Lufthansa Cargo And Chapman Freeborn Ensure Key Partnership

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Airchartering company Chapman Freeborn is glad to annunciate it has assured a new important collaboration with Lufthansa Cargo - pursued as the world's foremost cargo carriers.

Starting in April, the worldly renowned airchartering specialist will manage Lufthansa Cargo's third-party chartering essentials - letting the German airline to pay attention on marketing charter capacity on its fleet of 18 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F aircraft.

The affiliation will give Lufthansa Cargo's worldwide sales unit and client basis access to the whole range of charter aircraft through Chapman Freeborn's worldwide network of 35 offices - from light aircrafts to helicopters for urgent freight, up to giant Antonov AN-225 aircraft for outsize and heavy cargo conditions.

Chapman Freeborn customers will benefit from the enhanced access to Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet - but the company will continue to work in partnership with cargo airline suppliers worldwide.

The contract was signed by members of Lufthansa Cargo and Chapman Freeborn in Frankfurt this week.

"We will continue offering customers flexible and high-value ...
... charter solutions in the future" emphasised Lufthansa Board Member Product and Sales Dr. Andreas Otto. "With the newly adapted structure, we are leaner and more focused, and can offer our own aircraft even easier and faster.

Moreover, with Chapman Freeborn, the world's leading aircraft charter specialist, we have gained a new and strong partner."

Russi Batliwala, CEO of Chapman Freeborn, highlighted: "We're delighted to cooperate with Lufthansa Cargo as one of the world's leading cargo carriers. Our joint customers will benefit from this cooperation and can be sure of finding the right charter solution, anytime."

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering

Chapman Freeborn was inaugurated in the UK in 1973 and now has 35 offices in 25 countries around the world. The Air charter company pursues the reserve and hire of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft for a broad ranging client base including major international organisations, NGOs, multinational corporations, governments, and a horde of industries worldwide.

The company was rated Air Cargo Charter Broker of the Year at the World Air Cargo Awards for the last 6 consecutive years. Industry publication Air Cargo News also chose Chapman Freeborn as its Cargo Charter Broker of the Year 2012. Chapman Freeborn has over 450 employees worldwide and is presently ranked 32nd in the Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 list of Britain's biggest mid-market private companies.

Lufthansa Cargo AG

Lufthansa Cargo is among the globe's leading cargo carriers. In 2012, the airline operated around 1.7 million tonnes of freight and mail and sold 8.7 billion revenue tonne-kilometres.Presently, it employs about 4,600 people, worldwide. Lufthansa Cargo aims for the airport-to-airport business.

The cargo carrier offer coverage for 300 destinations in about 100 countries with its own fleet of freighters, the belly capacities of passenger aircraft operated by Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines, and a wide-ranging road feeder service network. The dimension of the cargo business is routed through Frankfurt Airport.

Lufthansa Cargo is a wholly owned Lufthansa subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG.