Lufthansa Cargo transported over 1,000 aircraft engines and numerous high-tech systems in 2025, along with some3,500 horses, 12,000 pets, 80 million ornamental fish, and 200 zoo animals, said the carrier in its review of the year.
Other shipments included a rare BMW classic car from Prague to Tokyo, 12 critically endangered Vietnamese crocodile-tailed lizards returning to their native habitat and specially trained sniffer dogs to South Africa for anti-poaching duties.
Perhaps most importantly, 10,000 corneal tissue transplants gave recipients the chance to see again in a collaboration with the Lions World Vision Institute, which coordinates donations worldwide.
