Lufthansa Cargo yesterday celebrated an important step in the further development of its central cargo hub at Frankfurt Airport. With an investment volume of almost 600 million euros, the cargo airline is focusing on a comprehensive modernization by 2030, which will make the Lufthansa Cargo Cente...

As of 1 October 2024, Elodie Berthonneau will take over the position of Vice President Asia-Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo in Singapore. She will head the sales and handling organization in one of the most important markets for Lufthansa Cargo. This includes among others the regions China, Japan, ...

Lufthansa Cargo welcomed its 18th B777 freighter at Frankfurt Airport past Saturday, 17 August 2024. The long-haul freighter was transferred directly from the Boeing factory in Everett, USA, to the cargo airline's largest hub. Ashwin Bhat, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo explains: "We are delighted to ...

Lufthansa Cargo flies to two more Asian stations with its B777F long-haul fleet from its home hub in Frankfurt. The carrier has now added Shenzhen Boa’an International Airport (SZX) to its freighter network for the first time and will serve it twice a week in future. The Lufthansa Group's lo...

Effective 15 July, Anand Kulkarni will assume the newly created position of Head of Global Markets at Lufthansa Cargo. In this role, he will lead and manage the sales regions and the Digital Sales department of Lufthansa Cargo. This includes the regions Germany, Austria & Switzerland, Euro...

Exactly this week 20 years ago marks the moment that Lufthansa Cargo and WorldACD started their air cargo market data journey. Lufthansa Cargo was one of the early movers and among the first airlines to join WorldACD. Frank Bauer, CFO and labor director of Lufthansa Cargo during the contract s...

Lufthansa Cargo and Best Services International Freight (BSI) have agreed to reduce the Chinese logistics company's CO2 emissions associated with airfreight. BSI will invest in a total of around 137,000 litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Lufthansa Cargo to offset the CO2emissions caused...

At yesterday's “Planet Award of Excellence” ceremony in Rome, the logistics company DHL Global Forwarding was honoured as a top customer for 2023. Lufthansa Cargo thus recognizes the good and cooperative partnership with DHL Global Forwarding, especially in Asia and Europe. This is the six...

Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its operations at Munich and will be operating freighters from the hub for the first time from 6 July. An Airbus A321 freighter will connect Munich with Istanbul Airport twice a week, complementing the existing belly network from Munich. The new freighter conne...

Starting today, customers of Lufthansa Cargo can book their freight from Frankfurt to the Mexican city of Monterrey. From 03 June 2024, the logistics expert will offer a connection from its home hub to the North American city. The entire route goes from Frankfurt to Mexico City (NLU), then onw...

Air freight remains essential for the German economy. No other mode of transportation offers the necessary speed to transport time-critical, temperature-sensitive, and valuable goods. Whether it's urgent spare parts, vaccines, relief supplies, or animals on their way to a new home - when speed, s...

Lufthansa Cargo has extended its contract with Vienna Airport for cargo handling services until the end of 2028. Lufthansa Cargo has been relying on the cargo handling services of the Austrian capital's airport since 2010. In addition to general cargo and mail, temperature-sensitive pharmaceut...

With a total tonnage of more than 5,000 tons last year, time:matters has been nominated as a premium partner for Lufthansa Cargo's partner program. The carrier is thus honouring the commercial success of time:matters in 2023. Neu-Isenburg-based company time:matters is a wholly-owned subsidiary...

Lufthansa Cargo customers can now book their cargo on a B777F directly from Brussels International Airport (BRU) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). The flight connection will be launched on 03 April 2024 and will take place twice a week on Mondays and Wednesday. This is the first time...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Lufthansa Cargo has renewed and expanded the scope of its agreement to utilize CargoIS for its air cargo data needs, extending a partnership that has spanned over a decade. Ashwin Bhat, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo said: "We are pleased ...