All Lufthansa Cargo Articles – Page 11
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NewsStoll takes top job at Swiss WorldCargo as Bhat heads to Lufthansa
Lorenzo StollLorenzo Stoll has been appointed as the new head of Swiss WorldCargo.He will assume his new function on April 1 and he succeeds Ashwin Bhat, who will take up new duties as chief commercial officer of Lufthansa Cargo from next month.Stoll is currently Swiss’s head of western Switzerland, with ...
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Swissport wins Lufthansa cargo deal at Heathrow
Swissport in the UK has won a contract to handle the Lufthansa Group's cargo volumes at Heathrow Airport.Swissport said the contract win meant it now handles the German airline group’s cargo at all of its UK destinations, this includes Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines."We are pleased to be able to ...
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NewsAir cargo heroes going not just the extra mile, but way beyond
Exceptional times call for exceptional measures. The past year has been a real challenge – and air cargo executives around the world have often asked us, the freight publications, to help express their gratitude to those who have kept the world moving.So nine airfreight titles have suspended competitive concerns today ...
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More than 150 aircraft reconfigured as mini freighters in 2020
Last year a total of 155 aircraft had seats removed in order to transport cargo in the cabin, according to figures from Cirium's Airline Insight Review 2020.The report found that the number of aircraft with seats removed in operation at any one time fluctuated throughout the year, with the peak ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo gets to work on developing its Frankfurt hub
Lufthansa Cargo Center - Credit Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo is getting to work on developing its logistics centre (LCC) at its home hub of Frankfurt.The airline's supervisory board has approved investments in a comprehensive infrastructure programme for the LCC.Work has already begun and is expected to be completed in 2028, the ...
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Supply chains set to swing into action as Europe approves vaccine
European pharma supply chains are set to swing into action after the European Medicines Agency approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Express giant UPS said its cold chain storage and transportation competencies are ready and on standby to assist with deliveries throughout Europe."With our UPS Healthcare campus and freezer farms ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo launches specialised Covid-19 vaccine service
Oliver Rösler - Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has launched a new service specifically designed for the transport of Covid-19 vaccines.The airline said that while it already offers the transport of Covid-19 vaccines, it has also developed a premium product that was specifically developed for the need.The product called Covid-19 Temp Premium ...
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NewsBhat scoops chief commercial officer role at Lufthansa Cargo
Ashwin Bhat will take over as Lufthansa Cargo's chief commercial officer and member of the executive board for the carrier's product and sales division.The 51-year-old will take over the position on March 1 from of Dorothea von Boxberg, who will become chairwoman of the executive board and Lufthansa Cargo chief ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to open freight facility at Katowice Airport
Lufthansa Cargo is opening a cargo facility at Katowice Airport on the back of growing demand.The new road feeder service (RFS) consolidation facility will open on January 4 and through the use of RFS operations it will increase the number of connections offered to and from Poland with the carrier's ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker operate first CO2-neutral freighter flights
Left to right: Peter Gerber, chief exucutive of Lufthansa Cargo and Jochen Thewes, chief executive of DB SchenkerLufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have teamed up to carry out the first ever CO2-neutral freighter flights, powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The first of these flights took place on November 29 and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo commits to UN sustainability programme
Lufthansa Cargo is stepping up its sustainability drive by committing to meet goals set by the United Nations.The cargo business said that it would target five of the UN's 17 sustainability goals, which aim to end hunger and poverty on earth over the next 30 years.The five goals that Lufthansa ...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches new booking portal
Lufthansa Cargo has launched a new online booking portal that it hopes will speed up the process for customers.The Frankfurt-hubbed carrier said that the new portal, eBooking, has simplified the process into three steps: define the shipment, choose the product and confirm the route."The system guides customers through the booking ...
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Operating profits take off at Lufthansa's cargo business
Lufthansa's logistics division saw profits massively improve on a year ago on the back of cost reductions and higher rates.The division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo and other businesses such as time:matters and Jettainer, saw third-quarter revenues decline by 2% year on year to €587m while revenue cargo tonne kms were ...
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Lufthansa Cargo outlines winter freighter plans
Lufthansa Cargo has revealed its freighter schedule for the winter season, with an average of 35 flights per week to Asia.The cargo airline said that its Asian network would focus on the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai (PVG), the South Korean capital Seoul (ICN), Japan's capital Tokyo (NRT) and the Hong ...
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NewsLucky for some: Lufthansa Cargo adds another B777F
Lufthansa Cargo B77F. Photographer: Oliver-Rösler. Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 777 freighter in as many months - giving it access to 13 of the aircraft - as it continues to push on with its cargo fleet renewal programme.The freighter operator took delivery of the ...
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NewsWFS expands at OR Tambo as new cargo contracts get underway
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its cargo handling operations at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to accommodate new contracts with Lufthansa and Swiss WorldCargo.WFS has acquired the lease on a further 3,600 m² of warehouse capacity in Johannesburg, purchased additional cargo handling equipment and increased its workforce.The ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds B777F number eight
Lufthansa Cargo ALFH B777F Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has expanded its B777 freighter fleet with the addition of its eighth aircraft of the type.The aircraft (D-ALFH) arrived in Frankfurt yesterday morning after nine hour flight from Everett Airport in Washington State.The delivery is the first of two ordered in November ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo expands pharma operations with two new facilities
L to R: Johannes Zinkl, Ola Hansson,Harald Gloy, Jost Lammers,Lufthansa Cargo has expanded its pharma operations with the opening of a new hub in Munich and another in Chicago.The new Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Munich at the city's airport offers space for up to 96 pallets and loose cargo at ...
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Lufthansa Cargo revenues lifted by capacity crunch
Lufthansa's logistics division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, saw revenues rise in the first half of this year, despite significant cuts to bellyhold capacity.The carrier said this outcome was a result of demand outstripping supply. "Demand for the remaining cargo capacities went up during the first half-year of 2020, with the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo set to continue using CHAMP solutions
Lufthansa Cargo extended its partnership with CHAMP, through which it will be able to continue accessing CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB and Traxon CDMP solutions.Lufthansa Cargo will be able to "gain synergies and cargo insights" through its continued use of CHAMP's Traxon CDMP, a tool that measures "over 40% of the worldwide ...