Press Releases 2003   

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Press Releases 2003 

23.12.2003Seasonal adjustments to 2004/2005 schedules
23.12.2003SWISS to retain its Lugano services
11.12.2003SWISS modifies its Lugano management structure
04.12.2003Oliver Evans named Head of Passenger Sales
02.12.2003SWISS to offer “taster” tickets
27.11.2003SWISS in Europe in strong demand
21.11.2003Change in SWISS top management
17.11.2003SWISS cuts loss by half in third quarter
12.11.2003SWISS Airbus A340-300 “Matterhorn” named
02.11.2003SWISS informs
29.10.2003SWISS to fight on for Lugano flights
23.10.2003British Airways and SWISS formally seal collaboration
20.10.2003SWISS unveils new-look winter schedules
15.10.2003SWISS named Europe’s Leading Airline
07.10.20032.9 million passengers carried in 3rd Quarter 2003
30.09.2003SWISS in Europe concept successfully launched
23.09.2003SWISS to join oneworld
23.09.2003BA and SWISS agree commercial pact
22.09.2003SWISS media conference
22.09.2003Trading in SWISS shares suspended
17.09.2003Changes to winter timetable
15.09.2003Another distinction for SWISS’s inflight magazine
05.09.2003SWISS in Europe: online bookings booming
28.08.2003SWISS launches new fare system with lower European fares
22.08.2003New approach regulations for Lugano
19.08.2003SWISS reports first-half loss of CHF 333 million
18.08.2003Publication of the half-yearly results
11.08.2003SWISS restructuring on the right track
08.08.2003SWISS PILOTS approve agreement with SWISS
07.08.2003New collaboration model concluded with Swissport
07.08.2003Negotiations with ground staff successfully concluded
07.08.2003Travel agencies will continue to receive 7% commission.
21.07.2003Newest SWISS Flagship Office Opens in New York
18.07.2003SWISS passengers supporting SOS-Kinderdörfer (Childrens Villages)
17.07.2003SWISS, Kapers and Unia reach agreement on job cuts
16.07.2003SWISS reaches an agreement with the pilots’ unions
11.07.2003SWISS: 5.3 million passengers carried during the first half-year
11.07.2003New SWISS route network from winter 2003/04
04.07.2003SWISS responds to Swiss Pilots’ proposed cost economies
01.07.2003SWISS takes delivery of its first Airbus A340-313
01.07.2003Severance benefits agreed for cabin crew staff
24.06.2003SWISS to re-position itself
24.06.2003SWISS lays a new foundation for the future
19.06.2003Ruling will have serious consequences
11.06.2003Award for SWISS cabin crews
29.05.2003„Swiss Europe Savers“: Innovations from Zurich and Basel
27.05.2003SWISS limits first-quarter losses to CHF 200 million
27.05.2003Reaction to compromise solution proposed by the court of arbitration
22.05.2003SWISS to suspend service to Beijing
20.05.2003New head of finance at SWISS
09.05.2003Swiss Sun to carry Sony PlayStations on board
08.05.2003Swiss Economic Forum Thun André Dosé, 8 May 2003
07.05.2003New top management appointees
06.05.2003SWISS: Consensus at the ordinary General Assembly
02.05.2003New regional subsidiary to be established
02.05.2003New regional subsidiary and reduction in personnel costs
29.04.2003SWISS to discontinue security fee
15.04.2003SWISS reacts to the flagging economy
14.04.2003SWISS appoints new Head of Internal Auditing
11.04.2003New SWISS Board members to be proposed
09.04.2003SWISS: 2.7 million passengers carried during the first quarter of 2003
03.04.2003SWISS Magazine awarded a gold medal
28.03.2003Swiss Sun flying the new Airbus A320
27.03.2003SWISS suspends flights to Abu Dhabi
25.03.2003SWISS Board decisions concerning top Management and capital reduction
25.03.2003SWISS and Finnair sign co-operation agreement
25.03.2003Financial results 2002
25.03.2003SWISS modifies aircraft orders
24.03.2003SWISS gives new impetus to its regional fleet
24.03.2003Temporary charging of increased security fees
20.03.2003Irak Task Force activated – SWISS operating according to timetable
18.03.2003SWISS temporarily suspends two services to Cairo until further notice
18.03.2003SWISS reaction to the rejection of the State Treaty by the Upper Chamber
14.03.2003Results for the 2002 business year
06.03.2003SWISS now present on all five continents
26.02.2003Change in Technical Management
25.02.2003SWISS cuts fleet, route network and jobs
12.02.2003SWISS brings Ticino on board
06.02.2003Exchange of views between SWISS and the social partners
05.02.2003SWISS wins Business Traveller Award
28.01.2003SWISS obtains rights for daily flights to Tokyo
21.01.2003Organisational and charter innovations
17.01.2003SWISS carried more than 11 million passengers in 2002
15.01.2003Arjen Pen leaving SWISS
09.01.2003Swiss Easy Savers -
09.01.2003SWISS sells its Crossarc subsidiary