Our Story
Mission
We use our unique strengths as a reliable and innovative service provider within the Lufthansa Group to focus on care-intensive logistics solutions.
We inspire our people and engage our partners and continuously deliver superior quality.
We care for your cargo.
Milestones
2002
March
Swiss International Air Lines is founded.
April
SWISS creates its Swiss WorldCargo airfreight division.
December
Oliver Evans is appointed Head of Swiss WorldCargo.
2003
July
New Airbus A340-300 brings long-haul innovation and greater fuel efficency to the SWISS fleet.
2005
January
SWISS adopts the Kaizen approach to continuously improve its business.
June
Swiss WorldCargo starts publishing data measured by IATA's quality management system Cargo 2000.
2006
March
Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo conclude a marketing and sales collaboration agreement.
June
First Swiss WorldCargo Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted.
December
All Swiss WorldCargo stations certified to standards of Cargo 2000. Phase 1 implementation programme.
2007
November
Delhi receives daily service, becomings SWISS's first long-haul destination since its foundation.
2008
May
Non-stop service introduced between Zurich and Shanghai.
September
IATA selects Swiss WorldCargo to pioneer the introduction of a new "e-freight" facility in Switzerland.
2009
January
Swiss WorldCargo goes live with Swiss Worx, a customised version of SkyChain, the comprehensive end-to-end cargo management system developped by Dubai - based IT provider Mercator.
March
Zurich Airport becomes the first location in Switzerland "IATA e-freight-capable".
December
SWISS X-Presso "One-Hour Option" introduced for ulta-.express consignments.
New destinations added to the long-haul network thanks to a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Edelweiss Air.
2010
June
Non-stop service introduced between Zurich and San Francisco.
2011
July
Swiss WorldCargo becomes a founder member of IG (Interest Group) Air Cargo Switzerland.
August
Swiss adopts a sharpened brand profile, and Swiss WorldCargo gets a modified corporate logo.
December
Swiss WorldCargo introduces lightweight containers to its ULD fleet.
2012
February
Non-stop flights introduced between Zurich and Beijing.
Swiss WorldCargo launches its new "Faces" advertising campaign.
March
Swiss WorldCargo named "Cargo 2000 Platinum Member".
New airfreight capacity between Zurich and Newark thanks to the introduction of A330 on the route.
May
New weekly service introduced between Zurich and Tampa, operated by Edelweiss Air.
2013
March
Swiss WorldCargo launches its SWISS °Celsius Passive solution for temperature sensitive shipments.
Reconfirmation of the "Cargo 2000" platinum membership.
May
Swiss WorldCargo launches direct service to Singapore.
2014
January
Switzerland adopts eCSD (Electronic Consignment Security Declaration).
February
Swiss WorldCargo hub at Zurich Airport receives a GDP certification from Swissmedic.
July
On Board Courier Service now available thanks to the partnership with Chapman Freeborn.
September
Partnership with WCA announced.
2015
January
Quality alliance with Cargologic and SATS.
April
Cold storage facilities expanded at Zurich Airport.
Swiss WorldCargo to test drone technology in cooperation with Swiss Post and Matternet.
October
Ashwin Bhat takes over from Oliver Evans as Head of Cargo.
2016
February
Swiss WorldCargo is one of the airlines taking the lead in eAWB 360 campaign.
SWISS takes delivery of the first of nine Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
July
Bombardier C Series enters service at SWISS.
September
Swiss WorldCargo launches new brand identity campaign.
2017
March
Swiss WorldCargo launches new website to put user experience and its customers at the centre.
June
Swiss WorldCargo has been rewarded for the DHL CARE Award for the second time.
August
The new organisational set-up in America has been introduced and will consolidate three regions to two.
2018
July
Swiss WorldCargo rewarded with the DHL CARE Award for the third time.
August
Swiss WorldCargo gets CEIV certification pharma.
October
Swiss WorldCargo begins operating new routes to Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon, Colombo, Buenos Aires with the Winter Timetable 2018.
2021
April
Lorenzo Stoll takes over from Ashwin Bhat as Head of Cargo.
Management Team
Management Team
Christian Wyss
Head of Cargo Offering Dev. ＆ Steering
Quick Facts
March 2024
Employees
| Employees worldwide | About 307 |
Fleet
| Airbus A220-100 | 9 |
| Airbus A220-300 | 21 |
| Airbus A320 | 11 |
| Airbus A320neo | 6 |
| Airbus A321 | 6 |
| Airbus A321neo | 4 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 14 |
| Airbus A340-300 | 4 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 12 |
| Total | 87 |
Key Figures
| Cargo revenue | 8.2 % of total SWISS revenue |
| Destinations | 126 |
| Volume Load Factor (intercontinental fleet) | 62% |
| TKT (ton-kilometres transported), including mail and RFS | 1.33 billion |
| Financial reports | See the reports for 2018 |
Products
| SWISS Pharma & Helthcare | Rely on us to safeguard your product integrity |
| SWISS Valuables | Keep your valuable goods secure at all times |
| SWISS Vulnerables | Protect your shipment without compromise |
| SWISS Perishables | Trust us to always keep your perishables fresh |
| SWISS Live Animals | Entrust your beloved pets and animals to our attentive care for a worry-free journey |
| SWISS Mail | Deliver mail swiftly in transparency |
| SWISS General Cargo | Let your shipments benefit from Swiss quality & reliability of service |
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