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What we compareSwissairSwiss International Air Lines
Country in archiveSwitzerlandSwitzerland
FoundedMarch 26, 19312002
FounderBalz Zimmermann and Walter MittelholzerMoritz Suter
HeadquartersKloten, Zurich, SwitzerlandKloten, Zurich, 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".SWISS is a short form of Swiss International Air Lines, the name Crossair took when it became Switzerland's new national airline in 2002. The name states the country it represents and the international scope of its routes.
HighlightsDouglas DC-3, Convair 990 Coronado, McDonnell Douglas MD-11Zurich hub, Geneva hub, Airbus A220, Boeing 777-300ER
Earliest archived brand logo19312002
Latest archived logo19782011
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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