Crossair was an airline based in Switzerland, founded by Moritz Suter. Image File history File links Crossair_logo. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: LX
• ICAO Code: CRX
• Callsign: Crossair

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History

Founded as a private company under the name Business Flyers Basel by Moritz Suter, it changed to Crossair on November 18, 1978, before the beginning of scheduled services on July 2, 1979 with flights from Zürich to Nuremberg, Innsbruck and Klagenfurt. Added charter services for major shareholder Swissair in November 1995. On March 31, 2002, Swissair passed out of existence as most of its assets were taken over by Crossair which then changed names to Swiss International Air Lines. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ... Lindwurm Brunnen in the center of Klagenfurt Klagenfurt (Slovenian Celovec) is the capital of the federal state of Carinthia (German Kärnten; Slovenian Koróška), in Austria, on the Glan river. ... Alternate use, see charter airline, yacht charter, bare-boat charter or Charter Communications. ... Swissair MD-11 Swissair, short for Swiss Air Transport Company Limited, was Switzerlands national airline for 71 years (1931–2002), established when the airlines Belair and Ad Astra Aero (To the Stars) merged. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. ...

Incidents and accidents

• On January 10, 2000, Crossair flight 498 was crashed on take-off in Zürich, All 10 people were killed.
• On November 24, 2001, Crossair flight 3597 crashed near Zürich, killing 24 of 33 people aboard, including the famous La Bouche singer Melanie Thornton.

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