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FACL new handling partner at Frankfurt hub
Fiege subsidiary takes over parts of the physical freight handling in the LCC
At the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt, "Fiege Air Cargo Logistics GmbH & Co. KG" (FACL) will take over the operative handling and co-ordination of inbound and outbound standard shipments in several phases until mid 2021. The physical cargo handling processes in the LCC had already been largely outsourced to various external service providers for many years.
In the course of digitalization, the process landscape in LCC was standardized across the board and consistently aligned with the material flow. "Our future partner contributes additional expertise in the area of digitalization as well as efficient design and implementation of warehouse processes. At the same time, the new cooperation model will reduce the number of direct interfaces for Lufthansa Cargo, enabling us to make optimum use of the advantages of digitization. FACL will be an important partner for us in all aspects of physical handling at the Frankfurt hub," explains Dr. Mohammad Ali Seiraffi, Lufthansa Cargo Vice President Handling Frankfurt and Head of the LCC.
"We look forward to contributing our expertise in digitization to the Lufthansa Cargo Center as part of a long-term cooperation. We will help to further enhance the operational quality and synchronise the logistics processes in ground handling with the modernised IT infrastructure of the LCC", says Felix Scherberich, Managing Director at Fiege.
The planning and control of the cargo processes as well as the overall responsibility for the processes will remain in the hands of Lufthansa Cargo. The new co-operation will not result in any changes for the cargo airline's customers.
Felix Scherberich and Benjamin Looser are responsible for the newly founded company of the Fiege Group as managing directors. There, FACL is a subsidiary in the "Industry and Tyres" division of the Fiege Logistics Foundation. The focus of the Fiege Group is on contract logistics with a large number of renowned customers.
Picture credits: Lufthansa Cargo; from left to right: Felix Scherberich (CEO Fiege Air Cargo Logistics); Dr. Mohammad Ali Seiraffi (Lufthansa Cargo Vice President Handling Frankfurt), Gunnar Loehr (Lufthansa Cargo Senior Director Supply Management & Infrastructure); Benjamin Looser (FACL Managing Director)
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About Fiege
The Fiege Group, headquartered in Greven, Westphalia, is one of the leading logistics providers in Europe. Its competence lies particularly in the development and realisation of integrated, holistic logistics systems. It is considered a pioneer in contract logistics. In 2019, the group generated a turnover of 1.7 billion euros with around 19,000 employees worldwide. More than 150 locations and cooperations in 14 countries form a closely meshed logistics network. 3.3 million square meters of warehouse and logistics space are proof of the company's efficiency. www.fiege.com
Lufthansa Cargo AG
With a turnover of 2.5 billion euros and 8.9 billion revenue tonne-kilometres in 2019, Lufthansa Cargo is one of the world's leading companies in the transport of air freight. The company currently employs about 4,500 people worldwide. Lufthansa Cargo focuses on the airport-to-airport business. The cargo carrier serves around 300 destinations in more than 100 countries with its own fleet of freighters, the belly capacities of passenger aircraft operated by Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and SunExpress, and an extensive road feeder service network. The bulk of the cargo business is routed through Frankfurt Airport. Lufthansa Cargo is a wholly owned Lufthansa subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Lufthansa Group’s logistics specialist.
