PortGround, the Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding ground services company at Leipzig/Halle Airport, recently handled a valuable dressage horse bound for Bahrain aboard an AeroLogic B777F. PortGround noted that since Lufthansa Cargo has begun flights through Leipzig/Halle and AeroLogic began operations in July, there has been an increase in demand for export services for large live animals, especially horses. In 2008, more than 2.46 million passengers and 442,406 tonnes of air cargo moved through … [Read more...] about Horses for courses at Leipzig/Halle
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AeroLogic appoints Asia Airfreight Terminal
Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has been appointed by AeroLogic as its cargo handling agent at the Hong Kong International Airport. AeroLogic, a joint venture cargo airline of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, is the first airline to operate the new B777F. AeroLogic offers Lufthansa Cargo services on the Europe- Asia trade lane between Leipzig, Tashkent and Hong Kong and DHL Express services between Leipzig, Bahrain, Singapore and New Delhi. … [Read more...] about AeroLogic appoints Asia Airfreight Terminal
Defying the logic of the times
Logic would surely dictate that when you are in the middle of an unprecedented industry downturn, it’s not a particularly good idea to start up a new airline and pump more capacity into the very market you are pulling back from. But that is exactly what took place in an expansive new hangar in a historic German city one sunny Friday inJune. Donald Urquhart has the story from Leipzig. In a bold but largely unavoidable move, a new cargo airline has taken flight in what is arguably … [Read more...] about Defying the logic of the times
DHL and Lufthansa launch new cargo carrier
In a bold but largely unvoidable move, a new cargo airline has taken flight in what is arguably the harshest air cargo environment in the history of air cargo. AeroLogic, the new child of global heavyweights DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo officially started operations out of its Leipzig, Germany hub Friday after two years of extensive planning. The all-cargo carrier is a unique joint venture that sees the capacity of what will ultimately be an eight-plane fleet of 102-tonne B777 freighters … [Read more...] about DHL and Lufthansa launch new cargo carrier
AeroLogic takes delivery of first B777F
Arriving from a non-stop flight from Boeing’s plant in Seattle, USA, the first of eight brand-new AeroLogic Boeing 777 freighters landed at Leipzig/Halle Airport yesterday. Leipzig/Halle Airport is the home of the new freight airline AeroLogic, a joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo. The aircraft is the first Boeing 777 freighter aircraft registered in Germany. The second aircraft is scheduled to follow in July 2009, numbers three and four are expected in December … [Read more...] about AeroLogic takes delivery of first B777F
