Media release

Zurich Airport, 12 November 2018

Aircraft fleet SWISS and Helvetic Airways expand their collaboration

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to expand its partnership with Helvetic Airways, and will deploy up to eight Helvetic Airways Embraer E190-E2 aircraft or similar equipment on its route network from 2019 onwards under wet-lease (i.e. the lease-in of aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) arrangements. The expanded collaboration reconfirms the high quality of Helvetic Airways’ services and its premium partner credentials. It will also provide greater planning security and ensure the optimum utilization of the Helvetic Airways fleet.

“We are very pleased to be expanding our proven and long-standing partnership with Helvetic Airways,” says SWISS CEO Thomas Klühr. “We are proud that SWISS is putting its faith in our company and our efficient and comfortable Embraer E190-E2 aircraft,” adds Tobias Pogorevc, CEO of Helvetic Airways.

Four Embraer E190s of Helvetic Airways are currently in service for SWISS. The aircraft are deployed on SWISS flights to over 40 European destinations.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is The Airline of , serving over 100 destinations in 43 countries worldwide from , Geneva and Lugano and carrying some 17 million passengers a year with its 90-aircraft fleet. The company’s Swiss WorldCargo division provides a comprehensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight services for high- value and care-intensive consignments to some 130 destinations in more than 80 countries. As The Airline of Switzerland, SWISS embodies its home country’s traditional values, and is committed to delivering the highest product and service quality. With its workforce of over 8,800 personnel, SWISS generated total revenues of around CHF 5 billion in 2017. SWISS is part of the Group, and is also a member of Star Alliance, the world’s biggest airline network.

Helvetic Airways AG currently operates a fleet of seven Embraer E190 and five aircraft. The latter will be withdrawn next year and replaced with further Embraer equipment. The new Embraer E190-E2 aircraft will enter service from September 2019 onwards. Four of the company’s Embraer E190s are presently operated on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines under a long-term ACMI lease agreement. The remaining aircraft in the Helvetic Airways fleet are operated under other ACMI leases or perform the company’s own scheduled and charter flights. The company, which has a current workforce of 421 personnel, also operates its own EASA Part-145 maintenance facility at , and has been working closely with -based Horizon Swiss Flight Academy AG (www.horizon.sfa.ch) since April 2008. Both companies are part of the Helvetic Airways Group, which is domiciled in Freienbach, Switzerland.

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Contacts Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. Media Relations P.O. Box CH-8058 Zurich Airport Phone: +41 44 564 4414 [email protected] SWISS.COM Follow us on Twitter: @LX_Newsroom

Helvetic Airways AG Corporate Communications Mehdi Guenin Steinackerstrasse 56 CH-8302 Kloten Phone: +41 44 270 8500 [email protected] www.helvetic.com

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