Lufthansa Cargo AG

Website:	https://lufthansa-cargo.com
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Street:	Frankfurt Flughafen, Tor 21, Gebäude 322
ZIP/City:	60546 Frankfurt am Main
Country:	DEUTSCHLAND

Phone:	069/696 0

Lufthansa Cargo: Unusual transports in 2024

With 18 Boeing 777 freighters, Lufthansa Cargo operates the largest exclusive 777 freighter fleet in the world, according to the company. Find out more about a number of unusual transports in 2024 in this article.

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State-of-the-art storage system at Frankfurt Airport

Lufthansa Cargo invests around 500 million euros in construction and modernization measures at Cargo City North at Frankfurt Airport

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The future drivers of the air freight industry

Lufthansa Cargo is focusing on efficient sustainability, digitalization and e-commerce. The company announced this on the occasion of Aviation Day on August 19.

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Lufthansa Cargo: Ashwin Bhat becomes new CEO

Ashwin Bhat is to be appointed as the new CEO of Lufthansa Cargo. Subject to the still pending resolution by the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Cargo, he will assume his new position on April 15, 2023.

Kühne Holding wants more Lufthansa

Following the acquisition of a 15.01% stake in the share capital of Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the prospect of acquiring further Lufthansa shares was raised at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Kühne Holding AG on September 5, 2022.

Lufthansa Cargo on the way to CO2 neutrality by 2050

With the goal of achieving CO2 neutrality by 2050, Lufthansa Cargo is on the way to leading the air and freight industry into a more sustainable future.

Works of art stored safely at Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo has opened its new art storage facility at the Frankfurt hub, continuing the modernization of its largest airfreight hub. At ^155m2, the ARTcube now has twice as much space available for the secure and professional storage of valuable works of art.

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Lufthansa Cargo A321 freighter takes off

Lufthansa Cargo's first Airbus 321 freighter took off for scheduled operations for the first time on March 15, 2022 at 16:21 (CET). Under flight number LH8350, the A321F took off from Frankfurt ) to Dublin and then flew on to Manchester (MAN).

Lufthansa Cargo achieves record result for the second time in a row

Lufthansa Cargo achieved the best result in the company's history in the 2021 financial year. Revenue rose to EUR 3.80 billion (previous year: EUR 2.76 billion), adjusted EBIT amounted to EUR 1,493 million (previous year: EUR 772 million).

Lufthansa Cargo now only flies with electronic air waybills

In 2020, IATA announced the industry goal of achieving 100% eAWB by the end of 2022, so that all shipments will only be transported using electronic air waybills.

Lufthansa Cargo successfully renews Cargo iQ quality certification

Lufthansa Cargo was recently re-certified by the independent auditing company SGS in accordance with the Cargo iQ standards for quality management along the airfreight transport chain.

Take off sustainably

The two companies Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership to promote and use power-to-liquid aviation fuel.

Lufthansa Cargo offers all customers CO2-neutral freight shipments

With immediate effect, all Lufthansa Cargo customers can opt for CO2-neutral transportation of their freight.

Lufthansa Cargo deploys Airbus A321s converted into freighters

Lufthansa Cargo is investing in the expansion of its cargo capacities. From the beginning of 2022, the company will offer its customers additional capacity in Europe by permanently converting Airbus 321 passenger aircraft into freighters.

A new Boeing for Lufthansa Cargo

Another brand-new Boeing 777F aircraft is to be added to Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet. Delivery of the aircraft is expected before the end of this year. A total of fifteen full freighters will then be in service for Lufthansa Cargo customers.

Lufthansa Cargo lays foundation stone for new art warehouse at Frankfurt hub

The so-called ArtCube in the Lufthansa Cargo Center will in future have an area of 168 square meters and offer its customers secure storage for valuable works of art of all kinds.

Lufthansa Cargo transports relief supplies to India

The scheduled flight LH760 from Frankfurt to Delhi has particularly urgent cargo on board these days: a total of around ten tons of medical equipment is on its way to India on three flights this week.

Lufthansa Cargo sets course for Frankfurt Air Cargo Center

Lufthansa Cargo continues to press ahead with the modernization of its logistics center: the air freight company has awarded one of the highest-volume contracts in its infrastructure programme.

Lufthansa Cargo achieves record result

In the 2020 financial year, Lufthansa Cargo achieved the best result in the company's 26-year history. Revenue increased by 11% to EUR 2.76 billion, adjusted EBIT amounted to EUR 772 million (previous year: EUR 1 million).

Lufthansa Cargo renews air cargo center in Frankfurt

Lufthansa Cargo will further develop and modernize the logistics center at its home hub in Frankfurt on a modular basis.

Ashwin Bhat becomes Chief Sales Officer of Lufthansa Cargo

Ashwin Bhat will take over as Chief Commercial Officer of Lufthansa Cargo as a member of the Executive Board on March 1, 2021. He will take over from Dorothea von Boxberg, who will become CEO on the same day.

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Lufthansa Cargo expands offer for transport of Covid-19 vaccines

In view of the approvals of various Covid-19 vaccines in many countries, Lufthansa Cargo is prepared for their worldwide distribution in the coming months. A special task force has been preparing a variety of possible transport scenarios since spring.

Dorothea von Boxberg becomes the new head of Lufthansa Cargo

Peter Gerber moves to Brussels Airlines as CEO with effect from March 1, 2021 and takes over the newly created role of Chief Representative of the Lufthansa Group in Brussels. Dorothea von Boxberg succeeds Peter Gerber as Chief Executive Officer of Lufthansa Cargo AG.

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New ambassador for Lufthansa Cargo's social commitment

As part of Lufthansa Cargo's increased focus on the 17 sustainability goals of the United Nations, this support has now been visualized on the newest freighter in the fleet.

Lufthansa Cargo welcomes ninth B777F in Frankfurt

On Tuesday, September 29, Lufhansa Cargo's latest Boeing 777F landed at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) for the first time. As flight LH8145, the freighter was en route for 10 hours and 10 minutes after taking off from Everett Airport (PAE) in the US state of Washington.

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Lufthansa Cargo continues fleet modernization

Lufthansa Cargo is modernizing its fleet. On August 31, the cargo airline took delivery of its eighth Boeing 777F freighter in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt Airport is Europe's leading pharmaceutical hub

Around 120,000 tons of vaccines, medicines and other pharmaceutical products were handled at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in 2019. This makes FRA the leader in Europe.

Lufthansa Cargo opens pharmaceutical centers in Munich and Chicago

After five months of construction, the new "Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Munich" has been opened at Munich Airport.

First cargo flight from Shenzhen takes off

Lufthansa Cargo is now offering up to fourteen additional cargo flights a week from Shenzhen to Frankfurt. The first aircraft, a Lufthansa Airbus A330-300, took off from Shenzhen as scheduled on May 18.

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Lufthansa Cargo expands cargo capacity

In cooperation with Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo is further expanding its airfreight capacity between Europe and Asia.

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.

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.

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.

Lufthansa Cargo drives digitalization forward

With smartBooking, Lufthansa Cargo now offers a new digital interface (application programming interface, API for short).

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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.

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.

Achim Martinka new Vice President Germany at Lufthansa Cargo

Achim Martinka, previously head of the One Cargo project, is the new head of the Germany region at Lufthansa Cargo.

"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.

Head of Lufthansa Cargo Germany moves to Asia

At the beginning of June, J. Florian Pfaff will assume the role of Vice President Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo in Singapore. As Vice President Germany, Pfaff is currently responsible for the company's sales activities in Germany.

Lufthansa Cargo remains on course for success

The Frankfurt-based cargo airline was once again able to announce a top result. With a turnover of over 2.7 billion euros, the company achieved the second-best result in its history in 2018.

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Lufthansa Cargo transports 10 million roses for Valentine's Day

In order to meet the special import demand around Valentine's Day, Lufthansa Cargo transported a total of around 10 million roses on the Quito - Frankfurt, Bogota - Frankfurt and Nairobi - Frankfurt routes this year.

Air Cargo Community Frankfurt with new boss

At the first meeting of the year, the Board members unanimously entrusted the 46-year-old Lufthansa employee with responsibility for the work of the community. He succeeds Sören Stark in this role.

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World premiere for digital dangerous goods declaration

Together with the "INFr8" platform, Lufthansa Cargo has handled the first dangerous goods shipment with a digital dangerous goods declaration (eDGD) at Frankfurt Airport.

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Lufthansa Cargo and BMW on a joint mission

Munich, New York, San Francisco and Beijing - four destinations on three continents in five days. The BMW iNEXT is taking shape. In a campaign never before realized, the BMW Group is presenting the...

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