United, Lufthansa to establish cargo partnership

The two airlines plan to expand their partnership to include cargo cooperation on routes between the United States and Europe.    United Airlines and Lufthansa plan to extend their current partnership to include cooperation within their respective cargo divisions, United Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo, on routes between the United States and Europe, the airlines announced in a joint statement.
   Elements of the cooperation agreement include the alignment of their information technology services and warehouse facilities.
   The potential partnership is subject to finalization of the commercial arrangement, compliance with existing U.S. and European Union regulations and necessary government approvals.
   Lufthansa already has a cargo joint venture in place with All Nippon Airways for flights between Japan and Europe. The joint venture received antitrust immunity from the Japanese government in September 2014 and flights commenced in December 2014.