This means that the cargo crane has a total of thirteen Boeing 777F aircraft in its own ranks.

Last Tuesday at 11:19 a.m. local time, the carrier's youngest Boeing 777F landed at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) for the first time. The freighter with the registration D-ALFI traveled 8145 hours and 10 minutes as flight LH10 after taking off from Everett Airport (PAE) in Washington State. The new aircraft bears the name “¡Buenos días México!”, Which it has taken over from a machine with the registration D-ALCH that has already been taken out of service. 

Lufthansa Cargo now operates nine modern "Triple Seven" at its home hub in Frankfurt. In addition, the company is marketing the freight capacity of four other machines of this type, which are operated by the AeroLogic joint venture based at Leipzig Airport.

“Air freight secures important supply routes, especially in acute crises, and thus makes a fundamental contribution to the global economy. Mastering short-term global challenges is one of our core competencies, countering long-term global challenges is our responsibility. With our new fleet, we are underlining our claim to actively and sustainably combine economic and ecological efficiency, ”says Peter Gerber, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo.

The twin-engine Boeing 777F is around 20 percent more efficient and emits less CO₂ than the previously used type MD-11F. In addition, the new model meets the strict requirements of ICAO Annex 16, Volume I, Chapter 14 in terms of noise protection. Due to the higher cargo capacity and range, the same cargo performance can be provided with noticeably fewer aircraft movements in the future.

The six MD-11 freighters still in service will be phased out over the next few months, the first half of which is still this year. Lufthansa Cargo first put the distinctive three-engine MD-11F aircraft into operation in 1998 because of its efficiency advantages. It replaced the four-engine jumbo freighters by 2005.