THE air cargo market is soaring, with the rest of 2022 looking better, while Lufthansa Cargo CEO Dorothea von Boxberg declared how omnichannel is changing the way air freight services are offered, reports Norwich's Supply Chain Digital.
Meanwhile, in March 2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) declared air cargo revenues hit a record US$175 billion in 2021, and it expects revenues to remain at a similar level in 2022.
Inflated margins in air freight barely begin to tell the story of the changes the industry is undergoing.
It's a result of shifting customer demand resulting from the Covid crisis.
Airlines are looking beyond traditional airport-to-airport services and are instead considering opportunities to provide end-to-end services.
Lufthansa Cargo had a transport performance of 7.2 billion freight ton kilometres in 2021.
Ms von Boxberg confirms that the demand for air freight capacity 'remains unbroken'.
The routes are being used to service the ongoing e-commerce boom.
Ms von Boxberg revealed that, since March 2022, the company has been supplementing its intercontinental network with a medium-haul network.
'We serve these routes with smaller A321F freighters operated by Lufthansa Cityline,' she said.
By entering this market, we are responding to the continued growth in demand from the e-commerce industry, enabling us to offer customers even more capacity and additional fast connections.'
'We are now beginning to offer same-day e-commerce solutions within Europe and to selected medium-haul destinations,' she said.
'The new aircraft will serve a wide range of customers and routes, both scheduled and charter. We are pleased to provide much-needed capacity in the European market and further strengthen our position as the leading air cargo carrier in Europe.'
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Meanwhile, in March 2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) declared air cargo revenues hit a record US$175 billion in 2021, and it expects revenues to remain at a similar level in 2022.
Inflated margins in air freight barely begin to tell the story of the changes the industry is undergoing.
It's a result of shifting customer demand resulting from the Covid crisis.
Airlines are looking beyond traditional airport-to-airport services and are instead considering opportunities to provide end-to-end services.
Lufthansa Cargo had a transport performance of 7.2 billion freight ton kilometres in 2021.
Ms von Boxberg confirms that the demand for air freight capacity 'remains unbroken'.
The routes are being used to service the ongoing e-commerce boom.
Ms von Boxberg revealed that, since March 2022, the company has been supplementing its intercontinental network with a medium-haul network.
'We serve these routes with smaller A321F freighters operated by Lufthansa Cityline,' she said.
By entering this market, we are responding to the continued growth in demand from the e-commerce industry, enabling us to offer customers even more capacity and additional fast connections.'
'We are now beginning to offer same-day e-commerce solutions within Europe and to selected medium-haul destinations,' she said.
'The new aircraft will serve a wide range of customers and routes, both scheduled and charter. We are pleased to provide much-needed capacity in the European market and further strengthen our position as the leading air cargo carrier in Europe.'
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