b'16American Journal of Transportation ajot.comAIR C ARGOAIR CARGONEWSNEWSAmazon seeks used long-range cargo jetsCargo iQ announces new able to fly from China executive director and strategyCross-stakeholder air cargoCargo iQ provides a vital platform Amazon.com Inc. is shopping for used long- delivery network and cut its dependence on third- organizationCargoiQhasto achieve that collaboration.rangeBoeingCo.andAirbusSEcargoplanes,party carriers, Amazon put together a fleet of leasednamed Lothar Moehle as its newJoined by Cargo iQ Chair according to people familiar with the matter, theand purchased aircraft acquired from other compa- Executive Director, attendees atHenrik Ambak and Vice-Chair latestevidenceofthee-commercegiantsambi- nies, typically at a discount to new models rollingtheorganizationsvirtualpressKerstin Strauss, the Cargo iQ tions to move products across borders itself. off the assembly line. conference heard. boardalsoannouncedtheir Amazon is in the market for refurbished cargoToday, Amazon Airhasgrowntoabout75MoehlebringsoverfourrenewedvisionforCargoiQ versions of one of the largest twin-engine passengerplanes and is comprised of converted Boeing 767decadesofexperienceinthein 2022.jets currently flying, Boeings 777-300ER, alongwide-body and 737 narrow-body aircraft, with fouraircargoandlogisticssectors,In 2021 the Cargo iQ man-withconversionsofAirbusspopularA330-300ATR 72 turboprops on the way, according to Plane- includingseniorpositionsatagement team and working groups wide-body aircraft, said the people, who requestedspotters.net. They are flown by third-party contrac- UPS and DB Schenker. have been busy laying the ground-anonymitytodiscussconfidentialmatters.Bothtors, including Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.,Hewasalsooneoftheworkfortheorganization,and models are a step up from the mid-size Boeing 767Air Transport Services Group Inc. and Sun Countryfounding fathers of Cargo 2000,2022 will focus on the implemen-aircraft that have served as the backbone of Ama- Airlines Holdings Inc., and operate almost exclu- the original name for Cargo iQtation work, collaborating directly zons fleet for five years. Converted Boeing 777ssively within North America and Europe. when it was launched in 1997. withmembersandsharingbest would let Amazon directly import products fromTheSeattle-basedcompanywasflying164CargoiQisoneofthepractices,saidHenrikAmbak, China and other countries, the people said, step- flights a day in August, up from about 80 a day infew organizations in the indus- senior vice president Cargo Oper-ping up the companys rivalry with United ParcelMay 2020, according to researchers with DePaultry with all stakeholders work- ations Worldwide, Emirates.Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. A refurbished cargoUniversitysChaddickInstituteforMetropolitaningtogetherontransparency,Under their renewed vision, version of the 777 passenger planedubbed theDevelopment.Mostflightsserveairportsafewvisibilityandqualityimprove- Cargo iQ will be helping members 777-300ERSFwillenterservicenextyear.Ithours drive from more than 70% of the U.S. pop- ment, and I join the leadershiptoachievefivekeyobjectives, will hold 25% more volume than Boeings existingulation,theresearcherssay.In August, Amazonteamaswelooktodrivethestartingwith100%reporting,to freighter and is emerging as an heir to the plane- opened a sprawling 800,000-square-foot, $1.5 bil- organization in new directions,ensure one version of the truth makers hump-backed 747 jumbos that have hauledlion air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentuckyto achieve our ultimate goal offromendtoendoftheMaster goods across the North Pacific for decades. International Airport that helps it quickly transferaquality-drivenglobalsupplyOperating Plan (MOP).Amazonisseeking10AirbusA330-300cargo to flights bound for other airports. chain, said Moehle. Cargo iQ, which is an Inter-aircraft, as well as crews to fly them. The com- AsCOVID-19upendedglobalsupplylines,nationalAirTransportAsso-panys request for proposals, described by threeAmazon started chartering international flights tociation(IATA)specialinterest people familiar with the situation, is expected tofly products to the U.S. Initially, the planes flewgroup, has developed the MOP be fulfilled by planes converted from passengerinpersonal-protectiveequipmentfromfactoriestodefinethestandardend-to-use. The company is also seeking an unspecifiedin China. But with the pandemic dragging on andend process of transporting air numberof777-300ERSFaircraft,accordingtospace on aircraft and container ships still scarce, thecargo, which has been endorsed two of the people. company has continued to charter flights to trans- by IATA.Its unclear where Amazon would acquire theport goods to its U.S. warehouses. The operation,Cargo iQs full list of five objec-planes and whether they would be purchased orwhich is separate from Amazon Air, also ferriestives for 2022 include: Cargo iQ leased. The company declined to comment. products for other companies. willalsodriveitsstrategyto Amazon Airwasfoundedin2016tospeedThe international charter flights could poten- recruit more Small and Medium-shipments of products from the companys ware- tially be scaled back once Amazon acquires cargosized Enterprise (SME) freight houses to shoppers. Eager to expand the reach of itsjets designed to routinely cross the Pacific Ocean. forwarderstotheCargoiQ community.Lothar MoehleAchieving 100% reporting and Thelast18monthshavefull transparencyLufthansa Cargo boosts handling performancetaughtus,morethanever,to Ensuring Cargo iQ processes embrace digitalization for a seam- are fully implemented as mem-with new production planning system less and transparent supply chain. bers Quality Management SystemCollaborationiskeytous(STRATEGYcontinued on Lufthansa Cargo has final- both a booster for efficiency asof our digitalization roadmap,achieving that as an industry, andpage 17)izedtheimplementationofitswell as customer satisfaction. saysHaraldGloy,thecargo production planning and controlThenewproductionplan- airlines Chief Operations Offi-(PPC)transformationproject.ning system assists the plannerscer and Chief Human Resources Based on DELMIA Quintiq -partin scheduling the break-down ofOfficer.ThenewapplicationAirbus and Phillips 66 partner of Dassault Systmes- softwareincoming cargo and the build-upenables us to make smarter and and Ab Ovos industry expertise,of outgoing freight for onwardfasterdecisionstoensureonwith Plug Powerthe cargo airline implemented atransportbytruckorflight.timeperformance.Itgivesus productionplanningapplica- Additionally,itsupportsthemoreflexibilityinordertobePlug Power Inc. is partner- withrenewableenergysources tion as one element of the PPCcargo airline to spread the work- better prepared for a high speedingwithAirbusSEandPhil- likesolarorwindandcanbe system that enables it to maxi- loadbetterbetweenpeakandchanging environment and thuslips 66 to find ways to harnessused to power vehicles, ships or mizecapacityofworkstationsoff-peak hours, which increaseshelp us to further improve Luf- hydrogentopowerairplanes,industrythattraditionallyburn and improve the flow of freightaverageemployeeproductiv- thansaCargosservicetoourvehiclesandindustrywithoutfossil fuels. Its seen as a poten-and cargo through the main hubityandworkstationutilization.customers. emitting planet-warming green- tial source of energy that could inFrankfurt.Increasingplan- The performance of the hub isEdwinHageman,CEOathouse gases. help the U.S. and other nations ning quality and visibility withcrucial for the global Lufthansathe Ab Ovo Group, emphasizes:The agreement with Airbusreach their carbon-cutting goals smart algorithms and KPI basedCargo supply chain as approxi- We are proud to be part of Luf- willstudyhowtobringso- andavoidtheworsteffectsof planning,allowsLufthansamately 80 per cent of all transitthansaCargosdigitilizationcalledgreenhydrogentoairglobal warming.Cargo to handle more cargo incargo flows through Frankfurt. journey and being able to pro- travel, with the worlds largestPlug Power created the first thesamefacilitieswithbetterAnintegratedproductionvideandimplementaproduc- planemakerprovidinginsightcommercially viable market for on-time performance, making itplanningsystemhasbeenparttion planning system that spursonhydrogenaircraftandPlughydrogenfuelcelltechnology, efficiencyandproductivitytoPowerdesigningnon-pollutingusingittopowerwarehouse drivecustomersatisfaction,hydrogeninfrastructureatair- forklifts. But the Latham, New while contributing to Lufthansaports,thecompaniessaidinaYork company is now vying to Cargos strategic goals. statement. Airbus has a goal ofbecome a major hydrogen pro-Althoughthenewproduc- bringingzero-emissionaircraftducer, and it has formed partner-tion planning and control systemto market by 2035. ships aimed at increasing the use hasbeenimplementedatthePhillips 66 is also teamingof the gas in multiple industries, cargo airlines Frankfurt hub as aup with Plug Power to developincludingcommercialvehicles starting point, Lufthansa Cargo islow-carbon hydrogen and deployand aircraft.constantly looking to further dig- that technology within the U.S.Thecompanysaidthatit itize the supply chain processesoilrefinersoperations.Objec- would invest in electric aviation to further increase the flexibilitytives include scaling low-carbonstartup Airflow and co-develop and optimize capabilities to steerhydrogen in the industrial sectoranairplanepropulsionsystem the shipment flow globally.and increasing hydrogen fuelingpowered by hydrogen fuel cells. (L to R) Walter Isselhard, Harold Luks, Dr. Jan Wilhelm Breithaupt,Globalfreightdemandisfortransportation,thecompa- It also has a joint venture with Tim Heppenheimer, Bonne van der Meer, Edwin Hageman, Harald Gloy,expected to continue to furthernies said in a separate statement. RenaultSAtobuildfuel-cell Dr. Jochen Gttelmann, Gerd Jens Schmidt, Dr. Mohammad Ali Seiraffi grow, says Harald Gloy.Green hydrogen is producedvans in Europe.'