Airlines / Switzerland
Swiss International Air Lines is an airline from Switzerland, founded in 2002. Its codes are LX (IATA) and SWR (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “SWISS”.
Lifeline
- Swissair 1931–2002
- Swiss International Air Lines 2002–today
History
Swiss International Air Lines took the place of Swissair (until 2002).
Fleet
Aircraft families in Swiss International Air Lines’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in July 2026, cargo aircraft included:
- Airbus A340e.g. A340-600, 75.4 m
- Boeing 777e.g. 777-300ER, 73.9 m
- Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
- Airbus A330e.g. A330-900, 63.7 m
- Airbus A320 familye.g. A321neo, 44.5 m
- Airbus A220e.g. A220-300, 38.7 m
Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.
Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.
What the codes mean
The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (LX 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as SWR123 is called “SWISS one two three”.
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