Fleet
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | J | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A319-100 | 7 |
|
— | 60 | 48 | 108 | |
| Airbus A320-200 | 25 | 1 | — | 64 | 72 | 136 | |
| Airbus A321-100 | 6 | — | — | 68 | 108 | 186 | |
| Airbus A321-200 | 1 | 2 | — | 68 | 108 | 186 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 183 | 236 | |
| Airbus A340-300 | 15 | — | 8 | 47 | 164 | 219 | |
| Avro RJ100 | 14 |
|
— | — | 97 | 97 | To be replaced by the Bombardier CSeries in mid-2014 (will be operated by Swiss European Air Lines) |
| Total | 82 | 5 | |||||
The average age of the Swiss International Air Lines fleet is 10.9 years on November 2012. The aircraft fleet is to be renamed after local towns and cities over the next two years. The names will be featured on the aircraft fuselage, with cabin interiors showing the coat of arms of the town or city. The latest fleet addition, an Airbus A330, is the first to follow this scheme, as Bern.
6 second-hand Airbus A340 aircraft were added to the fleet to increase frequencies and launch new long-haul routes in summer 2008. 2 Airbus A330 aircraft were also added to the fleet in 2006 to increase route frequencies.
The short-haul fleet is also expected to expand with plans in September 2006, to add 2 Airbus A321 and 1 Airbus A320. To serve the shorthaul market, Swiss added 2 additional Airbus A320 aircraft to their fleet earlier than planned. The aircraft were added in Autumn 2007 and were not new-build aircraft, but rather former Swissair aircraft that were leased for 6 years.
In addition to Swiss' own fleet, a number of codeshare agreements are in effect. These include 3 Fokker 100 aircraft operated by Swiss airline Helvetic Airways, 2 Fokker 100s operated by OLT Express Germany, and 1 Saab 2000 operated by Swiss regional airline Darwin Airline. These aircraft operate from Zurich on routes to Birmingham, Manchester, Prague, Warsaw, Brussels and Lugano.
On 20 September 2007 Lufthansa confirmed an order for 41 aircraft. 2 of the Airbus A320 series and 9 Airbus A330 aircraft are intended for Swiss.
On 11 March 2009, Swiss announced that, in 2014, it plans to gradually replace the current Avro RJ100 fleet with aircraft of the Bombardier CSeries. The replacement of the current 20 aircraft is planned to take two years, while an additional 10 aircraft will be delivered thereafter to allow for capacity expansion. The new aircraft will allow Swiss to continue serving restricted destinations such as London City Airport. The Lufthansa Group is a launch customer for this aircraft type.
On 22 September 2010, Lufthansa announced an order for 48 new planes. 5 of the ordered A330-300, 2 A320, and 2 A321 aircraft are intended to be delivered to Swiss starting in 2012.
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