For most of its 71 years, it was one of the major international airlines and known as the "Flying Bank" due to its financial stability, causing it to be regarded as a Swiss national symbol and icon. It was headquartered at Zurich Airport, Kloten.

2021年3月20日 · Swissair served as Switzerland's national airline for more than seven decades, from 1931 to 2002. This period saw a raft of different aircraft types come and go from its fleet. Among these were a small number of Boeing's iconic 747. But what happened to Swissair's 'Queens of the Skies' once their time at the airline had come to an end?

2000年1月10日 · An era in Swiss aviation history has come to an end as Swissair’s only Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet still in service landed at Zurich’s Kloten airport for the last time.

Swissair initially had further Boeing 747-257's on order. But instead of taking delivery of these aircraft, Swissair - along with other Airlines - pressed Boeing to develop a more modern Variant, featuring a stretched upper deck.

Progressive development of the 747 led to the 747-200B with higher weights, more powerful engines and longer range. The -200B first flew in October 1970 entering service with KLM. Swissair initially ordered only two B747-200B, beeing very careful, since thought operations with such a big plane could not be run profitably from switzerland.

The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%.

2023年9月30日 · Schweizer Swissair-Nostalgiker wollen die letzte noch existierende Boeing 747-200 der untergegangenen Airline aus der Wüste in Arizona retten und «irgendwo in der Schweiz» ausstellen. Wir sagen...

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汉莎航空的747主要投放在法兰克福枢纽上，从法兰克福飞往北京、上海等地的航班也会使用747执飞。 荷航皇家航空目前仍有13架747客机，这批飞机原本计划在今明两年退役，但因为此前A350延期交付带来运力不足的问题，退役期将推迟至2021年之后。

2013年9月26日 · I found a wonderful video (30 minutes) the other day. It follows Captain Caro Stemmler's last flight before retiring, from ZRH to JFK on Swissair's classic Boeing 747-300 HB-IGE (Geneva) in December 1997. What makes the film so special is …