SWISSAIR

Swissair began in 1931 using Fokker V11s on European services. Various types were used in the 1930s including the Fokker f.7a and the Lockheed Orion. DC2s were used by 1935 and DC3s after the war. Convair 440s replaced the DC3s from 1949. 1949 also saw the introduction of transatlantic DC-4 flights although by 1951 these were flown by newer DC6s. Convair 440s were introduced for the European route structure in 1955 and a year later saw the introduction of the DC7C. Jet aircraft were first introduced in 1960 with the Caravelle 3 and DC8-30 aircraft. During the first part of the 1960s Swissair added series -50 and -62 (below) aircraft to it's fleet. The nine Caravelles flew daily to Heathrow during the 1960s alongside the Convair CV990 'Coronado' which was first ordered in 1962. In 1967 five DC9-15 aircraft were used but were replaced quickly by the DC9-32 (shown below in original livery) which was used from 1968. Wide body equipment was introduced with the Boeing 747 (in 1971) and the DC10-30 (below) in 1972 and these were used on long-haul flights and transatlantic US flights well into the 1980s when they were replaced with Boeing 747-400s and MD-11s. During the early 1980s Airbus A310s were introduced on the London service alongside the MD-80s. While these two types were being slowly delivered Europe saw a many older types filling the gaps, among which were DC10s and DC8s (both below).In the 1990s MD-11s were introduced along with a variation on the old livery with the black cheatline being removed.