United and Lufthansa plan enhanced cargo cooperation between US and Europe

United Airlines and Lufthansa plan to enhance their current cooperation to include cargo cooperation by United Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo on routes between the US and Europe. They carriers are discussing a variety of possible elements of the planned cooperation, including, among others, an alignment of information technology services and warehouse facilities.

Implementation of this enhanced cargo cooperation between United and Lufthansa is subject to finalization of the commercial arrangement and compliance with existing EU and US regulations and necessary government approvals.