Veggies up in the air
Ten years of top inflight vegetarian cuisine For ten years now, all passengers on SWISS long-haul flights from Switzerland have been able to enjoy vegetarian meals that are jointly devised with Hiltl....
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in May
This is your pilot speaking A warm welcome on board, dear guests and followers of @flyswiss. Come with me into the cockpit for an insight into my everyday life as a long-haul pilot. Although it’s a...
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in June
Bonjour, dear @flyswiss Crew, It’s June, and the longed-for summer is upon us – time to think about jetting off to far-off places! Thanks to Sascha and Sales for the fabulous and above all exciting...
View ArticleNew cabin interior for our Airbus A340
SWISS operates one of Europe’s most advanced aircraft fleets, with an average aircraft age of just 9.5 years. On its long haul network, the ten Boeing 777s, with their new cabin product, have largely...
View ArticleDigital tools in the mechanical world of aircraft maintenance
For a hundred years, tools in aircraft maintenance were mostly limited to handheld devices used by mechanics to keep up and repair aeroplanes. When thinking of tools, a screwdriver or torque wrench...
View ArticleInstagramer of the Month in July
Dear @flyswiss Followers, a warm welcome! My name is Dominic. This month, I’m going to be showing you more about what it is like to work as a First Class Cabin Crew Member. We’re all flying to Los...
View ArticleFrom playing the violin to flying planes
First Officer Jan Liebich steers SWISS’s A330/A340 aircraft to pulsating metropolises around the globe. In this interview, he reveals why he decided to become a pilot and what his other passions are....
View ArticleThe heart of SWISS’s flight operations
Thousands of passengers, hundreds of flights, dovetailed connections and – time and again – unforeseen events: SWISS’s daily flight operations are a complex system of countless processes and...
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in August
Dear @flyswiss Followers, August has arrived, marking the middle of summer. For the next four weeks, I will take you along to selected destinations within the SWISS network from Geneva Airport. You...
View ArticleFlorence Airport from a pilot’s view
“Look at those huge displays!” That’s always one of my first thoughts whenever I look into the cockpit of the C Series. The C Series has been reliably serving with SWISS since 2016: I already had the...
View ArticleSWISS takes off digitally
3 September is Digital Day throughout Switzerland – an opportunity to also consider digitalisation in the aviation industry and present the latest digital innovations by SWISS. The aim of Digital Day...
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in September
Dear @flyswiss followers, My name is Andi and I have the great honour to be your Instagramer of the month in September. For the next 30 days, you can look forward to exciting moments filled with...
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in October
Hello lovely @flyswiss followers, My name is Lukas, I’m 24 years old, and I’m delighted to be accompanying you on Instagram for the coming month. I’ve now been working as a Flight Attendant for over...
View ArticleNew vegetarian highlights on board
It’s 22 August, and we’re waiting in an unassuming entrance hall at the Gate Gourmet building in Kloten. This subsidiary of gategroup, the global provider of onboard services and products, is the...
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in November
Grüezi, dear @flyswiss Followers, and a warm welcome on board! The days are getting shorter, and winter will soon be upon us. But we can always enjoy the sun in our wonderful workplace above the...
View ArticleMaître de Cabine Europe
Interface between gate, cabin and cockpit. On Friday morning at 4:30 a.m. my alarm clock yanks me out of my deep sleep. At this time of day, everything is organised precisely so that no time is lost....
View ArticleThe SWISS Experience trainees II
Flight Schedule The journey of the two SWISS Experience Trainees Constantin and Nadine continues. Scroll down to find out more. You’ll find our first blog post under this link:...
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in December
Allegra and a warm welcome to you – this is your First Officer speaking About eight years ago, I moved from my home in the Engadine to Zurich to fulfil my childhood dream. I quite literally wanted to...
View ArticleInstagramer of the month in January
Grüessech, hello, bonjour! I look forward to flying into the new decade with you on @flyswiss. My name is Kristina Roder, I am 30 years old and have been with SWISS on/off since 2012. Having grown up...
View ArticleA day at the Airbus Factory
It has now been 116 years since humankind “learned to fly”, marking the date when brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright first took to the skies of Kitty Hawk in 1903 in their “Wright Flyer”. Since then,...
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