New LD3 standard containers with side panels made of reinforced polypropylene honeycomb are up to 15% lighter than their standard aluminum counterparts. They are also more robust and require fewer repairs.
Lufthansa Cargo has been replacing its aluminum containers with the lightweight versions and by February, more than 65% of the LD3 containers used on the lower cargo deck of the passenger and cargo aircraft in the Lufthansa Group fleet were new-generation containers.
The difference in weight is approximately 28 pounds per container, resulting in an annual reduction in CO2 emissions of more than 5,000 tonnes.
Lufthansa was the ATW 2012 eco-Airline Gold winner.
By the end of 2013, Lufthansa Cargo aims to replace all its 5,600 LD3 standard containers with the lighter alternative, which will lower annual fuel consumption by as much as 2,160 tonnes, saving about 6,800 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Lufthansa Group will then operate one of the largest “fleets” of ultra-light containers worldwide and move the company a step closer towards meeting one of its ambitious environmental targets: to reduce specific emissions by the year 2020 by 25% compared with 2011.
(ATWOnline News)
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