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Lufthansa Group has firmed up a previous option for six further Airbus A320neo aircraft, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board at the beginning of May. In addition, the airline signed an order for three more A320ceo, bringing the Group’s A320ceo orders to 273. With a total of 395 A320 Family aircraft on order, […]

The Lufthansa Group announced a new seat that will be featured across every Airbus A320 family aircraft in their combined fleets. This will mark the first time that Lufthansa, SWISS, and Austrian Airlines will all have standardized seats on select fleet type. Seats will be featured on all short and medium-haul routes, operated by the […]

Open a financial newspaper tomorrow and you will not be surprised to read about a retirement fund in trouble – either because the company is going bankrupt or because the fund is no longer large enough to support a growing number of retirees. Surprisingly, this is not the case at Swissair. Swissair’s retirement fund is […]

On Friday, Bombardier announced that Swiss International Airlines took delivery of their first CS300 aircraft at Bombardier’s C Series manufacturing facility in Mirabel, Canada. SWISS has planned the CS300’s first commercial maiden flight on June 1, 2017, operating from Geneva to Heathrow. The airline intends to take delivery of 30 total CS100 and CS300 aircraft. “We […]

Swiss International Airlines and Boeing have confirmed a new deal for one additional Boeing B777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft at a list price of $339.6 million. The airline has previously ordered nine of the aircraft type and has already received six of the aircraft this year. The Boeing B777-300ER is, according to Boeing, “the most fuel […]