Lufthansa Cargo has coated another one of its freighters with a film that helps reduce emissions.

The AeroSHARK technology reduces the aerodynamic drag on the fuselage and engine nacelles of the airline’s Boeing 777 freighters, resulting in “significant fuel and emissions savings”.

The latest freighter returned to service on October 13.

The carrier plans to coat all of its freighters in the film, with work on four of 11 aircraft completed since the start of the year.

Work is expected to be completed by the end of 2027.

Modification of the next aircraft will begin in August 2024 during the regular maintenance layovers.

The technology was jointly developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF.

Lufthansa Technik expects fuel savings of about 1% per aircraft and calculated over Lufthansa Cargo’s entire 777 fleet, this will save more than 4,000 metric tons of kerosene per year and almost 13,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.

“This corresponds to about 53 cargo flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai,” the carrier said.

Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Ashwin Bhat said: “The special coating significantly reduces the frictional resistance of the aircraft.

“Together with the lightweight cargo equipment we already use today, this technology will enable us to save 5,493 tons of kerosene per year. This is an important step on our way to becoming 100% CO2-neutral in the air by 2050.”

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The Lufthansa Group now also relies on Swissport’s air cargo handling services at London Heathrow Airport. The new contract complements the long-standing cooperation across the UK.

Swissport now serves Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines – all part of the Lufthansa Group – at all of their UK destinations. Swissport also offers landside trucking services.

“We are pleased to be able to offer our premium air cargo handling services to the Lufthansa Group at London Heathrow, where we handle around 11,000 tons per year for their airlines,” said Jason Gaskell, Swissport’s Chief Operating Officer (Cargo) in the UK & Ireland. “With the addition of London Heathrow, Lufthansa Group now relies on our services throughout its UK network, including trucking between all airports.”

In the future, Swissport will handle air cargo for approximately 30 flights per week, connecting the hubs of Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines in Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich and Vienna with the UK.

In the UK & Ireland, Swissport is a reliable partner for 184 airlines at 27 airports. Under the ASPIRE brand, Swissport provides lounge hospitality services at 21 airports in the UK & Ireland.

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