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The Boeing 777-300ER sets new standards in travel experience and comfort.

With a range of about 13,000 km, the Airbus A340-300 serves all SWISS destinations around the world non-stop and with a full payload. The modernised version of the jet provides maximum comfort in SWISS Business thanks to the innovative pneumatic seat technology.



The A321-111 is used on short and medium distances with high passenger volumes. The aircraft has 219 seats and a cargo capacity of 4.3 tonnes. With a length of 44.5 metres, the Airbus A321-111 is the ‘big brother’ of the A320 family; it is about one-third longer than the Airbus A319. SWISS uses this aircraft type within Europe and between Switzerland, Africa and the Near East.

The advanced engine technology of the Pratt & Whitney engine (geared turbofan) and the aerodynamic wing tips (sharklets) of the A320neo result in a significant reduction in fuel consumption of up to 20 per cent. The aircraft are also fitted with noise-reducing vortex generators as standard. The take-off noise footprint of the A320neo is approximately 50 per cent lower compared to equivalent aircraft types.

For distances of up to 3600 km, SWISS uses the Airbus A320. It has between 168 and 180 seats and carries up to a maximum of 3 tonnes of cargo. The CFM56 engines are state-of-the-art in terms of environmental compatibility. SWISS uses this aircraft type within Europe and between Switzerland, Africa and the Near East.

Thanks to innovation in cabin design, passengers can look forward to a significant increase in travel comfort. Further, in terms of human auditory sensitivity the new aircraft generates only half the noise level of its predecessor.


The latter was the first fourengined, widebody jet that Airbus built. Fully loaded, it was so heavy that, as a design first, it was given a fourth landing gear unit beneath the center of the fuselage, since the two rear landing gears under the wings were not enough to carry the maximum capacity weight of the A340-300 when it came in to land.

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