time:matters to automate tracking process for shipments
Time:matters is automating the tracking process for its shipments, which it says will deliver a number of operational advantages. The speed logistics service which is a part of the Lufthansa Cargo group says selected courier partners are linked with time:matters’ booking system via a direct system interface, meaning all relevant information can be exchanged automatically. […]
Cargo demand and cost cutting help Lufthansa Cargo return to profit
Lufthansa Cargo has returned to profit in the first quarter due to recovery in cargo demand and its cost reduction program. The Logistics division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, made an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) profit of €33 million ($36 million) compared to a loss of €19 million between January and March 2016. Lufthansa […]
Lufthansa Cargo loads 100,000th tonne via Fraport Speed Gate
Lufthansa Cargo has loaded the 100,000th tonne of cargo via Fraport’s Speed Gate at Frankfurt Airport CargoCity South. Cargo is unloaded at four automated gates at the press of a button, security checked with the gates and brought directly to the aircraft. Fraport opened Speed Gate almost four years ago, and it was mainly aimed […]
United Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo sign joint venture agreement
United Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint venture agreement to share routes between the US and Europe, with business day 1 due later this year. The signing initiates the implementation phase of the joint venture during which the carriers will align their cargo IT systems and business processes. Customers will be able to […]
AeroLogic chooses new management team
Josef Moser and Wolfgang Raebiger have been appointed managing directors of AeroLogic, taking over from Ulf Weber, who is leaving on 30 April. Moser, previously head of flight operations and crew training, will take over as chief operations officer and accountable manager while Raebiger, previously captain and head of fleet at Lufthansa Cargo will take […]
Revenue grows 9% in 2016 at time:matters
time:matters has continued to perform strongly with nine per cent revenue growth in 2016 to €70 million ($74.7 million). Certain industry areas were particularly strong, with automotive up 92 per cent year-on-year, high-tech and semiconductors by 47 per cent and aviation and automotive by 44 per cent. This year it launched airmates, a software-based platform […]
Lufthansa Cargo recognised for its CO2 reducing emissions project
Lufthansa Cargo has been named a finalist for the German CSR Award with OMEGA Big Data Tool – as it continues to put a firm focus on reducing its CO2 emissions. Lufthansa’s cargo arm was named one of two runners-up in the ‘CO2 avoidance as a contribution to climate protection’ category with its ‘OMEGA – using […]
Lufthansa Cargo starts work on cool centre expansion
Lufthansa Cargo has started work on expanding its cool centre, which will nearly double its capacity for temperature-sensitive cargo at Frankfurt Airport. Following completion, as of late summer of this year, 8,000 square metres will be available for cool chain cargo at its Lufthansa Cargo Cool Centre (LCC) up from the current 3,500 square metres. After the extension, the […]
Lufthansa board extends von Hoensbroech’s contract until 2022
Dr Alexis von Hoensbroech has had his contract at Lufthansa Cargo extended for a further five years until 30 November 2022. He joined Lufthansa Group in 2005 and became board member product & sales in December 2014, and the supervisory board has extended his contract early and unanimously until 2022. As part of corporate-wide restructuring, […]
Rocky 2016 for the UAE’s heavyweight players
2016 was a topsy-turvy year for Middle East airfreight. August saw just a 1.8 per cent increase in demand, the slowest since 2009 as the region was hit by weak volumes on Asian and North America routes. Increases in airfreight capacity, sea freight and world trade volatility were contributory factors. The year ended strongly and […]
Lufthansa Cargo flies into €64m loss in 2016
Lufthansa Cargo has made an EBIT loss of €64 million ($68 million) as yields fell and continuing overcapacity hit revenue and earnings. Revenue for Lufthansa Logistics, which covers Lufthansa Cargo, Jettainer, time:matters and its investment in cargo airline AeroLogic, was down 11.5 per cent to €2 billion, while earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) were […]
Lufthansa reaches agreement with pilot’s union
Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit pilot’s union have reached an agreement regarding all previously unresolved collective bargaining matters, in a deal lasting until 2022. Both parties have agreed to provisions for transitional payments, pension plans, the framework agreement on employment conditions and the collective wage agreement for the pilots of Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings. […]
2016 was tough, but Lufthansa Cargo optimistic for 2017
Last year was challenging for Lufthansa Cargo, but the German carrier is optimistic 2017 will be a lot better. Falling yields, overcapacity battles, pilot strikes and other challenges negatively impacted business for the German carrier in 2016. Head of PR and internal communications, Andreas Pauker says 2016 was “primarily a difficult year in a challenging […]
Lufthansa honours most important RFS partners
Lufthansa Cargo is to honour its most important road feeder services (RFS) forwarding partners for the first time by naming them a ‘Premium Road Partner’. The carrier says besides reliability and flexibility, punctuality was also a key criterion in the selection process. Among the partners recognised were Hartmut Bollinger and Herr Kay Bollinger, management of Grüne Radler. Others named […]
Lufthansa and pilots union agree 8.7% pay rise by 2019
Lufthansa Group and pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have agreed to mediation recommendations of salary increases totalling 8.7 per cent by the end of 2019. Mediator Dr Gunter Pleuger has recommended a retroactive two per cent pay increase of two per cent from 1 January 2016, 2.3 per cent from 1 January 2017, another 2.4 […]
Love is in the air as airlines fly roses for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day just round the corner, carriers all over the world are filling their aircraft with roses for romantics around the globe. Lufthansa Cargo is filling entire freighters with flowers, connecting flower-growing countries with its Frankfurt hub several times a week, with charter flights from cities including Quito and Nairobi. It transports 1,000 tonnes […]
Uncertain 2017 in store for the Middle East – but region set to grow
2016 was a tough year for Middle East airfreight with regional growth dragged lower by economic and capacity concerns. Back in July, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) demand in the region grew by 6.7 per cent year-on-year. Pretty strong compared to most of the rest of the globe but much lower than […]
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo now under one roof at FRA
Cathay Pacific Cargo is relocating its local cargo handling activities at Frankfurt Airport to the Lufthansa Cargo terminal as part of the cooperation agreement between the two airlines. The relocation of Cathay Pacific Cargo’s freight handling into the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt is a core element of the carrier’s joint business agreement (JBA) […]
ECS appoints Bittner as new MD of Globe Air Cargo
ECS Group has announced the appointment of Martin Bittner as its new managing director (MD) of Globe Air Cargo, Germany. Bittner assumed the role on 1 January, taking over the helm from Mark Grinsted who will retire after serving 14 years with the group. Grinsted will hang his boots up on 31 March shortly before […]
Lufthansa Cargo starts Sharjah to HK freighter service
Lufthansa Cargo and freight handler Sharjah Aviation Services are to start an MD-11 freighter service connecting Sharjah International Airport to Hong-Kong International Airport – the world’s busiest airfreight hub. The twice weekly service will operate from the UAE airport on Tuesdays and Saturdays during the 2016/17 winter schedule. Sharjah Aviation Services operates a 24,000 square metre cargo facility and […]
Lufthansa Cargo looking to China and India in the Far East
China and India are the targets for Lufthansa Cargo as it sees these being the strongest Far East markets for cargo in 2017. The carrier says it expects the strongest relative growth of export and import to come from both these countries. Aside from the Far East it will focus its attentions on the North […]
Growing demand from customers for ‘visibility’ of perishables
A major issue and demand in airfreight is for operators to provide customer visibility throughout the entire supply chain for perishables. Panalpina’s regional business development manager for perishables, Quint Wilken says showing temperature deviation is vital in keeping product quality. He notes: “Customers want to see what is changing in their supply chain at a […]
Lufthansa Cargo to double Frankfurt Cool Center capacity
Lufthansa Cargo is to nearly double capacity at its Frankfurt Airport Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center, with the expanded facility due to open in late summer 2017. The 4,500 square metre facility was completed in December 2011 with four cold-storage rooms for temperatures between 2-8C, 15-25C, -12 – -20C, and 5-15C, as well as a deep […]
Lufthansa Cargo signs agreement with German Red Cross
Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross have signed an agreement to work closer on the transport of aid as air cargo in the event of humanitarian disasters. The German carrier says this put the cooperation on an even more efficiency footing for the future to meet any disasters that may take place. Lufthansa Cargo chief executive […]
Lufthansa pilots extend strike action for another day
Lufthansa is warning of another day of disruption as the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit announce another day of strike action on Friday 25 November. The airline says long-haul flights from Frankfurt and Munich will operate as normal but a special schedule for short and medium-haul services is still being finalised. Lufthansa says strike, which it […]
Lufthansa Cargo restructures business units
Lufthansa Cargo is restructuring its sales structure and by the end of 2016 it will have eight business units rather than four and remove one management level. The previous business areas, namely Europe, Africa, America and Asia/Pacific will be redefined. Sales in Germany will be unchanged and headed by Florian Pfaff as before. New regions […]
RocketSpace through to next round of Logistics Tech Programme
Lufthansa Cargo is continuing its cooperation with start-ups, signing a contract with RocketSpace for participation in the next round of the Logistics Tech Accelerator Programme. Under the programme, developers of digital logistics solutions are offered an insight into the industry to quickly bring ideas to life. US company, RocketSpace is helping young technology companies and […]
Lufthansa Cargo revenue slides 16%
Lufthansa Cargo’s revenue has declined 15.9 per cent to €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) and has increased losses in the third quarter, though it remains hopeful that things will improve by the end of the year. The Lufthansa Logistics segment, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, posted an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) loss of €69 million […]
Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker aim to save 10,000t of CO2 by 2020
Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker have saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the past five years and hope to save another 10,000 by 2020. The companies say the intention has been endorsed by the Carbon Reduction Agreement and DB Schenker says 40 per cent of its direct and indirect CO2 emissions result from air […]
Lufthansa chooses Militzer & Münch as European myAirCargo partner
Lufthansa Cargo has appointed Militzer & Münch as its exclusive European partner for the myAirCargo product, to allow private customers to transport bulky goods by air. It was awarded the contract in January 2016, and Militzer & Münch will coordinate the handling in the Europe region from Frankfurt. Staff from the branch office are responsible […]