Swissair | Swiss Air Transport AG
| Creator | Carl Moos |
|---|---|
| Printing year | 1931 |
| Printing technique | Lithography |
| Printer | Art. Institut Orell Füssli |
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| Categories | in the air, Switzerland, Swissair & Aviation |
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Original promotional poster, designed in 1930 by Carl Moos—originally created for the Swiss Air Transport Union (cf. Otto Baumberger’s design; see the link below); the Fokker VIIb pictured here, with registration number CH-161, was put into service by Balair in February and was destroyed in October of the same year after colliding with a tall chimney in foggy conditions.
After its founding in March 1931—presumably due to time constraints—Swissair used the design with new text for its own purposes. The cubist-inspired design was apparently so well received that the new airline had (probably in 1932, or 1933 at the latest) had a full-fledged poster printed—without being bothered by the fact that the Fokker depicted not only never flew for Swissair but, as a result of the collision, no longer even existed.
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