AntonovA330 From Switzerland, joined Jul 2007, 317 posts, RR: 0 Posted (1 year 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 14553 times:
Seems that due to long period of no posts, thread 29 has been shut. So here's number 30! Last threads considering LX topics included discussions whether LX will get bigger planes (favourably the A340-600) in the near future, with no official words yet though.
On another note, a Swiss newspaper today released a simulation of a near miss (simultanious T/O's on both runway 28 and 16) at ZRH which took place in March 2011: http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/...tastrophe-entgangen/story/14775698
Some if not most of the comments by readers are rather... well let's just say not very a.net standard
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LONGisland89 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 634 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (1 year 1 week 7 hours ago) and read 14156 times:
Quoting AntonovA330 (Thread starter): On another note, a Swiss newspaper today released a simulation of a near miss (simultanious T/O's on both runway 28 and 16) at ZRH which took place in March 2011
Yikes! Controllers in the U.S. are REQUIRED to exchange traffic with both aircraft when you have one in position on intersecting runways. If this were the case, the controller might have corrected his error before it got close as well as both crews would have been more aware of what was going on.
Edelweiss begins their ZRH-TPA service on May 25th. So geil!
AntonovA330 From Switzerland, joined Jul 2007, 317 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 14064 times:
Well take off clearance had been issued to LX1326 first, but they apparently started rolling not until some 45 seconds later while LX202W accelerated right away. ATC routinely seemed to turn their focus on other traffic. Note that the video doesn't show Dock E/Midfield properly, so the aircraft weren't visually aware of each other until both had gained already quite some speed.
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lxlucien From Switzerland, joined Mar 2005, 223 posts, RR: 4 Reply 6, posted (1 year 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 13429 times:
Quoting atalanta89 (Reply 5): Somebody have something to share about the comfort/catering/business class?
Hi,
you can't compare the EDW C-Class with the LX.
OK the IFE is the same but apart from that...
EDW is a typical leisure Carrier, that's why the prices for C-Class there are lower. (if not, fly LX!)
The seats are comfy, but not the same as the new LX one. Catering is good too, but I think you don't have the same choice as with LX. But it's not bad!
If you choose to fly EDW you need to know that it's not the same as LX and you need to make certain cut backs.
But on the other hand, you fly directly to TPA... and the FA's are more likely to be young and good looking! (IMHO )
Quote "Syriana": "Beirut, it's like Paris in the Mid-East"
DALCE From Netherlands, joined Feb 2007, 1581 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (1 year 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 13430 times:
Edelweiss operates their new A 330-300 to TPA, so C-class is quite up to date. I believe it's comparable with the older style C-class on LX. I would certainly prefer this service ZRH-TPA above ZRH-MIA just because you save a lot of time, and quality is likely to be better than any US carrier TATL C-class.
flown on : F50,F70,CR1,CR2,CR9,E75,143,AR8,AR1,733,735,736,73G,738,753,744,319,320,321,AB6. Next flights AMS-ZRH-AMS on
LXA340 From Switzerland, joined Nov 2006, 2104 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (1 year 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 13065 times:
Quoting DALCE (Reply 7): Edelweiss operates their new A 330-300 to TPA, so C-class is quite up to date. I believe it's comparable with the older style C-class on LX. I would certainly prefer this service ZRH-TPA above ZRH-MIA just because you save a lot of time, and quality is likely to be better than any US carrier TATL C-class.
You can compare it with the old Swissair / SWISS Business Class found on the A332's. On their A332 which they received from SWISS they took over the sames seats however reduced the seat pitch by adding another row of seats in the forward compartment.
B738FlyUIA From Switzerland, joined Dec 2009, 473 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (11 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 12354 times:
Today I received a email from SQ that on the 2nd August 2012 it's the 40th Anniversary ZRH-SIN. They also added a very interesting link to a short movie:
Quote: Dear Mr XX,
40 years ago, on 2 August 1972, Singapore Airlines commenced its flight operations from Zurich to Singapore. From our very first flight, we have been striving to delight our passengers in everything we do, and to provide them with an inflight experience that even other airlines talk about.
Celebrate this special occasion with us and take advantage of very attractive fares in Business Class now. We have selected 10 top destinations in Asia which are available from CHF 4’000* all-in.
Book your seat at our "40 Years Anniversary Special" and look forward to an extraordinary travel experience.
More information about our 40 Years Anniversary activities will be featured in the upcoming newsletters.
Yours sincerely,
Edmond Lim
General Manager Switzerland
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
ManuCH From Switzerland, joined Jun 2005, 2971 posts, RR: 51 Reply 11, posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 11895 times:
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Swiss is to issue 650 iPads to their maitre de cabine:
Quote:
SWISS’s 650 maîtres de cabine are being provided with iPads to ease their overall workload. The devices, which will begin to be issued this month, will simplify the tasks and duties of the airline’s cabin services directors before, during and after the flight. They will also permit the abolition of the traditional printed manuals, with associated environmental benefits in both paper- and aircraft weight-saving terms.
Semaex From Germany, joined Nov 2009, 769 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 11742 times:
Quoting ManuCH (Reply 11): Although not in the cockpit yet, but better than nothing.
I'm sure it will come in no time. The advantages are still underestimated. Maybe we will see it as soon as LX receives the CS100.. ?
One uneducated question: Is "maître de cabine" the official word for "flight attendant" in Switzerland, or is it something like a trademark only SWISS uses?
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AntonovA330 From Switzerland, joined Jul 2007, 317 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 11680 times:
Quoting Semaex (Reply 12): One uneducated question: Is "maître de cabine" the official word for "flight attendant" in Switzerland, or is it something like a trademark only SWISS uses?
Other terms would be Senior Purser, In Flight Service Director, Cabin Director, ...
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ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40 Reply 15, posted (11 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 11447 times:
Quoting Semaex (Reply 12): One uneducated question: Is "maître de cabine" the official word for "flight attendant" in Switzerland, or is it something like a trademark only SWISS uses?
Already Swissair used this word. Other airlines call them purser. Though Maître de Cabine is the chief of cabin and not a word for a normal flight attendant. "Maître" is french an means chief, master, head, boss.
PhilInBRN From Sweden, joined Jun 2009, 234 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (11 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 11218 times:
Quoting vegas005 (Reply 14): Typical Swiss horrible pricing CHF 7'151.20 return for a family of 4 on a "charter" airline...what a joke!
The difference in Y class from LX to WK is in my opinion very small. I guess prices just show the high demand there is in the Switzerland-US market in late July and early August (it is for example hard to find flights to NYC for anything less than CHF 1400 per person).
Later in August there are plenty of options to fly for CHF 990 per person.
ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5540 posts, RR: 40 Reply 19, posted (11 months 3 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 11192 times:
Quoting PoianaMarco (Reply 17): Swiss is anyway better, and more service minded then Edelweiss.
What do you want to tell with that? Of course, because SWISS is a high quality legacy airline and EDW is its holiday and charter airline. You can't compare.
mozart From Luxembourg, joined Aug 2003, 2009 posts, RR: 14 Reply 21, posted (11 months 3 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 10902 times:
Edelweiss longhaul Business Class is more like a glorified Eco+ product, nothing to do with LX Business.
Paying >CHF 7'000 to fly in that seat - ABSOLUTELY NOT! If for the same money you can go to TPA on a combo of LX transatlantic and a transfer connection on another carrier then that's the way to go. Consider buying something like ZRH-MIA as one ticket and the MIA-TPA as a separate ticket, that may turn out way cheaper
mozart From Luxembourg, joined Aug 2003, 2009 posts, RR: 14 Reply 22, posted (11 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 10408 times:
Very odd experience the other day: I was landing on board Emirates' afternoon flight in Zurich on runway 14, and as we rolled off the runway I saw how a number of widebody planes (Air Canada, some Swiss A330/A340, etc) were preparing to depart from runway 32 - opposite the landing direction. Is this common'? Or was this just the moment when they "turned around" the configuration, and my plane was the last to land?
OlafW From Switzerland, joined Jul 2009, 89 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (11 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 10363 times:
There is a time during the afternoon where no planes are scheduled to land for about half an hour, and during this time some planes are taking off to the north. Apparently it is wind permitting, but I've seen that happening some times even when the other runways were in normal use. Looking at the schedule, it seems that the EK flight is one of the last ones to arrive before this gap, so this may have been the case for you. Just wondering about the widebody thing, I have only once seen one take off there during the day.
25 ANITIX87: Didn't that split exist a few years with Swiss Sun or something like that? (I remember the A320 series having yellow tips on the flap fairings). Why b
26 B738FlyUIA: Yes you are right!! They did have if remember correctly a couple of A320's with Swiss Sun! These where on some holiday routes!! Why they stopped it I
27 PhilInBRN: Swiss Sun was abandoned in 2004 already. The purpose of Swiss Sun from the beginning was to give former Crossair pilots an opportunity to upgrade to t
28 konrad: Since EuroLOT is the regional branch of LOT, perhaps Swiss would consider codesharing on these flights? We desperately need a Swiss connection at KRK
29 PhilInBRN: LX seem to be quite selective with regards to applying its code on other airlines' flights. For instance there is still no codeshare on Helvetic flig
30 sailas: Quite a lot happening in Geneva since i moved out, but its good to see GVA growing again, like in the good old days. Any news on the Zurich - Helsinki
31 LXA340: There are supposedly various fequency cuts planed for the Winter Timetable of SWISS on routes such as YUL, ORD, LAX and SFO. With the arrival of anoth
32 RJ100: WizzAir is finally arriving in Switzerland with 2 or 3 weekly flights Skopje-Basel: Skopje (SKP) Basel (MLH) W6 7731 Tue, Thu(?), Sat 14:00 16:15 A320
33 ManuCH: By the way, if anyone's interested, there's the great ZRH A.net meeting taking place on August 25th! Join us, it's definitely worth it! ZRH-A.NET Meet
34 ZRH: Finally (!) Zurich Airport improved the opening hours of terrace E on Saturdays and Sundays. The first bus from terrace B leaves at 1115 so it is now
35 B738FlyUIA: That is really good news... it's really time they opened the Terrace E!!! Only the first bust leaves rather late and only 11.15!! I was today at ZRH
36 Thomas_Jaeger: They have been returned to the lessors, the only reasonable explanation why they would be at ZRH is SR Technics taking care of them in some way, shape
37 david_itl: easyjet have brought forward the start of MAN-BSL to October 1st due "exceptionally strong" pre-bookings. "UK commercial manager Ali Gayward said: "Th
38 ZRH: Actually it was already opened before but the first bus left only 1215 when the 380 was gone. I wrote then an email to the Airport Authority. They an
39 PhilInBRN: Not surprising in my opinion that this route has seen such good booking numbers. LX has risen prices on the ZRH-MAN route instantly after EZYs and ma
40 B738FlyUIA: That is really ridiculous!! But at least they changed it. Before the new T2 terrace was open the first bus left at 07.45!! Your welcome... yesterday
41 ZRH: Yes that's true. When construction works were going on for the new Dock B/D the terrace E was open the whole day 7/7. Actually Terrace B is nice espe
42 B738FlyUIA: You are right... I personally like the new Dock with there special constructions. But the E is far more better for enthusiasts. Even I must say that
43 ZRH: Thanks for the offer but I don't really have a database. I only like to watch new photos.
44 B738FlyUIA: @ZRH: Here the last of the 3 IT - Kingfisher VT-VJO in ZRH!! Does anybody know what will be the future of these birds?? They have been a little time
45 Thomas_Jaeger: The other one that is all white is I-EEZJ and will go to Air Berlin as D-ABXC.
46 ZRH: It is nice to have SRTechnics at ZRH. So we can see birds which usually don't come here.
47 viasa: Also in ZRH with SRtechnics is the A340-200 (YV1004) of Conviasa, a former Atlasjet A330-200 (TC-ETP, will became N772RD with Ryan Intl) and a factory
48 Ideekay: Just heard from the press conference about approaches to Zürich: SWISS will exchange many planes until 2020, they want new planes because of the nois
49 AntonovA330: In todays NZZ theres an article about LX' coming CSeries: http://www.nzz.ch/lebensart/auto-mob...s-kanada-fuer-die-swiss-1.17288826 It mainly states t
50 DALCE: It is known that LX is not too keen on their 319's since operating costs are very similar to the 320, with fewer seats. Besides the C-series, is there
51 Semaex: You're bringing up a point which I've been interested in for some time now: In what way is LX affected by SCORE? After all, they are the money-maker
52 DALCE: LX is influenced with SCORE but to what extend I don't exactly know. Also I don't know what information about SCORE is public, so I refrain to go en d
53 ZRH: What does SCORE mean? It would be nice to explain the not often used acronyms.
54 Thomas_Jaeger: Score is the internal name for a restructuring and cost savings initiative at Lufthansa for all group companies including its airline subsidiaries.
55 LXA340: I don't think SWISS itself will contribute too much to SCORE as they went through a very strong restructuring process from 2004 - 2006 and there is n
56 someone83: Swiss reports good traffic figures for June and first half of 2012 http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_sw...acebook_WW_TrafficFiguresQ2_120710
57 DALCE: Good to see LX score these results in a very difficult environment we currently face in Europe, with also the CHF -> EUR exchange rate being very h
58 LXA340: let's wait and see for the financial results for the first half of 2012
59 nyswiss: Swiss will terminate SKG as of winter 2012
60 LXA340: as per another forum with usually relatively reliable info the following was posted regarding Winter Timetable 2012/2013. As it looks there will be on
61 ZRH: Question: today (Sat July 14) I saw a Japan Airlines 777 at ZRH. Did they resume ZRH or was this a special flight or deviation?
62 aviationmaster: It was a charter flight from NRT and went on to DBV later in the afternoon.
63 ZRH: Thanks. Then I saw the take-off to DBV. And what did the Saudi 777 here which stood at the Heliport stands and took directly off from there on 34?
64 Ideekay: I dont know what airline it is but whats the 747SP doing in ZRH? Maintenance by SR Technics or what? Photo made with the "Dock B" cam.[Edited 2012-07-
65 ZRH: I don't think that SRTechnics handles 747s. Probably a private flight as perhaps the Saudi I mentioned above. This 747sp and Saudi 777 stood next to
66 EricR: This concept never succeeded in the U.S. UA/DL/US/CO all attempted to split their ops in order to better compete with low fare carriers. In the long
67 ZRH: last Saturday I watched an interesting thing from terrace E. They loaded a Porsche 911 into an Edelweiss A 330 through the front cargo door. Does Edel
68 DALCE: The cargoholds of the Edelweiss aircraft are being sold by Swiss WorldCargo. Most destinations except a few with short runways take quite some cargo.
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