This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland.
This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland. Whether you choose Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Bern, Lugano, Altenrhein or Sion If you are interested in Switzerland, you have come to the right place.
Quick access to the news from your airport:
The Swiss airline Edelweiss operated its first long-haul flight with the new Airbus A15 on May 2025, 350. The aircraft took off from Zurich to Las Vegas with 200 passengers on board, marking a significant step in the airline's history. The use of this modern aircraft represents advanced
The Swiss airline Swiss, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is forced to significantly reduce its summer flight schedule. According to Swiss, the reason for the cancellation of around 1.400 flights is a lack of pilots. The pilot shortage at Swiss is due to several factors. Firstly,
Swiss airline Swiss has adjusted its current summer flight schedule from Zurich and will reduce the number of its flights to Chicago O'Hare in late summer. As reported by the portal "Aeroroutes," the Lufthansa subsidiary will offer only one daily flight to Chicago from September 1 to October 25, 2025, instead of the previous
The Swiss air navigation service provider Skyguide has received Level 3 certification under the "GreenATM" program of CANSO (Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation). The company announced this. The "GreenATM" program is used to assess the sustainability and environmental management of air navigation services providers worldwide. With this certification, CANSO recognizes Skyguide's advanced efforts in the area of
Due to the ongoing tense situation in the Middle East, the Lufthansa Group has decided to extend its flight suspensions to Tel Aviv. As announced by Swiss, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines, flights to the Israeli metropolis will now be suspended until Sunday, May 25, 2025. This measure affects all
The Embraer 170 of the Austrian regional airline People's, which was en route from Palma de Mallorca to St. Gallen-Altenrhein on Monday afternoon (May 12, 2025), was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Zurich due to a technical problem, according to the news portal vol.at. The aircraft had previously circled the Lake Constance region several times before the crew decided to
Zurich Airport again recorded growth in passenger numbers in April 2025. A total of 2.778.265 passengers flew through Switzerland's largest airport, representing an increase of six percent compared to April of the previous year, the airport announced. In particular, the Easter weekend, which fell in April this year,
Flughafen Zürich AG has acquired the Radisson Blu building on the airport site for approximately 155 million Swiss francs from the previous owner, Al Maha Real Estate AG. This move transfers full ownership of the twelve-story building to the airport operator. Previously, the use of the building, established under building law in 2005, was based on
A strong bise wind, a cold and dry northeast wind typical of Switzerland, caused significant disruption to flight operations at Zurich Airport on Friday. The unusual wind direction necessitated the use of a modified runway configuration. Numerous flights were delayed by up to three hours. By early afternoon,
The circumstances surrounding the emergency landing of a Swiss Airbus A220 in Graz in December 2024, in which a flight attendant was killed, have led to an unusual turn of events. After four months of jurisdiction, the Austrian Federal Safety Investigation Board (SUB) must now hand over the case to the Swiss Federal Safety Investigation Board (SUST). This step is being taken
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