by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 23, 2015 | 777, Featured, Fleet Update, Swiss |
SWISS is inching closer and closer to taking delivery of their first Boeing 777 aircraft in January.
With her out of final assembly, she is being prepped for paint and according to Matt of PaineAirport.com, she’s scheduled to be ferried to Portland, Oregon on December 23. Once at PDX, she’ll spend a few days getting her white and red and will be brought back to Paine Field for final preparations ahead of a January delivery.
Matt was generous to share some of his photos showing HB-JNA in Paine Field over the last last few days:
LX-JNA takes the runway for her Maiden Flight on December 15.
And just a few minutes ago, he shared this photo of JNA being prepared for her flight to ‘PDX’ tomorrow:
If all goes well and to schedule with her delivery, she’ll debut on intra-European routes in February so that crews have a chance to acclimate to their newest aircraft before it is assigned to long haul routes. Ultimately 9 777 will serve in the LX fleet.
You may want to follow Matt on Twitter (@mattcawby) for regular updates on the newest aircraft coming out of the Boeing factory in Everett!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Dec 20, 2015 | 777, Featured, Industry News, Route Announcements, Swiss |
As SWISS begins to integrate their first 777s into the fleet in February, they’ve provided a detailed update covering the deployment of the aircraft on a variety of intra-European routes. With this latest update, LX has added Prague, Athens, and Venice to the 777s schedule.
These routes are used primarily to give LX crews ample opportunity to familiarize themselves with the aircraft before they begin flying their normal long haul routes.
Please keep in mind that this schedule is extremely fluid. The schedule is subject to change literally on a day to day basis due to delivery delays, crew training, etc. For example, LX’s previously schedule service between Zurich – Hamburg, and Zurich – Malaga on Saturdays between February 27 and March 26 is now CANCELLED.
Even though risks exist for booking these flights due to the chance that schedules can be changed, this is a great opportunity to experience SWISS’ brand new 777s at continental European prices!
ZURICH – ATHENS:
Beginning February 27, and lasting until July 3, operating as LX1830 and LX1831:
February 27 – March 26 will operate on Saturdays only.
April 17 – May 1 will operate on Sundays only.
May 7 – June 5 will operate on Saturdays and Sundays.
July 3 – Sunday only.
ZURICH – BARCELONA:
Beginning February 8 and lasting until March 24, operating as LX1956 and LX1957:
February 8 – February 18 will operate daily except for Friday and Saturday.
February 19 – February 25 will operate on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
March 1 – March 10 will operate on Tuesday and Thursday.
March 22 – March 24 will operate on Tuesday and Thursday.
ZURICH – FRANKFURT:
Beginning February 8 and lasting until June 8, operating as LX1072 and LX1073:
February 8 – February 19 will operate daily except for Saturday.
February 23 – March 22 will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
May 3 – May 6 will operate on Tuesday and Friday.
June 1 – June 8 will operate daily except for Saturday and Sunday.
ZURICH – GENEVA:
Beginning February 8 and lasting until August 29, operating as LX2802 and LX2807:
February 8 – February 18 will operate daily except for Saturday.
February 19 – March 25 will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The March 24th flights will operate as LX2806/LX2811.
March 27 – Sunday only.
March 29 – April 6 will operate daily except for Thursday.
April 7 – August 29 will operate daily.
ZURICH – HANOVER:
Beginning on Febuary 27 and lasting until May 5, operating as LX828 and LX829:
February 27 – March 14 will operate on Saturdays.
March 18 – March 26 will operate on Saturday.
April 2 – April 9 will operate on Thursday and Saturday.
April 24 – April 29 will operate on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday.
May 5 – Thursday only.
Beginning on March 13 and lasting until August 8, operating as LX814 and LX815:
March 13 – March 18 will operate on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
April 1 – April 7 will operate daily except for Monday.
April 9 – April 13 will operate on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
April 20 – April 27 will operate on Wednesday.
May 1 – May 9 will operate daily except for Friday and Saturday.
May 16 – May 23 will operate on Monday.
June 1 – June 8 will operate daily.
July 1 – July 8 will operate daily.
August 1 – August 8 will operate daily.
ZURICH – LONDON HEATHROW:
Beginning February 12 and lasting until February 20, will operate as follows (2x/day on the 13th and 20th):
February 12, 13, and 20 as LX326 and LX327.
February 13 and 20 as LX318 and LX319.
ZURICH – PRAGUE:
Beginning April 1 and lasting until August 7, operating as LX1486 and LX1487:
April 1 – April 7 will operate daily.
April 9 – April 15 will operate daily except for Monday and Thursday.
April 19 – April 29 will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
May 1 – May 9 will operate daily except for Saturday.
May 11 – June 3 will operate daily except for Saturdays and Sundays.
June 4 – June 9 will operate daily except for Friday.
July 1 – July 8 will operate daily except for Sunday.
August 1 – August 7 will operate daily.
Beginning on April 1 and lasting until June 8, operating as LX1498 and LX1499:
April 1 – April 6 will operate on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
April 15 – April 22 will operate on Thursday.
May 1 – May 8 will operate daily except for Wednesday and Thursday.
May 13 – May 28 will operate daily except for Friday and Saturday.
June 1 – June 8 will operate daily.
ZURICH – VENICE:
Beginning on April 3 and lasting until August 7, operating as LX1664 and LX1665:
April 3 – April 10 will operate on Sunday.
April 12 – April 19 will operate on Tuesday and Sunday.
May 1 – May 8 will operate on daily except for Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
May 6 ONLY will operate an additional round trip. (LX1660/LX1661)
May 11 – June 2 will operate daily except for Friday and Saturday (No 777 flight on May 23).
June 4 – June 8 will operate daily except for Thursday and Friday.
July 1 – July 8 will operate daily.
August 1 – August 7 will operate daily.
H/T: AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 8, 2015 | 777, Featured, Passenger Experience, Swiss |
In anticipation of SWISS receiving their 777-300 aircraft next year, they’ve published a timetable showing crew training flights that will take place within Europe.
These flights are normal when an airline introduces new hardware to the fleet and it gives their flight crews ample time to familiarize themselves with plane.
As it stands now, LX plans to start these training flights on February 8 and will continue the flights through March.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8:
Zurich – Geneva will operate a 777 on flight LX2802, departing ZRH at 7:30a, arriving in GVA at 8:20. This flight will take place daily except for Saturday and will continue until March 25.
Geneva – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX2807, departing GVA at 10:00a, arriving in ZRH at 10:55. This flight will take place daily except for Saturday and will continue until March 25.
Be aware that 777 service will not be offered between ZRH and GVA at all between March 12 and March 19.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8:
Zurich – Frankfurt will operate a 777 on flight LX1072 departing ZRH at 12:15p, arriving in FRA at 13:20p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Frankfurt – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX1073 departing FRA at 2:40p, arriving in ZRH at 3:10p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Then, ON FEBRUARY 20, ZRH-FRA will change to Tuesday and Thursday service only, ultimately ending on March 22.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8:
Zurich – Barcelona will operate a 777 on flight LX1956 departing ZRH at 5:10p, arriving in BCN at 6:55p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Barcelona – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX1957 departing Barcelona at 7:55p, arriving in ZRH at 9:45p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Please note the 777 will not operate on February 12, and also not between March 10 and March 23. 777 service to Barcelona will end on March 24.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 12:
Zurich – London (LHR) will operate a 777 on flight LX329 departing ZRH at 4:35p, arriving in LHR at 5:20p. This service will only operate on February 12, 13, and 20.
Zurich – London (LHR) will operate a 777 on flight LX318 departing ZRH at 10:05a, arriving in LHR at 10:50a. This service will only operate on February 13 and 20.
London (LHR) – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LH 327 departing LHR at 6:55p, arriving in ZRH at 9:35p. This service will only operate on February 12, 13, and 20.
London (LHR) – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX319 departing LHR at 12:20p, arriving in ZRH at 3:05p. This service will only operate on February 13 and 20.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 27:
Zurich – Hamburg will operate a 777 on flight LX1054, departing ZRH at 5:40p, arriving in HAM at 7:20p (SATURDAY ONLY).
Hamburg – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX1055, departing HAM at 8:16p, arriving in ZRH at 9:44p (SATURDAY ONLY).
777 service on this route will end March 26.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 27:
Zurich – Malaga will operate a 777 on flight LX2110 departing ZRH at 9:40a, arriving in AGP at 12:20p (SATURDAY ONLY).
Malaga – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX2111, departing Malaga at 1:10p, arriving in ZRH at 3:50 (SATURDAY ONLY).
777 service on this route will end on March 26.
BEGINNING MARCH 13:
Zurich – Hanover will operate a 777 on flight LX814 departing ZRH at 7:45a, arriving in HAJ at 8:55a. This flight will operate a 777 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday only between March 13 and 18.
Hanover – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX815 departing HAJ at 9:50a, arriving in ZRH at 11:15a. This flight will operate a 777 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday only between March 13 and 18.
Zurich – Hanover will operate a 777 on flight LX828 departing ZRH at 6:35p, arriving in HAJ at 7:50p. This flight will operate a 777 on Tuesday and Thursday, March 15 and 17 only.
Hanover – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX829 departing HAJ at 8:30p, arriving in ZRH at 9:40p. This flight will operate a 777 on Tuesday and Thursday, March 15 and 17 only.
Please note that this special timetable is a VERY fluid one and changes should be expected. Proceed at your own peril if you are trying to catch a ride on one of these test flights! You might wind up on a Jumbolino instead! 🙂
As far as seating, it appears that SWISS has blocked the sale of First and Business Class seats for these flights. It is not known at this point if that will change, or if LX will offer special upgrades to SENs and HONs who are booked on these flights. If I learn more, I’ll pass it along.
H/T: VFT & FlyerTalk’s ‘ClaudiSTR’
by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 6, 2015 | Featured, Swiss |
SWISS has updated their timetable for 2016 to reflect additional routes that will see their new 777s. This new announcement is in addition their previous announcement made in mid-July of this year.
Here are the most recent updates:
March 26: Zurich – Montreal (Daily)
April 16 – May 2: Zurich – Hong Kong (ex-ZRH on Wednesday / Friday / Sunday)
May 3 – May 12: Zurich – Hong Kong (ex – ZRH Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday / Saturday)
May 13 & onward: Zurich – Hong Kong (Daily)
June 9: Zurich – Los Angeles (Daily)
July 8: Zurich – Bangkok (Daily)
August 1: Zurich – Sao Paulo (ex-ZRH on Monday / Wednesday / Friday)
August 28: Zurich – Tel Aviv (ex- ZRH Monday / Friday / Sunday)
September 1: Zurich – San Francisco (ex-ZRH Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday).
September 4: Zurich – Sao Paulo (ex-ZRH on Monday /Wednesday / Friday / Sunday).
Courtesy: AirlineRoute.net
by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 11, 2015 | 777, Featured, Route Announcements, Swiss |
SWISS has updated their reservation systems today to reflect operational information covering their new 777s that will begin joining the fleet next year.
The debut of the aircraft is set to take place on February 21, 2016 when LX14 departs Zurich and heads for JFK. The return flight from JFK is LX17. Please be aware that the 777 will fly this route only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
After JFK, Montreal will be the next destination to see the 777 when the aircraft begins flying to Montreal on March 27. The 777 is expected to fly this route daily.
On April 10, Hong Kong will get its first look at the 777. The 777 is set to initially fly to HGK on Wednesday, Friday, and Sundays. Then, on May 3, 2016 777 service will expand to everyday EXCEPT Thursday and Saturday. Beginning May 12, the 777 will fly to HKG on a daily basis.
Los Angeles will begin to see the 777 on a daily basis beginning on June 9, 2016.
As it stands now, SWISS is forecasting the following transition to 777 service on other long haul routes:
Bangkok on July 8
Sao Paulo on August 1
San Francisco on September 1
PLEASE keep in mind that these are very preliminary launch dates for 777 service and I suspect that the dates will change quite a bit between now and the 4th quarter this year. These dates are assuming that the aircraft is delivered in early January by Boeing which will give time for SWISS crews to train on their new aircraft before taking it ‘live’. Delays in delivery are possible and unfortunately, expected when it comes to these things.
What I do know is I have a reason to brave the weird winter weather in Seattle in January to see her fly home.
