Swiss (LX, Zurich) will part out two of its nine A220-100s to support the type's operations, and plans to temporarily park the remaining aircraft of the variant, Aviation Week reported.
"By dismantling these two aircraft, we are specifically securing components for our own use," an unnamed Swiss official said.
The two aircraft, HB-JBC (msn 50012) and HB-JBD (msn 50013), are currently parked at Toulouse Francazal. The former ceased revenue operations in mid-December 2025 and was ferried to Toulouse on January 16, while the latter operated its last revenue flight at the end of November and has been in Toulouse since January 5. Both were delivered to Swiss Global Air Lines, a since-closed regional subsidiary of Swiss, in late 2016.
Of the nine A220-100s in Swiss' fleet, only two are currently active. ch-aviation data shows the other five are in storage: three at Toulouse Francazal and one each at Maastricht and Zurich. While the aircraft currently in Maastricht, HB-JBG (msn 50016), has been parked since 2024, the other four units were parked in April and May 2026.
While the airline is struggling with the Pratt & Whitney engines on the A220-100s, its twenty-one A220-300s are currently all flying. Swiss also wet leases an additional 13 units of the type from airBaltic.
The official said the airline will now prioritise the A220-300 variant with the engines parts it has available. However, it has not yet decided whether the -100 variant will be retired or returned to service once the engine problems have subsided.
