The Swiss airline will begin training its first pilots for the Airbus A350 in February. The training will take place in the new A350 flight simulator of Lufthansa Aviation Training Switzerland in Opfikon near Zurich. This is an important step towards introducing the modern long-haul aircraft into the airline's fleet.
More than 50 pilots are to be trained this year, and the number is to rise to 2026 per year by 90. In addition, 1.800 cabin crew will be trained on the new aircraft model from March. The first of a total of ten Airbus A350-900s ordered will enter service in summer 2024. Swiss will thus gradually replace its ageing A340-300 fleet.
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