Cargo direct.(Ground Handling News)(Lufthansa Cargo AG signs agreement with US Airways Inc.)

Lufthansa Cargo's customers in the UK can now book direct cargo capacity from London and Manchester to the US as part of the wide-ranging cargo agreement between the airline and US Airways.

This latest "Fly USA" initiative follows an agreement between the two airlines for Lufthansa Cargo to assume responsibility for marketing and handling US Airways' freight capacity on flights originating in Europe, which are destined for the US.

With effect from this month, Lufthansa Cargo in the UK is offering capacity from London Gatwick to Charlotte and Philadelphia and from Manchester to Philadelphia. Additional services from Glasgow, Dublin and Shannon will be added to …