Lufthansa Cargo recently released a positive outlook for 2023 predicting return to operational normalcy and highlighting key areas of freight capacity, digitization and artificial intelligence, and sustainability.
Lufthansa predicts that although supply chains woes will continue partly due to global dynamics, increasing freight capacities will help ease the situation in the coming year. Above all, the continuous increase in passenger flights and the outlook for a reopening Asian market is a definite sign of recovery.
Dorothea von Boxberg, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, said: “Recent years have shown that global trade is resilient and there continue to be growth markets. Air freight has always been dynamic and volatile. Flexibility is and will continue to be in demand in the future. The year 2023 will not require a fundamental change in strategy, but will continue to drive measures already underway and maintain a forward-looking willingness to learn.”
Pandemic years have led to digitalization being driven forward strongly in many areas. According to Lufthansa Cargo, this will continue in the airfreight sector, and at an accelerated pace. Networking through the intelligent use of data and the increasing automation of processes will become performance and competitive factors for the industry.
The future of air freight logistics will continue to be driven to a large extent by the issue of sustainability. Lufthansa Cargo believes that it will be indispensable to further advance the sustainability of the aircraft as a means of transport, for example through fleet modernization.
“We have set ourselves the ambitious goal of halving our CO2 emissions per kilogram when flying by 2030. Efficient flying and expanding the use of sustainable fuels are the focus," explained Dorothea von Boxberg. "But to really make a difference, we need to think holistically about the issue and also take smaller measures such as loading equipment optimization and recycling seriously. We are convinced - every contribution counts,” he concluded.