Lufthansa Cargo (LH, Frankfurt International) will take delivery of two B777-Fs in February and March 2019, while a further two units of the type will be delivered this year to Lufthansa Group joint venture AeroLogic (3S, Leipzig/Halle) for the exclusive use of Lufthansa Cargo, Chief Commercial Officer Dorothea von Boxberg told Air Transport World.

The two Boeing freighters for AeroLogic, a 50/50 joint venture between Lufthansa and DHL Express, will deliver in February and September 2019, respectively.

The new deliveries will allow Lufthansa Cargo to retire two MD-11(F). Von Boxberg said that while the carrier was planning to replace the remaining MD-11(F)s, it had not yet set a fixed date for the complete phase-out of the type. She added Lufthansa Cargo was currently in talks within the group regarding its future fleet strategy.

Lufthansa Cargo will use the new Boeing freighters to replace the older generation aircraft on its México City International and São Paulo Viracopos routes and to add extra frequencies to Osaka Kansai, Chennai, Hyderabad International, Delhi International, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson, and Chicago O'Hare.

According to the ch-aviation fleets module, the cargo unit of Lufthansa currently operates twelve MD-11(F)s, including one which has been undergoing maintenance at Singapore Changi since December 26, 2018. The airline also operates five B-777(F)s.

For its part, AeroLogic currently operates ten B-777(F)s.