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Lufthansa Cargo operations hit by strike
Lufthansa Cargo's operations in Frankfurt and Munich have been impacted due to a strike by ground staff lasting over 24 hours.Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo are undertaking strike action organised by trade union Ver.di from 4am CET today until 7.10am on Thursday.A Lufthansa Cargo ...
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German cargo operations set to be hit by airport strikes on Friday
Airport workers at major hubs in Germany are this Friday (February 17) set to take part in a day-long strike over pay causing disruption to airline operations.The strikes organised by the Ver.di union will start in the early hours of the morning and end Friday night at seven airports: Frankfurt ...
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Lufthansa Cargo boosts handling performance with new production planning system
Lufthansa Cargo has finalised the implementation of its production planning and control (PPC) transformation project.“An integrated production planning system has been part of our digitalization roadmap”, said Harald Gloy, the cargo airline’s chief operations officer and chief human resources officer.“The new application enables us to make smarter and faster decisions ...
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German airfreight market registers 22% decline in 2020
Last year, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, global airfreight traffic fell by 10.6% year on year, according to IATA; this is the biggest decline since records began in 1990.But how did the year go for market participants in Germany? How did the top 10 airfreight forwarders and airlines ...
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Lufthansa pilots agree to cost saving measures
Lufthansa and pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have agreed cost-saving measures to help manage the crisis at the German flag carrier.The agreement includes the basis for an extension of short-time work for pilots in 2021, a reduction in working hours with a corresponding salary adjustment and the suspension of collective ...
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Peter Gerber to leave Lufthansa Cargo top job
Peter Gerber and Dorothea von BoxbergIn a year of change for the air cargo industry, Peter Gerber will leave the position of chief executive of Lufthansa Cargo to take over at Brussels Airlines.Gerber will take over as chief executive of the Belgian airline, which is owned by Lufthansa, on March ...