All Lufthansa Cargo articles – Page 8
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NewsLufthansa's cargo business continues at record levels
Lufthansa's logistics division saw revenues and operating profits continue at record levels in the third quarter of the year as industry-wide air cargo capacity continues to be squeezed.The division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo as well as Jettainer, time:matters and an investment in AeroLogic, saw revenues surge 48% year on year ...
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NewsDB Schenker and Lufthansa extend SAF freighter flights until March
DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo are extending their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powered freighter flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai through the winter season, while Nokia has also joined the initiative.The regular SAF-powered flights were launched earlier this year and the partners will now extend the programme through to March 2022.The ...
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Lufthansa Cargo opts for WFS for handling in Brazil
Lufthansa Cargo has awarded a three-year cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport.The contract covers cargo carried onboard the German carrier's passenger, freighter and ‘preighter’ services.The agreement, which commenced this month, is WFS’ first contract including cargo-only operations in Brazil.Lufthansa Cargo offers daily Boeing ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to offer booking through WiseTech Global
Lufthansa Cargo will add a direct connection to the WiseTech Global platform allowing users to make e-bookings on the carrier's services.The tie-up will provide CargoWise users with air cargo rates, flight availability and the booking confirmation in real-time."Through API connectivity, the connection will increase forwarder productivity, eliminate manual, error-prone data ...
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NewsHigh noon for Lufthansa Cargo's last MD-11F
Lufthansa Cargo has operated its last MD-11F flight after 23 years of operating the type.The carrier first began flying the tri-jet freighter in 1998 with its fleet of MD-11Fs eventually numbering 19 of the model.The model has been replaced by a fleet of more efficient B777Fs.Lufthansa's last MD-11F, which is ...
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Air cargo to lead aviation in carbon reduction
Air cargo is set to lead the aviation world in the adoption of green initiatives, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) proving to be the best way for the industry to reduce its carbon emissions.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the airline group’s director general Willie Walsh said that shippers ...
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NewsK+N and Lufthansa Cargo partner on PTL aviation fuel
Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership for the promotion and use of power-to-liquid (PTL) synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The two companies have partnered to purchase 25,000 litres of the fuel per year from what will become the world's first production site for synthetic crude oil in ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds more B777Fs as its last MD-11F faces high noon
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has added two more Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet, while its last MD-11F aircraft will soon be making its last flight.The two B777F aircraft - D-ALFJ and D-ALFK - will be based at the airline's Frankfurt hub and expand Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet to 16 ...
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Lufthansa Cargo joins air cargo digitalisation project
Lufthansa Cargo has joined a new air cargo digitalisation project which aims to improve the networking of airfreight companies in Germany.The Digital Test Field Air Cargo of the German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI), which is coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), is looking to ...
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Lufthansa Cargo offers CO2 'neutral' freight service
Lufthansa Cargo is offering all of its customers the option of CO2 neutral transportation on segments utilising freighter flights.The airline will achieve the CO2 neutrality through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and certified offsetting projects to avoid or compensate for the emissions generated during airfreight transport from the ...
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NewsBBAM revealed as lessor for Lufthansa's A321 freighters
BBAM A321P2F undergoing conversion. Source: BBAMAircraft owner BBAM has revealed that it is the company leasing two A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft to Lufthansa Cargo.BBAM said the aircraft will be provided to Lufthansa Cargo on long-term leases and would be used by the airline to offer customers in the e-commerce segment fast ...
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Lufthansa Cargo optimistic for the future after positive Q2
Lufthansa's cargo business recorded improvements in revenues, profits and volumes in the second quarter as it benefited from higher rates.The airline group's logistics segment, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, time:matters, Jettainer and an equity investment in AeroLogic, saw second-quarter revenues increase by 13% on last year to €766m, while earnings before ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to sell new airline Eurowings Discover's capacity
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo will sell the capacity of newly launched low-cost long-haul sister carrier Eurowings Discover.The cargo business will offer the freight capacities on Eurowings Discover's A330-200 flights from Frankfurt to the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana/PUJ), Kenya (Mombasa/MBA), Namibia (Windhoek/WDH) and Tanzania (Zanzibar / ZNZ).Initially weekly flights are being ...
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Lufthansa Cargo reduces freighter schedule as Covid pilot agreement expires
Lufthansa Cargo will reduce its freighter schedule by around 5% from today as an agreement with pilots over extended flying to meet Covid restrictions comes to an end.The airline said that the changes to its summer freighter flight schedule was "unavoidable in context with the ongoing global pandemic"."Strict entry regulations ...
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Lufthansa Cargo modernises RFS high-rack storage system in Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo, supported by Miebach Consulting, is modernising the infrastructure for its road feeder services (RFS) at its Frankfurt hub.On behalf of the carrier, two mechanical companies — Vollert Anlagenbau and Körber — will carry out the modernisation of the RFS high-rack storage system, including its mechanical, control and IT ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo targets e-commerce with A321 conversions
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo is targeting the e-commerce market with the conversion of two Airbus freighters to be used on intra-European servicesThe Frankfurt-headquartered airline today announced that two of its Airbus A321 aircraft would be converted into freighters to be operated by Lufthansa CityLine.They are set to join Lufthansa's fleet ...
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Putzger Perspective: Parcel monster?
Over the past 15 months, e-commerce has been the chief engine of growth for air cargo, as well as other sectors, from warehousing to fulfillment technology start-ups, but is the industry nurturing a monster with dire consequences for many forwarders and airports?Two years ago there was a lot of skepticism ...
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InsightsLufthansa Cargo: Laying foundations for the future
Under new leadership of Dorothea von Boxberg, Lufthansa Cargo is future-proofing its business with sustainable solutions and an increased focus on digital.Dorothea von Boxberg became chief executive at Lufthansa Cargo in March and has been keeping busy ever since.During her first few months in the role, she has been focussing ...
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Lufthansa Cargo orders another B777 freighter
Lufthansa Cargo has ordered another production B777 freighter as it continues with its fleet renewal.The 103 tonne capacity aircraft will be delivered by the end of the year and when delivered will be the airline's eleventh of the model. It also sells the capacity on four B777 freighters operated by ...
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NewsLufthansa and DB Schenker mark aircraft to highlight sustainability efforts
Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker team up on SAF flightsLufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have highlighted their joint sustainability efforts by putting special livery onto a freighter aircraft.The companies marked one of Lufthansa Cargo's Boeing 777s (D-ALFG) with the words "Flying 100% CO2 neutral powered by DB Schenker" and an ...