Swiss World Airways
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Swiss World Airways was a short-lived airline operating out of Geneva Cointrin International Airport
.
It was founded in 1997 with the aim of operating on routes abandoned by Swissair
, but closed in 1998 for financial reasons. An attempt to save it failed. It had two aircraft: a Boeing 757
and a Boeing 767
.
Geneva Cointrin International Airport
Geneva International Airport , commonly known as Cointrin Airport, is an airport serving Geneva, Switzerland. It is located northwest of the city centre and has direct connections to motorways, bus lines and railways . Its northern limit runs along the Swiss-French border and the airport can be...
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It was founded in 1997 with the aim of operating on routes abandoned by Swissair
Swissair
Swissair AG was the former national airline of Switzerland.It was formed from a merger between Balair and Ad Astra Aero , in 1931...
, but closed in 1998 for financial reasons. An attempt to save it failed. It had two aircraft: a Boeing 757
Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...
and a Boeing 767
Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
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