Honoring passionate individuals and courageous teams who have turned bold ideas into transformative solutions across the Lufthansa Group

From an impressive pool of applications, 18 exceptional teams were nominated, and six winners were recognized—selected by both an expert jury and an employee vote. The winning teams tackled a wide range of topics, from extended reality and artificial intelligence to customer experience transformation, sustainability, food waste reduction, and future energy solutions.

A big round of applause to our 2024 winners:

  • In the category “Digital Pioneer”: XR goes Crew Training – Lufthansa Aviation Training introduces immersive XR technology for cockpit crew training.
  • In the category “Excellence in Efficiency”: Fastest Bag Drop process ever – The new Bag Drop system from SWISS drastically speeds up baggage handling and reduces airport processing times.
  • In the category “AI Trailblazer”: Tray Tracker - The computer vision solution from zeroG  reduces food waste on board of Lufthansa Group
  • In the category “Hands on Innovation”: Aladdin, digital boarding carpet from Lufthansa enhances the boarding experience by making group boarding more engaging and efficient.
  • In the category “Dare to Try”: Hydrogen Aviation Lab of Lufthansa Technik tests hydrogen ground processes with a modified A320.
  • In the category “Jury Spotlight”: Cosmos, a digital platform from Lufthansa Innovation Hub streamlines ops management through real-time data

We can’t wait to see what’s next!