GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Three thousand Swiss train engines blew their whistles simultaneously at 14:00 Friday 2 August in a salute to the 24-year-old engine driver who was killed Monday when his train crashed head-on into another in canton Vaud. He was buried at Cessy, France, near Geneva at the same time Friday. He had received […]
Archives for August 2013
Swiss pilot hit at altitude by laser
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The pilot of a Swiss flight from Zurich to Brazil (date unknown) was temporarily blinded recently by a laser, shot from the ground, when his plane was already at high altitude over Lucerne, 20 Minutes reported, with the information confirmed by Lucerne police. A man with a laser pointer was arrested, then […]
Swiss absinthe wins round 1 of name fight
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Switzerland’s largest court has rejected three appeals from French groups who object to absinthe being a registered Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). The Federal Administrative Tribunal in St Gallen has left the door open for the three to appeal to the Federal Tribunal, the country’s highest court. Absinthe spent […]
Airline Swiss profitable, parent profits halved
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Airline Swiss had a strong first six months in 2013, ending the period with profits of CHF72 million, an 18 percent increase over the first half of 2012. Turnover increased by 3 percent to CHF2.52 billion. Parent company Lufthansa showed profits halved during the second quarter of 2013, but says its operational […]