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.
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The Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss has named two new long-haul Airbus A350 aircraft after the Engadin mountain peaks, Piz Bernina and Piz Palü. The names were officially announced at an event on Diavolezza. The event highlighted the partnership between the airline and the Engadin region, which began in XNUMX.
A small plane crashed on Monday evening in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. All passengers were killed. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff from Engadin Airport near the ski resort of St. Moritz. Eyewitnesses reported an explosion. Rescue workers rushed to the scene but could only confirm the deaths of the passengers.
The partnership between Swiss and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), which has existed since 2019, will continue indefinitely. The aim is to further improve the connection between rail and air traffic. From October 2, 2024, new destinations in the canton of Graubünden, including Chur, Davos, Klosters and St. Moritz, will be added to the network.
The business jet operator Aero is connecting Farnborough in the UK with Sion and Geneva in the current 2022/23 winter season. These are so-called on-demand flights with fixed departure times. These are served by business jets. For the time being, until the end of March 2023, flights will be operated from Farnborough to Geneva in Switzerland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
The airline Helvetic Airways will also offer holiday flights from Bern and Zurich in summer 2023. According to the airline, the warm water destinations will be opened earlier than before next year. In Zurich, flights will start in April 2023 and in Bern in May 2023. The Embraer operator is one of the few airlines
The Swiss helicopter operator Air Zermatt has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Textron for the acquisition of another Bell 429. This is the third helicopter of this type that the company will operate. Air Zermatt specializes in carrying out rescue flights. However, it also offers transport flights and the eleven
The Swiss startup Air Mountain has started selling tickets on three routes from Sion. These are Calvi and Figari on Corsica and Saint-Tropez. The destination Calvi will be offered from Sion every Wednesday and Saturday from April 13, 2022. The flight to Figari will be
The startup Air Mountain SA, based in Sion, Switzerland, plans to offer flights from Geneva and Sion to Saint-Tropez from June 2021. These can already be booked via the provider's homepage. The destinations Figari and Calvi will also be offered from Sion. In contrast to the
Bern-Belp Airport's own brand, FlyBair, will not offer any holiday flights in the 2021 summer flight schedule. The restart will be postponed until 2022. Last year, only 32 of 150 rotations could be carried out. "Due to the uncertain market environment and the lack of planning security as a result of the pandemic, the Board of Directors and management have jointly decided to initiate a "freezing process"
There is apparently a bad atmosphere between the regional airline Helvetic Airways and the Bern-Belp Airport's own brand, FlyBair. The airline is demanding payment for the charter flights to Palma de Mallorca that were cancelled in summer 2021. The annual report of FlyBair AG shows that a legal dispute is pending. The subsidiary of the
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