LX could be one of the survivers
That's a good one for sure, heard that song a few years ago when the 2LC of LX was still SR...
Apart from that
N1 and ITT's infos are more or less correct:
- Upgrade time is currently in the 12+ years region
- Lack of crew is due to several factors, amongst others the requirement for German or French language, the bias towards Swiss citizens, retirement at age 57 (= plenty of ex SR/LX pilots working for other outfits past that age), and the great deal of mainly ex Crossair pilots working at Emirates/Etihad/Easy etc. If one considers the fringe benefits (such as fully paid pension (90% of last salary) etc, the salary is very attractive
- PBS is a PIA... satisfaction rates are given, bit very much different from one's own...
live 2 fly 2 live
PS
HISTORY:
- Once upon a time, SR went bankrupt
- Swiss airline was created as the Swiss citizens were robbed of roughly 3 billion CHF taxpayer's money
- A couple of years later, the cash ailing airline Swiss was given away for slightly more than a tenth of that amount to LH
- The so created LH South (or Swiss as still called by the locals) is prospering, thanks to mother LH and the monopolistic situation in the country