Lufthansa Cargo to use lightweight transport nets

Lufthansa Cargo will use new, lighter transport networks to secure cargo pallets starting January 2023.

“By using a special fibre, the new nets save more than 50 percent in weight compared to conventional nets. This saves weight on every flight and thus significantly reduces CO2 emissions,” says an official release.

Lufthansa Cargo is the first airline to use the lightweight nets for an entire pallet type, the release added.

“For us, the use of lightweight transport nets is another step on the path to reducing CO2 emissions,” says Dorothea von Boxberg, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO, Lufthansa Cargo AG. “We have set ourselves the ambitious goal of halving our CO2 emissions per kilogram when flying by 2030. To achieve this, we need to take action on many fronts. Every measure counts. One of them is reducing the weight of our loading equipment.

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