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Swiss stays mum on Lufthansa link-up rumours

This content was published on Mar 11, 2005 At the company’s annual results conference on Friday, CEO Christoph Franz said: “I have been asked this question at every press conference I have given [since I took over last year], and my answer is the same as always: no comment.” Franz said the issue of a possible alliance was “bound to come up in…

Pelli calls for Radical change

This content was published on Mar 11, 2005 swissinfo asked Pelli whether – by focusing on these issues – he hoped to halt the decline of his party, which traditionally has strong ties to the business world. In choosing Pelli just over a week ago, the Radicals voted for a more consensual approach to politics. Their new leader says that, on economic issues,…

Federal Railways stays on track to bigger profit

This content was published on Mar 11, 2005 The company said on Friday that 2004 had been a key year, with a major timetable change as well as more passengers and goods being transported. Profit rose more than 70 per cent over 2003, when it reached SFr24.9 million. “This positive result was obtained, despite exceptional expenditures, thanks to increased productivity as well as…

Swiss confirms 2004 loss

This content was published on Mar 11, 2005 The airline reiterated on Friday that it aimed to lower annual costs by about SFr300 million from 2007 and that it would be hard to break even this year. The company had already announced in February that it had narrowed its 2004 net loss to SFr140 million from SFr687 million in 2003, thanks to its…

Electrosmog goes under Swiss microscope

This content was published on Mar 11, 2005 The government announced that it would grant SFr5 million ($4.33 million) for the four-year project, which hopes to answer some of the questions raised by consumers. “The launch [of this project] responds to the wishes expressed by several parliamentary interventions and also to the cantons’ heightened interest in the matter,” said the interior ministry in…

Swisscom confident on future – whatever it is

This content was published on Mar 11, 2005 In an interview with swissinfo, Jens Alder explains how Swisscom plans to develop the lucrative market for broadband television services and go head to head against its rival Cablecom. The former state monopoly has just launched a “digital hard disc recorder” that relies on Cablecom’s cable TV network. The move comes as Swisscom resists plans…

Swiss suppliers drive auto industry

This content was published on Mar 10, 2005 But even though their products may lack the glamour of the new cars unveiled at the show, the Mercedes, Fords and Toyotas of this world would be empty shells without them. Due to fierce competition in the car market and efforts to cut costs, carmakers are becoming increasingly reliant on suppliers. According to a study…

Social security system has too many holes

This content was published on Mar 10, 2005 The authors of a national study say that increased cooperation among welfare agencies and more funding for counselling are needed. The research, funded by the National Science Foundation, concluded that the longer somebody has been out of a job, the more difficult they will find it to get work. It particularly highlighted that women and…

Balloon accident blamed on human error

This content was published on Mar 10, 2005 Ten other passengers were seriously injured when strong winds slammed the balloon against the museum in the central Swiss city of Lucerne. A report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), published on Thursday, found that the tethered balloon, known as the “Hiflyer”, was carrying too many passengers when it made an ascent in dangerous…

Swisscom sales fail to get a rise

This content was published on Mar 10, 2005 The results of Switzerland’s main telecommunications provider are roughly in line with forecasts. Core profit – earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebita) – slipped by 2.2 per cent to SFr4.4 billion in 2004 compared with the previous year’s results Swisscom said on Thursday. The company said it recorded a 65 per cent increase…

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