Swiss Air to get Boeing 777s

[gonzalu]

This would be the first Boeing aircraft in the Swiss Fleet of recent history...?

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article....-01-550951.xml

[AA757]

Those are going to look really great in the Swiss colors.... Will be a good test for Lufthansa who are suppose to order 77F's to replace their MD11 cargo aircraft


Rich B

[gonzalu]

LH has never operated an 777 so it would be great REGARDLESS... :)

They do have them for Tyrolean which is another sub so I am not sure why they stick to their 80+ fleet of aging and poor performing A346s ...

[Mateo]

LH has never operated an 777 so it would be great REGARDLESS... :)

They do have them for Tyrolean which is another sub so I am not sure why they stick to their 80+ fleet of aging and poor performing A346s ...

80+? There were only 99 A346s built. Lufti is the largest operator with 24, and the oldest one was delivered late 2003.

[Delta777LR]

Nice to see that Swiss is going for Boeing aircraft again. I remembered when Swissair was around the only Boeing aircraft they had was the 747-357 which I flew on one of the 4 back in 96.

[gonzalu]

80+? There were only 99 A346s built. Lufti is the largest operator with 24, and the oldest one was delivered late 2003.

I was being funny! But, I think there were only 97 built, no? Oh you're counting the two private ones... ok ...

[megatop412]

99? That's it??? Had no idea. They built more Tristars than that

[Mateo]

99? That's it??? Had no idea. They built more Tristars than that

It's similar capacity to the 773ER, but goes 1000 miles shorter and has 2 more engines to break.