On a balmy September evening in 1998, Swissair flight 111 was in big trouble. A fire in the cockpit ceiling had at first blinded the pilots with smoke, leaving them to rely on instruments to ...

The search for the cause of the fire that brought down Swissair Flight 111 on the evening of September 2, 1998, killing all 229 people aboard, took over four years and cost $39 million.

The demise of airline Swissair in 2001 was a huge blow to Switzerland's economy and to the country's morale. It was a sad day for Swiss history when the airline's fleet was grounded on 2 October 2001.

The government’s contribution is aimed at keeping Swissair’s fleet in the air until the end of March when a new airline built around the regional carrier, Crossair, would take over.

The Ship Salvage Association plans to pull up a former Swissair plane that lies at a depth of 210 metres at the bottom of the lake. But the discovery of a bone, which may belong to one of the ...