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New Swiss A350-900 features exclusive design with 360 graphic elements inspired by Swiss culture and is part of the long-distance fleet renewal
Swiss International Air Lines performed on Tuesday (24) in Toulouse (France), its first Airbus A350-900 with the special painting “Wanderlust”, which displays graphic elements inspired by the culture and symbols of Switzerland.
The drawings – which include figures such as dragons, bears, marmotes, the character Helvetia, as well as references to Guilherme Tell and Freddy Mercury – were manually applied to 380 m² of the fuselage. Swiss states that the result represents a global landmark milestone.
The A350-900 is part of the long-distance fleet renewal program and is now in the final phase of Toulouse testing before being delivered to Swiss and starting business operations in the coming months.
SWISS Wanderlust: not painted but applied. ✈ Our first Airbus A350-900 just rolled out of the hangar in Toulouse with the special livery finally visible. ✨ A world-first use of precision-cut film at this scale. ✈🇨🇭 #flyswiss#SWISSwanderlust#AirbusA350pic.twitter.com/fs0LJM2Gw1
— Swiss Intl Air Lines (@FlySWISS) June 24, 2025
“Design is a love letter to Switzerland: creative, full of stories and references to the country’s cultural traditions“Swiss said in a statement. This is the first time the” Wanderlust “painting has been used in a newly finished aircraft.
The A350-900 will be configured with four classes: three first-class suites, 45 trustee seats, 38 at Premium Economy and 156 in the economic.
The Swiss Company will receive a total of ten A350-900 between 2025 and 2031. Deliveries are part of an order of 25 aircraft by SWISS controller Lufthansa Group in 2019.
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