1985 - 2000

The A310 was the first Aircraft of the then new European Manufacturor Airbus for Swissair. The A310 first began life as the A300B10, one of a number of projected developments and derivatives of Airbus' original A300B airliner. While based on the larger A300, the A310 introduced a number of major changes. The fuselage was shortened seven meters compared to the A300B, reducing seating to around 200 to 230 passengers and a new higher aspect ratio wing of smaller span and area was developed. New and smaller horizontal tail surfaces, fly-by-wire outboard spoilers and a two crew EFIS flightdeck were incorporated, while the engine pylons were common to suit both engine options.First flown in July 1985, the A310-300 has an increased MTOW and an increase in range over the A310-200, provided by additional centre and horizontal stabilizer (trim-tank) fuel tanks. This model also introduced winglets to improve aerodynamic efficiency.
Swissair ordered and took delivery of a total of ten A310, five A310-221 and five A310-322, and lateron also took over some Balair A310-300's.

HB-IPF	Airbus A310-322 # 399	16.12.1985 17.03.1999	Glarus F-WWCC, Delivered new to Swissair in 1985 as HB-IPF. In 1999 it was leased to Hapag Lloyd as D-ASRA, and later sold to ILFC. Since 1999 flying with Air Kazakhstan as UN-A3101, and since 2006 with Air West Cargo under the same Reg. Now stored.
HB-IPG	Airbus A310-322 # 404	20.12.1985 11.06.1999	Zug F-WWCD, Delivered new to Swissair in 1985 as HB-IPG. Sold to ILFC in 1999 and flew with Armenian Airlines as F-WIHT. Later re-registered F-WQTB and scrapped.
HB-IPH	Airbus A310-322 # 409	15.01.1986 11.03.1999	Appenzell IR F-WWCE, Delivered new to Swissair in 1985 as HB-IPH.Sold to Oman Air A4O-OA. Then PK-AWA with Awair/ Wagon Int'l Airlines and PK-LEO with Lion Airlines / Regionair. Now stored in Mojave as N409AN.
HB-IPI	Airbus A310-322 # 410	31.01.1986 09.04.1999	Luzern F-WWCF, Delivered new to Swissair in 1986 as HB-IPI. Later sold to Oman Air as A4O-OB, then shortly with Airbus unused as F-WQLE. Later Region Air as S7-RGR and also leased to Vietnam Airlines. Later Air Wagon Int'l as PK-AWR and then stored in Mojave as N410AN. Now flying again with MAP Executive Flight Service as OE-LMP.
HB-IPK	Airbus A310-322 # 412	01.02.1993 08.05.1999	Liestal F-WWCI, Ordered by Swissair as part of the initial Order, but went straight to Balair, later BalairCta as HB-IPK. Taken over by Swissair in 1993, and flew there until 1999. Then to Hapag Lloyd as D-ASRB, later sold to ILFC and rented to Air Kazakhstan as UN-A3102
HB-IPN	Airbus A310-325 # 672	25.01.1996 22.03.2000	F-WWCD, Delivered new to Balair as HB-IPN. Took over by Swissair in 1996, and flew with Swissair until 2000, beeing the last A310 in the Swissair fleet. Afterwards to Air Caledonie as F-OHPX, in 2003 to CSA as OK-YAC, and in October 2010 to United Airways (Bangladesh) as S2-AFF
non Swissair
HB-IPL	Airbus A310-325 # 640	Balair CTA	F-WWCL, Delivered new to Balair as HB-IPL. Later BalairCta. Sold to Oman Air as A4O-OC, Later to ILFC as N640KS, rented to AirPlus Comet as EC-IHV. Now flying with Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-AIV.
HB-IPM	Airbus A310-325 # 642	Balair CTA	F-WWCX, Delivered new to Balair as HB-IPM. Later BalairCta. Sold to Oman Air as A4O-OD, later to ILFC as N642KS, rented to Air Plus Comet as EC-IPT. In February 2010 to Biman BAngladesh as S2-AFT.

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