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Notre histoire

Swiss WorldCargo est la division fret de Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS). Basée à l'aéroport de Zurich, Swiss WorldCargo propose une gamme étendue de solutions logistiques pour le transport de tout type de fret, notamment les biens de valeur et les marchandises nécessitant une attention particulière, vers 130 destinations dans plus de 84 pays. Son vaste réseau de services aériens est complété par des liaisons routières quotidiennes vers les principaux centres d'affaires et industriels. Prestataire de services fiable et novateur au sein du groupe Lufthansa, Swiss WorldCargo s'engage à offrir systématiquement la "qualité SWISS" à ses clients.

Notre mission

Nous misons sur nos forces et notre singularité en tant que fournisseurs fiable et innovant au sein du groupe Lufthansa pour offrir des solutions logistiques à haute valeur ajoutée demandant une attention toute particulière. Nous inspirons nos équipes, nous engageons nos partenaires et nous offrons continuellement une qualité supérieure.

We care for your cargo.

Moments clé

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.

Direction

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Management Team

Christian Wyss

Christian Wyss

Head of Cargo Offering Dev. & Steering

 

 

Gieri Hinnen

Head of Global Cargo Sales

 

Faits et chiffres

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May 2019

 

Employees

 

Employees worldwide About 300

 

Fleet

 

Airbus A319  4
Airbus A320 19
Airbus A321 9
Airbus A330 14
Airbus A340 5
Bombardier CSeries 100
Bombardier CSeries 300 20
Boeing 777-300ER 10 
Total 89

 

Key Figures

 

Cargo revenue 11 % of total SWISS revenue
Destinations 175
Volume Load Factor (intercontinental fleet) 79.9%
TKT (ton-kilometres transported), including mail and RFS 1.8 trillion
Financial reports  See the reports for 2018​​​​

 

Products

 

SWISS Argus For your protected supply chain
SWISS °Celsius Active For your temperature controlled supply chain
SWISS °Celsius Passive For your temperature sensitive supply chain 
SWISS °Celsius Passive Solutions For your door-to-door temperature sensitive shipments 
SWISS General Cargo For your seamless supply chain
SWISS Mail For your international mail exchange
SWISS Valuables For your highly secured supply chain
SWISS X-Presso For your time-critical supply chain

Prix et distinctions

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Awards

 

2018

  • DHL CARE Award

  • Swiss WorldCargo fully CEIV certified

2017

  • DHL CARE Award

2016

  • DHL CARE Award

2013

  • ACE Award of Excellence, Air Cargo World

2012

  • ACE Award of Excellence, Air Cargo World

2011

  • ACE Award of Excellence, Air Cargo World

2009

  •  Certificate of Appreciation, Japan Post

  • Best European Cargo Airline, Air Cargo News -
    "Cargo Airline of the Year Award"

2008

  • ACE Award of Excellence, Air Cargo World

  • Best European Cargo Airline, Air Cargo News -
    "Cargo Airline of the Year Award"

2007

  • ACE Award of Excellence, Air Cargo World

2006

  • ACE Award of Excellence, Air Cargo World

  • Advertising Excellence Award - Air freight, World Trade

2005

  • ACE Award of Excellence, Air Cargo World

2004

  • Supplier Recognition Award, NTP Radio Isotopes

  • Quest for Quality Award, Logistics Management