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What we compareSwissairChair Airlines
Country in archiveSwitzerlandSwitzerland
FoundedMarch 26, 19312014
FounderBalz Zimmermann and Walter Mittelholzer—
HeadquartersKloten, Zurich, SwitzerlandOpfikon, Switzerland, Switzerland
Name originThe name Swissair was proposed by Dr Alphonse Ehinger, president of the board of Balair, although it was first considered "un-Swiss". It combines "Swiss" and "air".The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the Chair Airlines name.
HighlightsDouglas DC-3, Convair 990 Coronado, McDonnell Douglas MD-11Zurich Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19312014
Latest archived logo19782019
Archived logo assets52

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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