| Joint is Jumping
For ANA & Lufthansa
Just
as the MD-11 painted WOW seems to have exited the skies forever, here
comes word of a new air cargo alliance between Lufthansa and a Japanese
carrier.
Armed with antitrust immunity for a Japan-Europe joint
venture, ANA and Lufthansa Cargo said they would launch a strategic air
cargo joint venture (in addition to passenger) on routes between Japan
and Europe. It will be the first global cargo joint venture of its kind.
“ANA and Lufthansa Cargo can jointly manage activities
covered by the joint venture, including network planning, pricing, sales,
and handling, and will introduce the joint approach on shipments originating
from Japan to Europe in winter 2014/2015 and for shipments from Europe
to Japan mid-2015,” Lufthansa said.
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