Swiss Air and the Dissolution of the Qualifier Group

Aircraft of Swiss Air were grounded in Zurich back in 2001 due to the lack of cash flow. There was so little money left that there was not enough money to pay for fuel. This was even more surprising since this airline was in one of the richest countries in the world, Switzerland. Swissair managed to establish itself as a quality airline throughout its home country of Switzerland and in Europe. Swiss Air celebrated its 70th birthday in March that year with no indications of what would happen in early October of 2001. Swissair was originated in 1931 from shareholders of two main Swiss airlines. The combination of these shareholders made the new company of Swiss Air. These two airlines were Ad Astra-Aero and Balair. At that time the two airlines had 13 aircraft and 64 employees who flew 4 domestic and 14 international flights that went all over Zurich. More recently Swissair converted to an all Airbus fleet in which 3 members of the A320 family and A330-200 provided the services. It grew from the initial 18 routes to a stronger network encircling most of Europe. In 1934 Swissair became the first airline to employ European airhostesses. The airline was known for its fleet decisions and catering among other services. In 1958 they made their first alliance with Scandinavian Airlines. During 1968 they became the third European airline to operate and all jet fleet which put them above and beyond all other airlines in the world. In 1988 Swissair became the world's first airline with an all Category 3 fleet equipped for low visibility landings; once again the airline was at the forefront of technology. Then in 1991 they were the world's first airline to publish an environmental impact report which showed the effects their jets had on the environment and the noise had on communities. In 1996 they became the world's first airline to serve organic food in all classes of flights out of Switzerland. It is clear that innovations had a lot to do with what made