Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair

Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair

Actors:  László I. Kish, Michael Neuenschwander, Gilles Tschudi, Rainer Guldener, Katharina von Bock, Matthias Mölleney Directors:  Michael Steiner

The demise of airline Swissair in 2001 was a huge blow to Switzerland's economy and to the country's morale. It was a sad day for Swiss history when the airline's fleet was grounded on 2 October 2001. "Grounding" is set during the last days of the doomed airline, and tells the story of manager Mario A. Corti's unhappy fate, the last, unlucky CEO...