Media Releases

Luxembourg, 19 January 2022 – Cargolux Airlines has launched an online customer portal, offering access to a seamless and transparent quoting & booking tool. The portal builds on the functionalities developed for the API. The interface will enable customers to log on, request an instant spot quote according to personalized criteria, as well as having full visibility of allocations, thereby enabling for the selection and booking of the best option.

Luxemburg, 14 December, 2021: IBS Software has signed a strategic long-term deal with Cargolux,Europe’s No. 1 all-cargo airline, for the replacement of its cargo management system. Cargolux will deploy IBS Software’s iCargo SaaS solution to transform and manage its global air cargo business.

Luxembourg, 25 October 2021 – Cargolux is pleased to announce the launch of its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program. The introduction of SAF in the airline’s services takes Cargolux's sustainability engagement one step further, cementing the company's commitment to decarbonizing its operations.

Luxembourg, 12 October 2021 – Cargolux has launched a set of APIs to offer customers a direct interface between their system and Cargolux’s platform to receive tailored and immediate, bookable quotes. This new and innovative approach is piloted by Cargolux’s Brussels, Milan, Frankfurt, and London offices in collaboration with long-standing customer Kuehne+Nagel.

Luxembourg, 19 August 2021 – As member of the Singapore Changi Airport community, Cargolux has contributed to vast initiative to support Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19 The airport community teamed up to arrange a donation of oxygen concentrators to Indonesia that is currently experiencing a surge of COVID-19 infections. Europe’s leading cargo airline provided free transport for the devices from Los Angeles, where they are manufactured, to Singapore for their onward journey to Jakarta.

The year 2020 proved to be an exceptional year for the Cargolux Group, which celebrated its 50th anniversary at the same time. Cargolux earned a net profit after tax of USD 768.7 million with an EBIT margin of 31.3%. Cargolux’ Balance Sheet was further strengthened by the result achieved. 

 Cargolux is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Christianne Wickler as Cargolux’ new Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Wickler is the first female Chairman of the Board of Directors’ of Cargolux. 

An entrepreneur and mother of four, Mrs. Wickler took over a small petrol station in Oberpallen, in 1982, which her father had entrusted to her. She developed the Pall Center, an “anti-gloom” business concept that is close to the people, the banner of a group of supermarkets and grocery stores that she has masterfully managed for 38 years. 

Cargolux Airlines has successfully passed its GDP (Good Distribution Practice) surveillance audit. The certification attests that the company’s quality management system fulfils the latest requirements of the EU Directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO Guidelines.

Cargolux is pleased to be part of UNICEF’s Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative to transport essential medical and pharmaceutical supplies where they are most needed. The project aims to prioritize the delivery of vital healthcare products, including COVID-19 vaccines, to curb the global pandemic.