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Lufthansa Cargo
File:Lufthansa Cargo-Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
LH GEC LUFTHANSA CARGO
Founded1994
HubsFrankfurt International Airport
Secondary hubsLeipzig/Halle Airport
Fleet size19
Destinations39
Holding company#Parent companyDeutsche Lufthansa AG
Headquarters Frankfurt, Germany
Key peopleCarsten Spohr (Chairman)
Websitehttp://www.lhcargo.com/

Lufthansa Cargo is the cargo airline subsidiary of Lufthansa with its own ICAO code, and callsign, unlike most other "cargo divisions" of airline holding companies and their operations across the world. Lufthansa Cargo based in Frankfurt, Germany, and though considered a completely separate airline, still carries the (LH) IATA code of Lufthansa. It is an international air freight and logistics company operating worldwide services. Its main base is Frankfurt International Airport. The operation in Leipzig/Halle Airport, in the eastern part of Germany, is for DHL, the German express carrier. Lufthansa Cargo does not only offer space on its own freighters, but also has access to the freight capacities of more than 300 Lufthansa passenger aircraft. Additionally, all capacity of Condor Airlines, and SunExpress are at the disposal of Lufthansa Fracht. [citation needed]

History

The decision was made in July 1994 to make the freight division of Lufthansa a limited stock company. It was the first airline in the world to split cargo and passenger operations in this way. These activities were merged into the "old" German Cargo Services Ltd. (resp. Lufthansa Cargo Airlines Ltd.), renamed to Lufthansa Cargo AG (LCAG) and entered into in November 1994. For quite some time LCAG was the number one intercontinental cargo carrier but was passed meanwhile by Korean Airlines Cargo and Air France/KLM Cargo.

Although LCAG was famous for its innovation spirit, which is still reflected in several interesting joint ventures and subsidiaries, the company lacks a strategy for further development. The WOW Alliance (consisting of LCAG, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Japan Airlines Cargo and SAS Cargo) never really took off and was quietly put to rest in 2006, when the WOW logo disappaered from the various company stationary.

In 2004, Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express came together in a 50:50 joint venture to create a new cargo airline. The airline AeroLogic was founded in September 2007 and intends to operate up to 11 Boeing 777Fs by 2012.[1] The airline will be based at DHL's base in Leipzig and as a result Lufthansa Cargo's MD-11s based at Leipzig will be relocated back to Frankfurt.

While it is mentioned Lufthansa Cargo Airlines fleet is numbered at 19, it has to be remembered this number includes the sub-contracted wet leased fleet of other airlines cargo aircraft operating on be half of Lufthansa such as World Airways of the USA.

Destinations

Lufthansa Cargo operates flights to 39 destinations in 23 countries.[2]

Africa

Egypt

Kenya

Senegal

South Africa

Asia

Central Asia

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

East Asia

China

Japan

South Korea

Southeast Asia

Singapore

Thailand

South Asia

India

Southwest Asia

Bahrain

Iran

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Belgium

Germany

Italy

Russia

Sweden

Turkey

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

Mexico

United States

South America

Argentina

Brazil


All of the above are served by Lufthansa Cargo's own MD-11F fleet, other destinations are operated by partner airlines as Lufthansa Cargo flights.

Fleet

Lufthansa Cargo MD-11F

The Lufthansa Cargo fleet includes the following aircraft (at May 2007) :

Lufthansa Cargo also operates MD11F and 747 aircraft on wet lease arrangements with World Airways

Aircraft are registered as D-ALCA to D-ALCS

Previously operated

  • 7 Boeing 747-200F

References

  1. ^ AeroLogic outlines launch and expansion plans Flight Global, 28 January 2008
  2. ^ Lufthansa Cargo AG flight schedule 9mb file in Excel format - only those destinations with MD-11 service are Lufthansa Cargo destinations
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