July 7, 2004

Lufthansa Systems today announced that the Cargo Handling Centre (CHC) at the new Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster / Sheffield (DSA) will be the first British company to install its ELWIS IT solution. ELWIS accelerates cargo handling and ensures seamless communication between all parties involved in the transportation of cargo, for instance by providing a link to British customs (UK HM Customs).

ELWIS maps the entire cargo handling process chain from physical handling at the warehouse to invoicing handling services, enabling customers to achieve both higher throughput and significantly lower costs. The future-oriented, enhanced functionality of ELWIS convinced CHC to become the first cargo handler in the UK to opt for a non-British freight handling IT system. Lufthansa Systems has demonstrated its competence and expertise in this field through successful ELWIS installations at several European and South American cargo handling companies. By investing in an innovative cargo handling technology, CHC underscores its ambitions to become a successful and growing player in the international cargo industry.

“We are already providing an urgently needed full handling service at DSA, which we wish to enhance by installing new revolutionary equipment to improve standards for the airline clientele,” explains Jean Parsons, Business Development Manager of CHC, and continues: “We were very impressed with the ELWIS system which provides a much better and more modern package for today’s market.”

CHC started operation at the Airport in Doncaster in January 2004 and handles cargo for many destinations throughout the world, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Bombay, and Chicago.

“Investing in ELWIS provides us with a future-orientated handling system, scanning and handheld technology, seamless communication with our customers and a powerful invoicing tool, ensuring flexible customer service and reflecting our service level agreements with our airline clients,” states Andrew Hudson, General Manager at CHC. “Airlines request a better service than they get from other handling companies in terms of communication and flexibility and they can already see that CHC is doing it in a much different way that others”.

The ELWIS system is running successfully at a number of airports including Stockholm Skavsta (Sweden), Billund (Denmark), Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne, Frankfurt-Hahn (Germany), Luxemburg, Warsaw (Poland), and Bucharest (Romania) as well as EMSA GlobeGround Ecuador.

Note to editors:

Lufthansa Systems is one of the leading IT service providers for the airline and aviation industries worldwide. As systems integrator, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group covers the entire range of IT services, including consulting, development, implementation and operation. Lufthansa Systems provides its IT infrastructure and operations services to a variety of industries. Headquartered in Kelsterbach near Frankfurt/Main, Germany, the company has branches in Germany and 13 countries and employs about 4,400 people worldwide. In business year 2003, Lufthansa Systems recorded sales of EUR 610.7 million.