Tag: Swiss International Air Lines

Jettainer and Swiss International Air Lines extend their cooperation

Jettainer, the global leader in unit load device (ULD) management, will provide global ULD management and maintenance services for Swiss International Air Lines, including its air cargo division Swiss WorldCargo and affiliate Edelweiss Air, for another five years. The contract extension will see...

Lorenzo Stoll named new Head of Swiss WorldCargo

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has appointed Lorenzo Stoll (49) as the new head of its Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division. He will assume his new position, reporting to CFO Markus Binkert, on 1 April. He succeeds Ashwin Bhat, who will take up new duties as Chief Commercial Officer of Lufth...

SWISS operates more than 1,000 cargo-only flights since March

Since the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis in March, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has operated more than 1,000 cargo-only flights, carried out by its airfreight division, Swiss WorldCargo. Over 23,000 tonnes of goods have been transported. During the months of April and May, the major c...

Swiss WorldCargo expands Japan capacity, adds Osaka to its network

Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines, is expanding its network by adding direct Zurich to Osaka flights to its existing daily Boeing 777-300 operations between Zurich and Tokyo. As of March 1, the non-stop Airbus A340-300 service between Zurich and Osaka wi...

Swiss WorldCargo begins operating new routes for Winter Timetable

Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines, will begin operating flights according to its Winter Timetable today. This introduces new destinations as well as increased capacity in Asia. As from 1 February, a daily Boeing 777-300ER will operate on flights to Tokyo...

Swiss WorldCargo and Cargologic extend partnership

Swiss WorldCargo, airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines, and Cargologic have agreed to continue their long-standing, successful partnership for another seven years. The partnership will see Swiss WorldCargo continue to use Cargologic’s airfreight handling competencies at its hu...

Lufthansa reaches settlement with Deutsche Bahn to end cargo cartel dispute

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has reached a settlement with Lufthansa over an air cargo cartel legal dispute that has been going on since 2013. The settlement ends the companies' dispute before the Regional Court of Cologne. The cartel which Lufthansa was part of, the European Commission set the levels of ...

Swiss WorldCargo to continue marketing and selling Edelweiss cargo capacity

Swiss leisure carrier Edelweiss - which is also the sister company of Swiss International Air Lines, and Swiss WorldCargo -  the freight division of Swiss International Air Lines - have agreed to a continued partnership for the coming years. The agreement, effective since the beginning of 2019...

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