx would assume the position of CEO as of 1 January 2021. Vranckx has 20 years of experience within the Lufthansa Group and has been CEO of Lufthansa Group member [[Brussels Airlines]] since the start of 2020.<ref name="avpro18nov2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/business-general-aviation/press-release/21163315/swiss-international-air-lines-dieter-vranckx-appointed-as-swisss-new-ceo|title=Dieter Vranckx appointed as SWISS's new CEO|publisher=Aviation Pros|date=18 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|archive-date=18 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118220644/https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/business-general-aviation/press-release/21163315/swiss-international-air-lines-dieter-vranckx-appointed-as-swisss-new-ceo|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2024, it was announced that Vranckx would step down by the end of the month and be replaced by German national and [[Lufthansa CityLine]] Managing Director, Jens Fehlinger.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=swissinfo.ch |first=S. W. I. |date=28 June 2024 |title=SWISS appoints Jens Fehlinger as new CEO |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-made/swiss-appoints-jens-fehlinger-as-new-ceo/82063356 |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en-GB}}</ref> Fehlinger will assume office in October 2024, and until then Swiss will be temporarily led by Head of Commercial, Heike Birlenbach. Dieter Vranckx transferred to the executive board of parent company Lufthansa on 1 July 2024, and remains with Swiss as vice chairman of its board of directors.<ref name="auto"/>

=== Expansion of flight operations ===
On 16 January 2025, it was reported that Swiss will resume its flight operation to [[Tel Aviv]] from 1 February 2025. The airline will fly daily from [[Zurich]] to Tel Aviv using its [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=swissinfo.ch |first=S. W. I. |date=16 January 2025 |title=SWISS resumes flights to Tel Aviv |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/swiss-resumes-flight-operations-to-tel-aviv/88732667 |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Corporate affairs==
=== Business trends ===
The key trends for Swiss International Air Lines are (as of the financial year ending 31 December):<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Financial reports |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/en/publications/financial-reports.html |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=Lufthansa Group Investor Relations}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!
!Revenue<br>(€m)
!Operating<br>income{{Efn|"Adjusted EBIT"}}<br>(€m)
!Number of<br>employees{{Efn|at year end}}
!Number of<br>passengers<br>(m)
!Load<br>factor<br>(%)
!Fleet<br>size{{Efn|including Edelweiss Air}}
!References
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2011
|3,942
|259
|7,918
|16.3
|81.1
|93
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2">{{cite web |title=Financial Reports |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/en/publications/financial-reports.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216022449/https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/en/publications/financial-reports.html |archive-date=16 February 2022 |access-date=15 February 2022 |publisher=Lufthansa Group}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2012
|4,220
|191 
|8,378
|16.9
|82.4
|92
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2" />
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2013
|4,223
|
|8,647
|17.0
|83.3
|94
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2" />
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2014
|4,241
|278
|8,694
|17.2
|83.3
|92
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2" />
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2015
|4,542
|429
|9,009
|17.5
|82.8
|88
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2" />
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2016
|4,471
|414
|9,409
|17.9
|80.2
|89 
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Report 2016">{{cite report |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2016-e.pdf |title=Annual Report 2016 |date=16 March 2017 |publisher=Lufthansa Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216055834/https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2016-e.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2017
|4,727
|542
|9,497
|18.6
|81.4
|91
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2" />
|-
|2018
|4,870
|593
|9,941
|20.4
|83.1
|105
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2" />
|-
|2019
|5,144
|558
|10,531
|21.5
|83.9
|107
|<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Reports2" />
|-
|2020
|1,732
|<span style="color:red;">−689</span>
|10,055
|5.6
|60.8
|109
|{{efn|2020: Activities and income in fiscal 2020 were severely reduced by the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]]}}<ref name="Lufthansa Group: Annual Report 2020">{{cite report |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2020-e.pdf |title=Annual Report 2020 |date=4 March 2021 |publisher=Lufthansa Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127032716/https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2020-e.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|2,098
|<span style="color:red;">−417</span>
|8,743
|7.1
|56.8
|107
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=Annual Report 2021 |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2021-e.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206142416/https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2021-e.pdf |archive-date=6 December 2022 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|4,805
|476
|9,045
|15.0
|79.8
|107
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lufthansa Group Annual Report 2022 |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2022-e.pdf |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=Lufthansa}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|5,905
|809
|9,909
|19.3
|84.4
|109
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2024 |title=Annual Report 2023 |url=https://report.lufthansagroup.com/2023/annual-report/en/ |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=report.lufthansagroup.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|6,472
|801
|10,870
|21.0
|84.0
|112
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lufthansa Group Annual Report 2024 |url=https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/annual-reports/LH-AR-2024-e.pdf |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Lufthansa}}</ref>
|}

===Head office===
[[File:Swiss International Air Lines, EuroAirport.JPG|thumb|The Swiss International Air Lines head office at [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg]].]]
[[File:JFK Airport - Swiss International Air Lines Lounge (3119117626).jpg|thumbnail|Swiss' lounge at [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]].]]
Swiss International Air Lines has its operational headquarters at [[EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SWISS unveils foundation for solid future |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2004/Pages/pr_20040323_2.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725103223/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/media/press_releases/2004/Pages/pr_20040323_2.aspx |archive-date=25 July 2011 |access-date=1 July 2010 |publisher=Swiss International Air Lines |quote=The Annual Results Press Conference takes place at 11:00, Tuesday, 23 March at the SWISS head office at Basel EuroAirport.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Plan interactif |trans-title=Interactive map |url=http://saint-louis.plan-interactif.com/index.php?detect=flash |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114033858/http://saint-louis.plan-interactif.com/index.php?detect=flash |archive-date=14 November 2009 |access-date=25 September 2009 |publisher=[[Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin]] |language=fr}}</ref> near [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]].<ref name="Swiss - Facts & Figures">{{cite web |title=Facts & Figures |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/company/Pages/facts_figures.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301211059/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_swiss/company/Pages/facts_figures.aspx |archive-date=1 March 2014 |access-date=23 February 2010 |website=Swiss}}</ref> The [[France|French]]-Swiss airport is located on French territory and has customs-free access to [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farnair.com/Html/ContactUs/HowToFindUs.php |title=How to find us |publisher=[[Farnair Europe]] |access-date=8 December 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527160042/http://www.farnair.com/Html/ContactUs/HowToFindUs.php |archive-date=27 May 2011 }}</ref> The Swiss head office is located in the Swiss section of the airport, and it is only accessible from Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/various/Documents/Direction_Basel.pdf |title=Swiss International Air Lines Basel |publisher=Swiss International Air Lines |access-date=24 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725101654/http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/various/Documents/Direction_Basel.pdf |archive-date=25 July 2011 }} ATTENTION! It is only possible to reach SWISS at the EuroAirport Basel via the Swiss customs or the customs-free road!</ref> According to the commercial register, the legal seat is in Basel itself.<ref name="Handelsregister BS">http://search.powernet.ch/webservices/net/HRG/HRG.asmx/getHRGHTML?chnr=CH-270.3.001.037-6&amt=270&toBeModified=0&validOnly=0&lang=1&sort={{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (accessed on 16 February 2014)</ref>

Swiss International Air Lines' head office was previously the head office of [[Crossair]]. In 2002 the "Crossair" sign on the building was replaced by a "Swiss International Air Lines" one.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-88189391.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102215146/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-88189391.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2012 |title=Industry Briefs  |publisher=Airline Industry Information |date= 2 July 2002 |access-date=12 January 2010 }} According to a company statement, the new name replaces Crossair at the corporate headquarters in Basel.</ref> As of 2004 the Basel area offices housed about 1,000 employees, while the Zurich area offices housed about 850 employees. When Swiss started as a company, about 1,400-1,500 worked at the Basel offices.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 July 2004 |title=Wenn die Direktion geht, folgt dann der Rest? |trans-title=If the management leaves, will the rest follow? |url=http://msair.ch/eapforum/pix2004/BAZWirtschaft1270704_1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308195204/http://msair.ch/eapforum/pix2004/BAZWirtschaft1270704_1.pdf |archive-date=8 March 2012 |access-date=2 July 2010 |newspaper=[[Basler Zeitung]] |language=de |number=173 |quote=Ursprünglich arbeiteten am Hauptsitz in Basel rund 1400 bis 1500 Leute, heute sind es noch rund 1000 (das fliegende Personal nicht mitgezählt) – der meiste Teil der Stellen fiel der Restrukturierung vom letzten Jahr zum Opfer. In Zürich arbeiten derzeit rund 850 Personen am Boden. |trans-quote=Originally around 1,400 to 1,500 people worked at the headquarters in Basel, today there are around 1,000 (not counting the flying staff) - most of the positions fell victim to last year's restructuring. Around 850 people are currently working on the ground in Zurich.}}</ref>

Swiss also operates offices at [[Zurich Airport]] in [[Kloten]] and at [[Geneva Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/corporate/EN/company/about-us/company-profile|title=Company Profile|publisher=SWISS|access-date=24 March 2020|archive-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703063053/https://www.swiss.com/corporate/EN/company/about-us/company-profile|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Subsidiaries===
The following companies are part of the Swiss International Air Lines Group:
* [[Edelweiss Air]]
* Swiss AviationSoftware
* Swiss Aviation Training
* Swiss WorldCargo
* SWISStours<ref>{{cite web |title=SWISStours, a 100% subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines |url=https://swisstours.com/Info/AboutUs.aspx?cntry=IN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715142049/http://www.swisstours.com/Info/AboutUs.aspx?cntry=IN |archive-date=15 July 2017 |access-date=25 June 2019 |publisher=SWISStours |quote=Since 1997, SWISStours offers booking of hotels, apartments, rail passes, packages, and sightseeing in Switzerland, Europe, and other countries across the world.}}</ref>

===Inflight service===
On European flights, Swiss serves drinks. Depending on the time of day and the duration of the flight, Swiss may also serve snacks. Cold snacks are served on shorter flights, and hot ones on longer flights. Economy class on short-haul flights only include a bottle of water and a small bar of Swiss chocolate branded with the word "SWISS" and the distinctive tail fin is provided to passengers before landing on all flights. For its short- to mid-haul flight out of [[Geneva Airport]] and [[Zurich Airport|Zürich Airport]], SWISS offers a culinary buy-on-board system called ''Swiss Saveurs''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://swiss-choice-gva.com/en/|title=swiss-choice-gva.com}}</ref>

===Trains and buses===
Swiss' ''SWISS Air Rail'' service allows passengers to take any SBB train at no extra charge from [[Zurich Airport]] to [[Basel SBB railway station]] and [[Lugano railway station]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airtrain Between Zurich airport and Basel SBB |url=https://www.swiss.com/corporate/en/company/partners-alliances/airtrain-basel-zurich.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029115243/https://www.swiss.com/corporate/en/company/partners-alliances/airtrain-basel-zurich.html |archive-date=29 October 2016 |access-date=29 October 2016 |website=Swiss International Air Lines}}</ref> Swiss previously operated a ''Swissbus'' service from [[Ottawa station|Ottawa Railway Station]] to [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau airport]] in Montreal.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Swissbus - Bus transportation between Ottawa and Montreal-Trudeau airport |url=http://www.swiss.com/countries/CA/en/local_content/news/Pages/swissbus_ottawa.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620154627/http://www.swiss.com/countries/CA/en/local_content/news/Pages/swissbus_ottawa.aspx |archive-date=20 June 2012 |access-date=29 October 2016 |website=Swiss International Air Lines}}</ref>

==Destinations==
{{Main|List of Swiss International Air Lines destinations}}

===Codeshare agreements===
Swiss [[codeshares]] with the following airlines:<ref name="SWISS partner airlines">{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/gb/en/prepare/baggage/baggage-provisions-partners|title=Fees for partner airlines|website=SWISS|access-date=27 September 2018|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809150931/https://www.swiss.com/gb/en/prepare/baggage/baggage-provisions-partners|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
* [[Air Canada]]
* [[Air China]]
* [[Air France]]
* [[Air India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/code-share-partners.htm|title=Code Share Partners - Air India|access-date=18 January 2020|archive-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117081316/http://www.airindia.in/code-share-partners.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[All Nippon Airways]]
* [[Asiana Airlines]]
* [[Austrian Airlines]]
* [[Avianca]]
*[[Bangkok Airways]] <ref>{{cite web|title=SWISS / Bangkok Airways Begin Codeshare Service From July 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240612-lxpgcodeshare}}</ref>
* [[Brussels Airlines]]
* [[Cathay Pacific]]
* [[Croatia Airlines]]
* [[Edelweiss Air]] {{small|(Subsidiary)}}
* [[Egyptair]]
* [[El Al]]
* [[Eurowings]]
* [[ITA Airways]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/the-route-network-of-ita-airways-and-lufthansa-group-can-be-combined-through-code-sharing/ | title=The route network of ITA Airways and Lufthansa Group can be combined through code sharing | date=25 February 2025 }}</ref>
* [[KM Malta Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/km-malta-airlines/km-malta-airlines-and-lufthansa-group-ink-codeshare-agreement/|title=KM Malta Airlines and Lufthansa Group ink codeshare agreement|publisher=aviation24.be|date=30 January 2024|accessdate=30 January 2024 |last1=Orban |first1=André }}</ref>
* [[LOT Polish Airlines]]
* [[Lufthansa]]
* [[Scandinavian Airlines]]
* [[Singapore Airlines]]
* [[South African Airways]]
* [[TAP Air Portugal]]
* [[Thai Airways International]]
* [[United Airlines]]
{{div col end}}

===Interline agreements===
Swiss has [[Interlining|interline agreement]]s with the following airlines:<ref name="SWISS partner airlines"/>

{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
* [[Aerolíneas Argentinas]]
* [[Aeroméxico]]
* [[Air Austral]]
* [[Air Dolomiti]]
* [[Air Mauritius]]
* [[American Airlines]]
* [[Bangkok Airways]]
* [[British Airways]]
* [[China Airlines]]
* [[China Eastern Airlines]]
* [[China Southern Airlines]]
* [[Condor (airline)|Condor]]
* [[Delta Air Lines]]
* [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]
* [[Finnair]]
* [[Gol Transportes Aéreos]]
* [[Gulf Air]]
* Hahn Air<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hahnair.com/en/partner-carriers | title=Partner Carriers &#124; Hahn Air Lines }}</ref>
* [[Helvetic Airways]]
* [[Iberia (airline)|Iberia]]
* [[Icelandair]]
* [[Japan Airlines]]
* [[Jetstar]]
* [[Kenya Airways]]
* [[KLM]]
* [[Korean Air]]
* [[LATAM Chile]]
* [[Luxair]]
* [[Malaysia Airlines]]
* [[Mandarin Airlines]]
* [[Middle East Airlines]]
* [[Oman Air]]
* [[Pakistan International Airlines]]
* [[Precision Air]]
* [[Qantas]]
* [[Qatar Airways]]
* [[Rossiya Airlines]]
* [[Saudia]]
* [[Shanghai Airlines]]
* [[SunExpress]]
* [[SriLankan Airlines]]
* [[Turkish Airlines]]
* [[Vietnam Airlines]]
* [[Virgin Atlantic]]
{{div col end}}

==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
{{As of|2025|04}}, Swiss International Air Lines operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web |title=Swiss Aircraft Registry |url=https://www.bazl.admin.ch/bazl/en/home/luftfahrzeuge/luftfahrzeugregister.html |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240207065723/https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/search |archive-date=7 February 2024 |access-date=11 March 2024 |publisher=Federal Office of Civil Aviation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/en/discover/fleet/airbus-shorthaul|title=Airbus short-haul fleet|website=Swiss International Air Lines}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/en/discover/fleet/airbus-longhaul|title=Airbus long-haul fleet|website=Swiss International Air Lines}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/en/discover/fleet/boeing|title=Boeing|website=Swiss International Air Lines}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ Swiss International Air Lines fleet
|- 
!rowspan="2"|Aircraft
!rowspan="2"|In service
!rowspan="2"|Orders
!colspan="6"|Passengers
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|- 
!style="width:20px;"|<abbr title="SWISS First/First Class">F</abbr>
!style="width:20px;"|<abbr title="SWISS Business/Business Class">B</abbr>
!style="width:20px;"|<abbr title="SWISS Premium Economy/Premium Economy Class">P</abbr>
!style="width:20px;"|<abbr title="SWISS Economy/Economy Class">E</abbr>
!Total
!Ref.
|-
|[[Airbus A220-100]]
|9
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|125
|125
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane5|title=Airbus A220-100|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322175547/https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane5|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Launch customer.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-haelt-am-letzten-airbus-a220-fest aerotelegraph.com] 5 May 2021</ref>
|-
|[[Airbus A220-300]]
|21
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|145
|145
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane4|title=Airbus A220-300|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322175547/https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane4|url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Airbus A320-200]]
|11
|&mdash;
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|rowspan="2"|180
|rowspan="2"|180
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane2|title=Airbus A320-200|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322175547/https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane2|url-status=live}}</ref>
|8 aircraft inherited from [[Swissair]].{{Cn|date=September 2024}}
|-
|[[Airbus A320neo]]
|11
|6<ref name="Neue Swiss-Strategie">{{cite web |title=Neue Swiss-Strategie |trans-title=New Swiss strategy |url=http://www.airliners.de/neue-swiss-strategie-strecken-kabine/33778 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108125507/http://www.airliners.de/neue-swiss-strategie-strecken-kabine/33778 |archive-date=8 January 2015 |access-date=11 January 2015 |language=de}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=28 September 2018 |title=Feste Order von Airbus A320 Neo und A321 Neo: Lufthansa legt sich weitere 27 Neos zu |trans-title=Firm order for Airbus A320 Neo and A321 Neo: Lufthansa is purchasing another 27 Neos |url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/feste-order-a320-a321-auch-swiss-lufthansa-legt-sich-weitere-27-neos-zu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928200847/https://www.aerotelegraph.com/feste-order-a320-a321-auch-swiss-lufthansa-legt-sich-weitere-27-neos-zu |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=28 September 2018 |work=aeroTELEGRAPH |language=de-DE}}</ref>
|Original order for ten with seven options to firm orders.<ref name="10 neos Sept 2018">{{cite press release|url=https://www.swiss.com/corporate/EN/media/newsroom/press-releases/media-release-20180928|title=SWISS to further invest in latest-generation aircraft|website=Swiss International Air Lines|date=28 September 2018|access-date=28 September 2018|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928200820/https://www.swiss.com/corporate/EN/media/newsroom/press-releases/media-release-20180928|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Airbus A321-100]]
|3
|&mdash;
|rowspan="3"|&mdash;
|rowspan="3"|&mdash;
|rowspan="3"|&mdash;
|rowspan="3"|219
|rowspan="3"|219
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane1|title=Airbus A321--100/200|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322175547/https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-shorthaul#t-page=pane1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|All aircraft inherited from [[Swissair]].{{Cn|date=September 2024}}
|-
|[[Airbus A321-200]]
|3
|&mdash;
|
|-
|[[Airbus A321neo]]
|5
|3<ref name="Neue Swiss-Strategie"/><ref name=":2"/>
|Original order for five with three options to firm orders.<ref name="10 neos Sept 2018"/><br />Some orders can be changed to [[Airbus A321LR]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/58895-swiss-considering-a321neolr|title=Swiss considering A321neo(LR)|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408034027/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/58895-swiss-considering-a321neolr|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Airbus A330-300]]
|14
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|8
|45
|&mdash;
|183
|236
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-longhaul#t-page=pane2|title=Airbus A330-300|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322175538/https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-longhaul#t-page=pane2|url-status=live}}</ref>
|
|-
|&mdash;
|4
|43
|21
|159
|227
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/xx/en/fly/on-board/swiss-senses|title=Swiss Senses|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref>
|Future configuration from 2025 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swiss |first=Senses |title=SWISS Senses |url=https://www.swiss.com/xx/en/fly/on-board/swiss-senses}}</ref>
|-
|[[Airbus A340-300]]
|4
|&mdash;
|8
|42
|21
|144
|215
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-longhaul#t-page=pane1|title=Airbus A340-300|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322175538/https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/airbus-longhaul#t-page=pane1|url-status=live}}</ref>
|To be retired and replaced by [[Airbus A350-900]] in mid 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/swiss-a340-retirement |title=Swiss to retire all Airbus A340s in 2024-2025 - Executive Traveller |date=14 October 2021 |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160453/https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/swiss-a340-retirement |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=swissA350/>
|-
|[[Airbus A350-900]]
|&mdash;
|10
|3
|45
|38
|156
|242
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/09/swiss-to-offer-more-premium-economy-seats-on-its-new-airbus-a350-900s/|title=SWISS to offer more Premium Economy seats on its new Airbus A350-900s|website=aviacionline.com|date=11 September 2023 |access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref>
|Deliveries from mid 2025 as part of a [[Lufthansa]] order. <br> To replace [[Airbus A340-300]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://switzerlandtimes.ch/business/swiss-buys-new-long-haul-aircraft/|title=Swiss buys new long-haul aircraft|website=Switzerland Times|access-date=12 December 2022|archive-date=13 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213000650/https://switzerlandtimes.ch/business/swiss-buys-new-long-haul-aircraft/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=swissA350>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-bekommt-im-jahr-2025-airbus-a350-lufthansa-tochter aerotelegraph.com] (German) 12 December 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://swiss.newsmarket.com/english/press-releases/swiss-to-receive-five-further-airbus-a350s/s/45f1e1bd-1076-484b-bc54-f30222a9e2b1#:~:text=SWISS%20is%20to%20receive%20five,and%20the%20end%20of%202031 | title=SWISS to receive five further Airbus A350s }}</ref>
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Boeing 777-300ER]]}}
|12
|&mdash;
|8
|62
|24
|226
|320
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/boeing|title=Boeing 777-300ER|website=Swiss International Air Lines|access-date=3 February 2020|archive-date=15 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415072945/https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/fly/fleet/boeing|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Commercial |url=https://www.boeing.com/commercial#orders-deliveries |access-date=23 October 2024 |website=www.boeing.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|
|-
!Total
!93
!19
!colspan=6|
!
|}

Additionally, [[Helvetic Airways]] operates ten [[Embraer E190]]s on behalf of Swiss. Following Helvetic Airways' acquisition of the type, Helvetic Airways will also operate Embraer 190-E2 aircraft on behalf of Swiss.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/72860-swiss-to-lease-more-e190s-from-helvetic-instead-of-q400s|title=Swiss to lease more E190s from Helvetic instead of Q400s|website=ch-aviation|language=en|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=15 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115235843/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/72860-swiss-to-lease-more-e190s-from-helvetic-instead-of-q400s|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Fleet development===
On 22 September 2010, Lufthansa announced an order for 48 new aircraft, several of them for Swiss.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://presse.lufthansa.com/en/news-releases/singleview/archive/2010/september/22/article/1779.html|title=Lufthansa Supervisory Board approves Group's order for 48 new aircraft|date=22 September 2010|publisher=Lufthansa|access-date=19 December 2010|archive-date=25 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925064000/http://presse.lufthansa.com/en/news-releases/singleview/archive/2010/september/22/article/1779.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2013, Swiss ordered six [[Boeing 777|Boeing 777-300ER]]s. On 12 March 2015, Swiss confirmed Lufthansa Group had ordered an additional three Boeing 777-300ERs for Swiss.<ref name="Additional 777 order">{{cite web|title=Swiss to order three Boeing 777-300ERs|url=http://www.aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/item/2106-swiss-to-order-three-boeing-777-300ers|publisher=Aviation Tribune|access-date=12 March 2015|archive-date=15 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315095426/http://www.aviationtribune.com/airlines/europe/item/2106-swiss-to-order-three-boeing-777-300ers|url-status=live}}</ref> The 777s will be operated by, and leased back from, Swiss Global Air Lines.<ref name="aero777s">{{cite web |date=3 February 2015 |title=Swiss meldet Boeing 777-300ER bei Regionaltochter an |trans-title=Swiss registers Boeing 777-300ER with regional subsidiary |url=http://www.aero.de/news-21125/Swiss-meldet-Boeing-777-300ER-bei-Regionaltochter-an.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424062736/http://www.aero.de/news-21125/Swiss-meldet-Boeing-777-300ER-bei-Regionaltochter-an.html |archive-date=24 April 2015 |access-date=24 April 2015 |work=aero.de |language=de}}</ref> Swiss has confirmed that all 777-300ERs will have an updated First Class cabin with eight private suites and a 32-inch TV, 62 business class seats which convert into a fully flat bed that is over two meters long, and 270 economy seats, with 10 seats abreast in a 3-4-3 layout, using the same seat pitch and width on its A330s and A340s on the 777s.<ref name="New Swiss 777 Business and First class cabins">{{cite web|title=New Swiss 777 Business and First class cabins|url=http://lux-traveller.com/2015/swiss-boeing777-first-business-class.htm|publisher=lux-traveller.com|access-date=10 July 2015|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130041746/http://lux-traveller.com/2015/swiss-boeing777-first-business-class.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The first of these new airliners was delivered in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Le nouveau Boeing 777 de Swiss a atterri à Zurich |trans-title=Swiss' new Boeing 777 lands in Zurich |url=http://www.bilan.ch/entreprises/nouveau-boeing-777-de-swiss-a-atterri-a-zurich |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201064056/http://www.bilan.ch/entreprises/nouveau-boeing-777-de-swiss-a-atterri-a-zurich |archive-date=1 February 2016 |access-date=1 February 2016 |website=Bilan |language=fr}}</ref> The Boeing aircraft will replace most of Swiss' A340 aircraft while the remaining five A340s were refurbished.

In 2014, Swiss announced it would refurbish its A320 fleet, with new interiors and the older A320s and A321s were to be replaced by A320/A321neos. The A319s and Swiss Global Air Lines' Avro fleet, were replaced by Bombardier CS300 aircraft. The last Avro RJ100 aircraft, HB-IYZ, completed its final flight, LX7545 from Geneva to Zurich on 15 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Curtain falls on Swiss Avro operations after 27 years|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/curtain-falls-on-swiss-avro-operations-after-27-yea-440288/|access-date=17 January 2018|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004084857/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/curtain-falls-on-swiss-avro-operations-after-27-yea-440288/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Swiss' first [[Airbus A220]], then known as the Bombardier CS300, entered service on 1 June 2017, with its maiden commercial flight from Geneva to London–Heathrow. Swiss was the launch customer of the Airbus A220 family (formerly known as Bombardier CSeries), with its first CSeries aircraft, a CS100 (A220-100), delivered to the airline in June 2016 and registered HB-JBA. The first commercial flight performed led from Zurich to [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris-Charles de Gaulle]].<ref>[https://www.swiss.com/corporate/de/media/press-releases-archive/media-release-20160701 swiss.com - First SWISS C series landed in Zurich] 1 July 2016</ref>

The Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A220-100/-300 (Bombardier CS100/CS300) aircraft were operated by [[Swiss Global Air Lines]] until the subsidiary ceased operations in April 2018, in an attempt to lower administration costs and simplify Swiss' fleet structuring.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-laesst-swiss-global-air-lines-sterben|title=Vereinfachung: Swiss entsorgt Swiss Global Air Lines {{!}} aeroTELEGRAPH|date=5 April 2018|work=aeroTELEGRAPH|access-date=3 May 2018|language=de-DE|archive-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214722/https://www.aerotelegraph.com/swiss-laesst-swiss-global-air-lines-sterben|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Adria Airways]] operated two [[Saab 2000]]s on the Zurich-Lugano route, which was suspended after Adria's bankruptcy on 30 September 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Adria Airways dépose son bilan, les vols de Swiss affectés|url=https://www.air-journal.fr/2019-10-01-adria-airways-depose-son-bilan-les-vols-de-swiss-affectes-5215307.html|work=air-journal.fr|date=1 October 2019|language=fr-FR|trans-title=Adria Airways files for bankruptcy, Swiss flights affected|access-date=2 October 2019|archive-date=2 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002070029/https://www.air-journal.fr/2019-10-01-adria-airways-depose-son-bilan-les-vols-de-swiss-affectes-5215307.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2024, it was reported that Swiss will be receiving a further five [[Airbus A350|Airbus A350-900]] widebody long-haul aircraft from 2027 onwards, on top of another five aircraft which are on order, with gradual delivery between the summer of 2025 to 2031.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lake |first=Jon |date=7 December 2024 |title=SWISS doubles its commitment to the A350-900 |url=https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/swiss-doubles-its-commitment-to-the-a350-900/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=AGN |language=en-en}}</ref>

===Retired fleet===
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{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ Swiss International Air Lines retired aircraft
|- 
!Aircraft
!Total
!Introduced
!Retired
!Replacement
!Notes/Ref
|-
|[[Airbus A319-100]]
|8
|rowspan=6|2002
|2020
|[[Airbus A220-300]]
|rowspan=2|Taken over from [[Swissair]].
|-
|[[Airbus A330-200]]
|15
|2012
|[[Airbus A330-300]]
|-
|[[Avro RJ85]]
|4
|2007
|[[Airbus A320 family]]
|rowspan=3|Taken over from [[Crossair]].
|-
|[[Avro RJ100]]
|21<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.swiss.com/corporate/en/media/press-releases-archive/media-release-20171508 | title=SWISS says goodbye to last Avro RJ100 | date=15 August 2017 | website=www.swiss.com}}</ref>
|2017
|[[Airbus A220]]
|-
|[[Embraer ERJ-145]]
|25
|2007
|[[Airbus A320 family]]
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]]
|16
|rowspan=2|2005
|[[Airbus A340-300]]
|Taken over from [[Swissair]].
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]]
|1
|2003
|rowspan=2|[[Airbus A320 family]]
|rowspan=4|Taken over from [[Crossair]].
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]]
|10
|rowspan=3|2002
|2005
|-
|[[Saab 340B]]
|2
|2004
|[[Avro RJ100]]
|-
|[[Saab 2000]]
|31
|2005
|[[Avro RJ100]]
|-
|}

== Accidents and incidents ==
* On 10 July 2002, [[Swiss International Air Lines Flight 850]], a [[Saab 2000]], crashed at Werneuchen Airfield due to improper weather information and improper markings on the runway, resulting in the collapse of the landing gear and fire spreading throughout the aircraft. Though everyone on board survived, the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Saab 2000 HB-IZY Werneuchen|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020710-0|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=aviation-safety.net|archive-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427001217/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020710-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 23 December 2024, an [[Airbus A220-300]] (HB-JCD), operating as [[Swiss International Air Lines Flight 1885]] from [[Bucharest]] to [[Zurich Airport|Zurich]] had to make an emergency landing at [[Graz Airport]] due to smoke development in the cabin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SDA |date=30 December 2024 |title=Nach Notlandung in Graz: Swiss-Flugbegleiter weiter in kritischem Zustand |url=https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/nach-notlandung-in-graz-swiss-flugbegleiter-weiter-in-kritischem-zustand-id20454576.html |access-date=30 December 2024 |website=Blick |language=de-CH}}</ref> The aircraft was evacuated using the emergency slides,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Airbus A220-300 HB-JCD, Monday 23 December 2024 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/468093 |access-date=30 December 2024 |website=ASN}}</ref> and 17 passengers and 5 crew members were hospitalized. SWISS announced on 30 December 2024 that one of the flight attendants had died in the hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2024 |title=Swiss cabin crew member dies after flight with smoke problems |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swiss-cabin-crew-member-dies-after-flight-with-smoke-problems-2024-12-30/ |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References==
* {{cite web|url=http://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/fileadmin/downloads/en/financial-reports/interims-reports/LH-QR-2013-3-e.pdf|title=Lufthansa Group 3rd Interim report 2013}}
* Ken Donohue, "Swiss continues a proud tradition", ''Airways Magazine: A Global Review of Commercial Flight'', March 2008, 22–23, 25, 28.

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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Swiss International Air Lines}}
* [http://www.swiss.com/ Official website]
* [http://swissworldcargo.com/ Swiss World Cargo]
* [http://www.swiss-aviation-training.com/ Swiss Aviation Training] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016100534/http://www.swiss-aviation-training.com/ |date=16 October 2012 }}

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