Swiss International Air Lines

flag-carrier airline of Switzerland
Organization airline Q156776
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Swiss International Air Lines

Summary

Swiss International Air Lines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,722 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swiss International Air Lines was a member of Swiss Rescue[3].
  • Swiss International Air Lines is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's image is recorded as Swiss, HB-JNG, Boeing 777-3DE ER (25267919527).jpg[5].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's image is recorded as Swiss International Air Lines, EuroAirport.JPG[6].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's instance of is recorded as airline[7].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's airline hub is recorded as Zurich Airport[8].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's airline hub is recorded as Geneva International Airport[9].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's airline alliance is recorded as Star Alliance[10].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320[11].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330[12].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A340[13].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A319[14].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A321[15].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 777-300ER[16].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's owned by is recorded as Lufthansa Group[17].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's logo image is recorded as Swiss International Air Lines Logo 2011.svg[18].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's headquarters location is recorded as Kloten[19].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's headquarters location is recorded as Basel[20].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's chief executive officer is recorded as Harry Hohmeister[21].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's has organizational division is recorded as Edelweiss Air[22].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's has organizational division is recorded as Swiss Global Air Lines[23].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123128600[24].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's GND ID is recorded as 10099647-4[25].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's IATA airline designator is recorded as LX[26].
  • Swiss International Air Lines's ICAO airline designator is recorded as SWR[27].

Body

Founding

+2002-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swiss International Air Lines[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Bern[29].

Leadership

Swiss International Air Lines's chief executive officer is recorded as Harry Hohmeister[21].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Kloten[19], a Municipality of Switzerland[30], in Switzerland[31] and Basel[20], a Municipality of Switzerland[32], in Switzerland[33]. Parent organizations include Lufthansa Group[34], a concern[35], in Germany[36], headquartered in Cologne[37] and Federal Office of Civil Aviation[38], a federal office of Switzerland[39], in Switzerland[40], founded in 1920[41], headquartered in Ittigen[42]. Subsidiaries include Swiss Global Air Lines[43], an airline[44], in Switzerland[45], founded in 2005[46], headquartered in Kloten[47]; Edelweiss Air[48], an airline[49], in Switzerland[50], founded in 1995[51], headquartered in Kloten[52]; Swiss Private Aviation[53], an airline[54], in Switzerland[55], founded in 1984[56], headquartered in Kloten[57]; and Swiss AviationSoftware[58], a business[59], in Switzerland[60], founded in 2004[61], headquartered in Allschwil[62].

Ownership

Swiss International Air Lines's owned by is recorded as Lufthansa Group[17].

Why It Matters

Swiss International Air Lines ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,722 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

References

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  32. [34] . lufthansagroup.com. lufthansagroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [38] . swiss.com. swiss.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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