The Economics & Commercial Airport Agreements department is accountable for one of the biggest and versatile budget position of SWISS. Together with the Lufthansa Group, it also bears commercial responsibility for negotiating Group Ground & Airport Handling Agreements with partners in Switzerland and Lufthansa Group stations worldwide.
Start: October 15, 2025
You may apply in English or German
Tasks
We are seeking a highly motivated intern to join our Economics & Commercial Airport Agreements team at SWISS International Air Lines Ltd.
This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in airline economics, commercial negotiations, and airport operations within a dynamic and global aviation environment.
As part of the Economics & Commercial Airport Agreements Ground/Airport Operations Team you will actively support several team functions in both Commercial and Economics matters:
- Analyse existing handling contracts (IATA SGHA’s) and prepare comprehensive overviews to support decision-making processes
- Assist the Lufthansa Group Commercial team in Zurich during tenders & negotiations with service partners, primarily focusing on airports and ground handlers
- Support the SWISS Home Market Switzerland Economics team in daily business operations including cost control, project management, and budget processes
Requirements
- Workload Specification: For this position, a 100 % workload is preferred
- HF diploma, Bachelor’s, Master’s students or graduates (HF diploma & Bachelor’s students must have completed at least three semesters), with focus in Business Administration, Aviation or similar
- Engaged and self-driven Team player
- Independent and responsible way of working
- Eager to try and learn new things, pragmatic attitude
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking as well as business sense
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Eagerness to work with diverse stakeholders, innovative and good people skills
- Strategic thinking and the ability to translate analytical findings into commercial benefits
- Very good spoken and written German and English skills. Every other language is a plus
- Strong interest in the aviation industry and ground/airport operations
- Tableau know-how is an asset
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Power BI) is a plus
- MS Office skills (O-365 preferred)
For any further questions, please contact our Recruiting Services Center at +41 44 564 22 66.
About Swiss International Air Lines AG
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is Switzerland’s leading air carrier. With one of Europe’s most advanced aircraft fleets, SWISS is a premium airline that provides direct flights from Zurich and Geneva to keep Switzerland connected with Europe and the world. Its Swiss WorldCargo division offers an extensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight services for high-value, time-critical and care-intensive consignments. SWISS embodies Switzerland’s traditional values and is dedicated to delivering the highest product and service quality. The company has also set itself ambitious CO2 goals, and plans to halve its 2019 net CO2 emissions by 2030 and make its business and operations entirely carbon-neutral by 2050, particularly by promoting the use of sustainable aviation fuels. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group, and is also a member of Star Alliance, the world’s biggest airline network.
