Edelweiss Air
IATA 8R	ICAO EDW	Callsign Edelweiss
Founded		1995
Hubs		Zurich International Airport
Fleet size		4
Destinations		48
Parent company		Kuoni Travel Ltd
Headquarters		Zurich, Switzerland
Key people		Karl Kistler (CEO), Nick Grob (founder & former CEO)
Website: http://www.edelweissair.com

Edelweiss Air AG is an internationally operating Swiss charter airline. It serves destinations in Brazil, the Caribbean, Morocco, Gran Canaria, Egypt, Kenya, the Maldives and Sri Lanka from its hub in Zurich. The company's name derives from the Swiss national flower, the Edelweiss. Edelweiss Air’s motto is Flying the Swiss way, showcasing its focus on dependability, punctuality and friendliness. In 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 Edelweiss Air received the golden Travelstar Award for its excellent achievements. Image File history File links Edelweiss_plane. ... IATA airline designators are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Arrivals Lounge Interior of airport terminal Zurich International Airport (IATA: ZRH, ICAO: LSZH) also called Kloten Airport, is located at 47°29′N 8°32′E in Kloten, canton of Zurich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A charter airline is one that operates charter flights, that is flights that take place outside normal schedules, by a hiring arrangement with a particular customer. ... Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean, (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen) or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on... Gran Canaria, rarely Grand Canary (archaic), is the third largest island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa and belonging to Spain. ... Hub may refer to the following: Look up Hub on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The center of a wheel. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Binomial name Leontopodium alpinum Cass. ...

History

The airline was founded on October 19th, 1995 in Bassersdorf, Switzerland with just one airplane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83. In 1998, the company decided to re-equip their fleet to Airbus A320. In 1999, the company added long haul Airbus A330-200 planes. In 2006, by the 10th anniversary of its first flight, the company has grown to 240 full-time employees. It served more than 720,000 passengers in 2005. Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ... DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... Airbus S.A.S., based in Toulouse, France, is an aircraft manufacturer. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... Air Canada Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a large_capacity medium_to_long_range commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus. ...

Company Profile

EdelweissAir

Edelweiss Air AG is a joint stock company. It is not listed on the stock exchange. Its turnover is approximately CHF 175,000,000 per annum. Its company seat is Zurich Airport. As of 2006, the company’s share capital amounts to CHF 3’500’000. The shares are not listed on the stock exchange. Edelweiss Air is a 100% subsidiary of Kuoni Travel Ltd. The airline charters out the main part of its transportation capacity - principally used in the beach holiday segment - to its parent company Kuoni Travel Ltd. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1577x1052, 159 KB) Summary Airbus A330 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Edelweiss Air Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1577x1052, 159 KB) Summary Airbus A330 Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Edelweiss Air Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... A joint stock company is a special kind of partnership. ... This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ... Zurich Kloten Unique Airport Zurich International Airport, also called Kloten International Airport, is located in Kloten, canton of Zurich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... CHF is: The ISO 4217 code for the Swiss franc. ...

External links

• Edelweiss Air
• Edelweiss Air Fleet Detail
• Edelweiss Air Passenger Opinions