May 5, 2004

The two Lufthansa Group companies - logistics subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo and IT service provider Lufthansa Systems - and Air China Cargo will be sharing an exhibition booth at this year's transport logistic China exhibition in Shanghai from May 11 to 14. Lufthansa Cargo and Air China Cargo have been joint venture partners since 1989, sharing their freight capacities 50/50 on all flights between China and Germany. Lufthansa Systems logistic solutions have played an important role in the continued business success of cargo carriers, especially in Asia. The deployment of carefully selected IT solutions enables them to establish end-to-end, integrated and controllable logistics chains.

China is the second most important market for Lufthansa Cargo AG after its home market Germany. The carrier has seen its volume of freight business with China increase by ten percent in both of the past two years. A presence at the largest Chinese logistics exhibition is therefore of great importance to Lufthansa Cargo. The IT-Provider is also committed to the Asian airline and aviation market, which holds enormous growth potential. With five offices in the Asia-Pacific region, Lufthansa Systems is as close to their customers as possible.

You will find Lufthansa Cargo, Lufthansa Systems and Air China Cargo at Booth 300, Hall 6 in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Lufthansa Systems will also be displaying its logistics solutions at the parallel Air Cargo China exhibition (Hall 6, Booth 606).

At 12:00 pm on May 13, a joint press conference will be held by Lufthansa Cargo chairman Jean-Peter Jansen and Dr. Gunter Küchler, Managing Director of Lufthansa Systems. They will be reporting on their companies' activities in the Asia/Pacific region and discussing their business strategies and outlook.

Note for journalists:

A photocall has been scheduled with Jean-Peter Jansen, Dr. Gunter Küchler and Li Jiaxiang, chief executive officer of Air China, on May 13 at 1:00 pm, directly after the press conference.