Lufthansa reduces emissions through lightweight containers
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Lufthansa reduces emissions through lightweight containers
New containers are up to 15 percent lighter
Lufthansa is using new transport containers: from the autumn the container fleet at
Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo will be partially replaced by new containers made of a
light plastic material. Initially the smaller containers, which are transported on the underfloor
deck of passenger and cargo planes, will be replaced by 2015. The new containers
are up to 15 percent lighter and therefore also a true benefit for the environment. This
means that kerosene consumption can be lowered by about 2,180 tonnes per year and
Lufthansa will save 6,867 tonnes of CO2. A total of 5,000 containers are being replaced.
Lufthansa Cargo and Jettainer, a Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary, which deals with the
logistics management of the transport containers, have carried out extensive on-board
testing of the new containers, which will be used both for transporting passengers'
luggage as well as for cargo shipments. All the security and handling properties were
included in the tests. The result: the containers need fewer repairs than conventional
transport containers made of aluminium and satisfy all the necessary standards.
The Chairman of the Board and CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, Karl Ulrich Garnadt, stated:
"The new light containers are another step towards achieving our ambitious targets to
reduce emissions. Together with Jettainer we are targeting investment in the latest
technology and in the Lufthansa group will therefore operate the largest fleet of lightweight
containers in the world." In order to achieve this, the development of new generations of
lightweight containers as well as the expansion of this technology to other types of
containers will be pushed forward, the Cargo manager emphasized.
For photos please visit our website: http://media.lufthansa.com.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Corporate Communications
Stefanie Stotz
Tel: +49 (0)69 696 –2999
Fax: +49 (0)69 696 - 95428
http://media.lufthansa.com
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