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All Nippon Airways and Lufthansa Cargo propose adding Nippon Cargo Airlines and Swiss WorldCargo to cargo partnership
November 9th 2026
All Nippon Airways (ANA), Lufthansa Cargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines and Swiss WorldCargo have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on cargo services between Europe and Japan. Read More » The partnership will build on a previous joint-venture alliance between ANA and Lufthansa’s cargo operations, which was in place from 2014 until its suspension in September 2023 as ANA HOLDINGS INC. restructured its cargo business. "All Nippon Airways and Lufthansa Cargo have built a strong foundation over many years," ANA Cargo CEO and ANA executive vice president of cargo marketing and services, Kenichi Wakiya, said. "We are pleased to renew our dialogue and broaden our cargo joint venture to include Swiss WorldCargo and Nippon Cargo Airlines." Lufthansa Cargo CEO, Ashwin Bhat, said Japan was an important market. "Our long-standing relationship with All Nippon Airways has enabled us to serve customers reliably for many years," Bhat said. "Together with SWISS WorldCargo and Nippon Cargo Airlines, we now want to explore how we can leverage our respective brand strengths, networks and expertise to create even greater value for our customers." Nippon Cargo Airlines CEO, Hiroyuki Homma, said: "We are fully committed to complementing the networks, aiming to provide customers with expanded capacity and flexible routing solutions. Swiss WorldCargo head, Alain Chisari said: "Bringing together our strong European network and specialized cargo expertise with the capabilities of our partners could provide customers with an even broader range of transport solutions."
