Fleet
Crossair operated the following aircraft.
| Aircraft | Total | Delivered | Retired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper L-4J | 1 | 1975 | ||
| Cessna 310P | 1 | 1975 | ||
| Cessna 421B | 1 | 1976 | ||
| Cessna 551 | 1 | 1977 | ||
| Fairchild Swearingen Metro II | 3 | 1979 | ||
| Fairchild Swearingen Metro II | 9 | 1980? (actual year unknown) | ||
| SAAB 340 | 34 | 1984 | 2002 | flew mainly from Basel as well as Lugano and Zürich replaced by Embraer ERJ 145 |
| Fokker 50 | 5 | 1990 | 1995 | |
| Fokker F27 | 3 | 1984 | 1984 | |
| BAe 146 | 3 | 1990 | 1994 | |
| Avro RJ 85 | 4 | 1993 | 2002 | named Kärpf, Piz Julier, Montchaibeux, Lindenberg |
| Avro RJ 100 | 16 | 1995 | 2002 | all were named |
| Saab 2000 | 32 | 1994 | 2002 | all were stored or sold, though what happened to one is not known was world's largest operator of the type in 2000 flown mainly from Basel as well as Lugano and Zürich replaced by Embraer ERJ 145 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 12 | 1979 | 2004 | some were named, all were sold, though what happened to one is not known mostly used on larger routes from Zurich, and some from Basel |
| Embraer ERJ 145 LU | 25 | 2000 | 2005? (actual year unknown) | all were named or sold used on routes from all three hubs replaced SAAB aircraft |
| Embraer ERJ 145 LR | 1 | 2002 | named Gemsstock used on routes from all three hubs replaced SAAB aircraft |
- Swissair leased an MD-11 to Crossair for the Zurich-Palma De Mallorca route.
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