Cargo down 25 percent at Frankfurt Airport
Corona crisis made visible in figures: Passenger numbers at Frankfurt Airport fell by 95 percent in week 13 compared to the same period last year, cargo by 25 percent.
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read more...Emirates SkyCargo readjusts cargo operations
Emirates SkyCargo has adapted its flight operations and route network to the current rapidly changing situation. Emirates' cargo division is thus ensuring the easier transportation of important goods and helping to keep global supply chains running despite the coronavirus pandemic.
read more...DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo supply protective masks
On March 27, the medical technology manufacturer B. Braun Melsungen, together with the logistics service provider DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo, delivered 2,780,000 respiratory masks to the state government of Hesse.
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First passenger plane full of air freight lands in Frankfurt
Loaded with around 30 tons of cargo, a Lufthansa passenger plane landed in Frankfurt on 25 March. In addition to the cargo holds, the cabin was also loaded, including the storage compartments.
read more...Drones: UPS subsidiary cooperates with Wingcopter
The drone delivery service UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), a subsidiary of UPS, is cooperating with the German drone manufacturer Wingcopter. The companies are working together on the next generation of package delivery drones for various applications in the USA and internationally.
read more...Lufthansa Cargo CEO welcomes simplification of official procedures
Lufthansa Cargo is doing everything it can to maintain flight operations during the coronavirus crisis. "This is part of our corporate responsibility," says Peter Gerber, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Lufthansa Cargo AG.
read more...DHL Express expands its fleet
DHL Express, provider of international express services, is putting six new Boeing 777F-200 cargo aircraft into service this year.
read more...Drone instead of transporter: successful world premiere in plant logistics
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS), Merck and drone manufacturer Wingcopter are currently designing and testing the use of delivery drones in cross-site plant logistics in a project that is unique in Germany.
read more...Aircargo Club Germany elects Executive Committee
The new Executive Committee of the Aircargo Club Germany has been appointed: Achim Martinka (Head of Lufthansa Cargo AG Germany) and Benjamin Riege (Marketing Director at Riege Software) are joining the Executive Committee of the Aircargo Club Germany with immediate effect.
read more...Freight hub opened in Budapest
Just one year after the ground-breaking ceremony, the new BUD Cargo City at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport was handed over yesterday. The EUR 50 million project is intended to make Hungary and Budapest Airport a central hub for air freight in Central and South-Eastern Europe.
read more...Lufthansa Cargo drives digitalization forward
With smartBooking, Lufthansa Cargo now offers a new digital interface (application programming interface, API for short).
read more...Lufthansa Cargo accelerates fleet modernization
Lufthansa Cargo will significantly accelerate the modernization of its fleet by purchasing two additional brand-new Boeing 777F freighters. The Lufthansa Group and the Supervisory Board have approved the corresponding investments.
read more...Drones, much more than just hype
Autonomous flying is a new, additional type of transportation that will take place in both the freight and passenger sectors. The arrival of drones in the transport and logistics industry is coming sooner than some people imagine. At the moment, many are looking to Africa, where the most experience with drones is currently being gained.
read more...Germany's first e-commerce airline wants to take off
Sales in the e-commerce sector in Germany are growing strongly. Fast air freight solutions are needed so that online retailers can keep their promise to deliver within 24 hours. CargoLogic Germany (CLG), a new cargo airline that wants to focus on such express transports, is now in the starting blocks.
read more...Delivery by drone: UPS focuses on new strategies
UPS Flight Forward is the name of the new subsidiary with which UPS wants to take off as a drone operator. The company is set to become one of the first fully certified drone operators in the USA.
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Lufthansa Cargo gives take-off permission for refrigerated containers
Lufthansa Cargo has approved the use of CSafe RAP refrigerated containers for transportation in its airline network. The active temperature-controlled container solutions are used for the transportation of pharmaceuticals.
read more...Air Cargo Day at Budapest Airport: Digitization now!
The first Hungarian Air Cargo Day conference brought together over 100 decision-makers from the entire region's air cargo business at Budapest Airport.
read more..."Konnichiwa Japan": Lufthansa Cargo christens new B777F
The official naming ceremony for the new B777F aircraft with the registration D-ALFF was recently held at Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan.
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Leipzig/Halle Airport gears up for further growth
With an increase in air freight volumes of a good seven percent, Leipzig/Halle Airport was well above the national average in 2018.
read more...Rhenus launches first program for CO2 reduction in air freight
Rhenus Logistics Air & Ocean has introduced the world's first program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the air freight sector. The Rhegreen service enables customers to select "greener" aircraft types for their own air freight shipments.
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