49% aircraft. 51% Zimex.
The other 51% ↓
A good aircraft is about half the job. The rest is people who know what to do when the plan stops working.
The short version
Zimex is a Swiss airline, founded in 1969, that flies where others don’t. Our Twin Otters and ATRs fly humanitarian, special-mission, wet-lease, cargo and charter work on six continents. We maintain them in our own hangar and train the crews in our own school. Our headquarters are in Glattbrugg, next to Zurich Airport.
- 1969
Founded. Switzerland’s oldest operating airline.
- 300
People, of whom about 4 in 5 work directly on the aircraft.
- 35
Nationalities.
- 12
Aircraft on the Swiss register.
Where we are
Glattbrugg, next to Zurich Airport
Headquarters, operations control centre, sales, and the parts store.
Altenrhein, on Lake Constance
Base maintenance, the hangar, and the Twin Otter’s Swiss home.
Basel EuroAirport
Our passenger ATR.
Everywhere else
Our aircraft and crews on deployment.
Who owns Zimex
Zimex Aviation Ltd is owned by Zimex Aviation Group AG, a Swiss holding company backed by private investors from aviation and finance. We’re independent: no airline group, no state shareholder.
What we believe
We wrote a vision, a mission and four values. They come down to this:
- 01
Safety first.
Always first, never negotiable, and not a slogan.
- 02
Every client is different.
So is every airstrip. We plan for both.
- 03
Our people make the difference.
Respect, collaboration and communication, practised on deployment as well as in the office.
- 04
Partners are part of the crew.
Authorities, suppliers and subcontractors included.