Swiss World Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
SO SWO -
Founded1997
Ceased operations1998
HubsGeneva Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations2
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Key peopleJean-Charles Simon

Swiss World Airways was a short-lived Swiss airline headquartered in Geneva and operating out of Geneva Airport.

History

It was founded in 1997 with the aim of operating on routes abandoned by Swissair, but closed in 1998 for financial reasons.[1] An attempt to save it failed.[2]

Destinations

Swiss World Airways only operated scheduled flights from Geneva to Newark Liberty International Airport with flights to Montreal and Miami announced as being planned.[3]

Fleet

Swiss World Airways Boeing 767-200ER

The airline had one aircraft, a Boeing 767-200ER on lease from Ansett Australia.[4]

References

  1. www.aerosite.net
  2. Swiss World Investment
  3. "Home".
  4. Swiss World Airways Fleet Details and History - Planespotters.net Just Aviation Archived 2008-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
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