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Conservative SWISS Will Fly Five Airbus A350 Jets

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2022 7 Comments

SWISS is a model of discipline and restraint. The onboard product rarely changes and growth in the boom times both before and after the pandemic era has been carefully measured. Pursuant to that caution, the carrier has confirmed it will replace its aging Airbus A340 fleet with the Airbus A350, though not in a quantity that signifies any plans for expansion.

SWISS A350 Will Replace A340 Fleet

SWISS currently is operating four Airbus A340-300 jets (one is parked). These aircraft average nearly 20 years in age, but SWISS opted to retrofit them rather than retire them prior to the pandemic. But SWISS has hinted about a new generation of aircraft and a new onboard product and we finally have official confirmation that the Airbus A350 has been chosen to replace the A340.

Specifically, SWISS will replace its four A340 jets with five A350 jets, starting in 2025. While SWISS has not revealed the A350 LOPA (seating configuration), it has shared that a new first class and business class product is coming. It has now teased this video:

The Lufthansa Group (Austria, Brussels, Eurowings, Lufthansa, SWISS) order aircraft and allocates them to individual carriers. It was expected that SWISS would receive either Boeing 787-9 or A350-900 aircraft, though the exact number of aircraft was unknown. By limiting the allotment to five, SWISS signals that it does not intend to pursue longhaul growth.

To that end, SWISS CEO Dieter Vranckx stressed the environmental benefit of the two-engine A350 over the four-engine A340, making no mention of capacity:

“Our decision to acquire the Airbus A350-900 is a clear commitment to further enhancing the sustainability of our flight operations. Our new long-haul twinjet will play a substantial part in achieving our ambitious climate goals. And in adding this latest-generation aircraft to our fleet, with all the additional inflight comfort it will provide for our guests, we are also further confirming our position as a premium air carrier.”

For a flag carrier of a country with a population of less than nine million, such restrained growth makes sense (also in the shadow of Swissair).

CONCLUSION

SWISS has confirmed it will acquire five A350 aircraft in 2025. The small step from a conservative carrier underscores the stability and caution that are hallmarks at SWISS but offers great hope of a new and improved business and first class that will effectively compete on a competitive world stage.

 

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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7 Comments

  1. shoeguy Reply
    December 13, 2022 at 11:00 am

    Swiss is the crown jewel of the LH Group and profitable. It draws less on the Swiss population and more on its reputation, though some would argue it is not quite what it used to be and is overrated. Swiss pretty much serves the long haul markets it needs to and there isn’t all that much growth, other than some frequency enhancements here and there.

    What sank Swissair was its ludicrous pursuit of investments in Sabena, Portugalia, and the Qualiflyer concept, and an aggressive over-expansion. The SR 111 tragedy also cast a long shadow on the airline and very much tarnished its reputation.

  2. PM Reply
    December 13, 2022 at 2:16 pm

    LX really is quite handy for intra-Europe travel, and usually offers an experience which is less miserable than Lufthansa. The only thing that annoys me with them is that they sell overnight connections during which they refuse lounge access on the pretext of the connecting flight being on the following day (never mind the fact it’s departing at a stupid time like 06:30 which means one wouldn’t get much sleep even if they paid a fortune for a hotel room). Their long-haul network is both limited and a bit complicated with Edelweiss operating some flights as quasi-charters and some others as Swiss-in-all-but-name.

  3. Jerry Reply
    December 13, 2022 at 3:42 pm

    If your goal is to be a “premium carrier,” I don’t think there’s a better aircraft to go with.

  4. JH Reply
    December 13, 2022 at 6:21 pm

    Great news for SWISS! Meanwhile, Austrian is flying their tired old 763’s and 777’s. Where’s some love for Austrian, Lufthansa Group?

  5. Christian Reply
    December 13, 2022 at 11:57 pm

    The Swiss people are pretty conservative as a whole so I’m not sure that buying (with LH’s permission) some A350’s is noteworthy for conservatism.

  6. Jeb Reply
    January 6, 2023 at 9:30 pm

    I suspect OS will be allotted B787-9s since their widebody fleet are the B767/777.

  7. James Harper Reply
    January 7, 2023 at 11:09 am

    Swiss isn’t allowed to pursue longhaul growth or in any way to outshine the operations of well below par Lufthansa. If it were, the aviation scene in Europe would be hugely different because of the LH group, Swiss leads by a significant margin and if it were independent, it would be flying much, much higher.

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