Lufthansa Cargo welcome its ninth Boeing 777F for the first time at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) on 29 September, a press release confirmed, less than a month after the cargo carrier summoned its eighth Triple Seven freighter. With registration D-ALFI, the freighter was in flight as LH8145 for 10 hours and 10 minutes after take-off from Everett Airport (PAE) in Washington State. The new aircraft bears the name "¡Buenos días México!", which it took over from an aircraft with the … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo gets ninth Boeing 777 freighter in Frankfurt
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Lufthansa Cargo adds Boeing 777 freighter to modernise fleet
Lufthansa welcomed a brand-new Boeing 777F landed at Frankfurt Airport on 31 August, according to a press release. Registered D-ALFH, the cargo aircraft made its departure from Everett Airport in Washington State, and the flight took 9 hours and 24 minutes. It is the eighth aircraft of this type in Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet, as the cargo carrier expects another aircraft in a few weeks. "The investments in our fleet are a significant contribution to the sustainable improvement of … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo adds Boeing 777 freighter to modernise fleet
Lufthansa Cargo says Frankfurt pharma hub ready for corona vaccine
With Frankfurt Airport handling around 120,000 tonnes of pharmaceuticals in 2019, airport operator Fraport and Lufthansa Cargo, along with other partners of the air cargo community at the site, said the state-of-the-art pharma hub in Frankfurt is well prepared to handle and ship temperature-sensitive goods—or a possible corona vaccine. Currently around 12,000 square metres of temperature-controlled handling capacity with direct apron access are available at Frankfurt Airport, with two thirds … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo says Frankfurt pharma hub ready for corona vaccine
Frankfurt Airport 2019 First Quarter Traffic Figures
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has recently announced their March and First Quarter Traffic Figures, which shows positive growth in the first three months of 2019. FRA has served almost 14.8 million passengers - an increase of 2.5 percent year-on-year, while aircraft movements rose by 3.0 percent to 116,581 takeoffs and landings. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) climbed by 2.9 percent to some 7.3 million metric tons. Only cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) declined by 2.3 … [Read more...] about Frankfurt Airport 2019 First Quarter Traffic Figures
Fraport 2018 First Quarter Traffic Figures
In the first three months of 2018, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed more than 14.4 million passengers – an increase of 10.0 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. This strong growth was mainly attributable to the early timing of the Easter holidays and a significant expansion of flight offerings from airlines. Cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) rose by 0.7 percent to 539,610 metric tons in the first quarter of 2018. Aircraft movements climbed by 8.3 percent to a total of … [Read more...] about Fraport 2018 First Quarter Traffic Figures
Positive trends continue at Fraport (FRA)
Frankfurt Airport’s (FRA) cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) increased by 4.9 percent year-on-year to 200,827 metric tons. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) also climbed by 12.7 per cent to about 2.5 million metric tons. Aircraft movements rose by 16.6 per cent to 39,124 takeoffs and landings. Taking into account the number of strike-related flight cancellations in November 2016, aircraft movements in the reporting month saw an underlying increase of 8.2 … [Read more...] about Positive trends continue at Fraport (FRA)