All Air Canada Cargo Articles – Page 2
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InsightsRecovering transpacific market needs more lift
Capacity growth on the transpacific trade lane needs to continue to match a recent surge in e-commerce volumes.An unexpected surge in demand in November and December rescued airlines’ peak season, which had looked rather tepid in October.“It was a good peak season, especially from Asia to the US,” says Shawn ...
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NewsAir Canada partners with SATS for return to Singapore
Source: SATSAir Canada has selected SATS to provide cargo handling services at Singapore’s Changi International Airport as it returns to the airport for the first time in over 30 years.The Star Alliance airline will today launch four Boeing 787-9 flights a week connecting Vancouver and Singapore. The contract also includes ...
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NewsAir Canada cargo revenues drop 27% in 2023
Air Canada's full year 2023 cargo revenues declined 27% year on year due to reduced air cargo demand and a loss of capacity in the form of temporary passenger freighters (preighters).The airline said the decline of C$342m was partially offset by increased operations of purpose-built freighters in its cargo business, ...
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Air Canada Cargo certifies Opticooler pharma containers
Air Canada Cargo has certified Dokasch Temperature Solutions' Opticooler RKN for use on its aircraft.The Opticooler is a temperature-controlled active packaging solution and comes in two sizes: the RAP containers, also certified by the airline, hold up to five euro-pallets, while the smaller RKN version provides space for one pallet.Certification ...
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NewsAir Canada sees cargo revenues dip in Q3
Air Canada continued to report declines in its cargo revenues during the third quarter of the year, although the drop-off has narrowed as the year has progressed.The latest quarterly figures from the combination carrier show that cargo revenues in the third quarter declined by 23.7% year on year to C$315m.However, ...
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Air Canada Cargo maintains summer belly capacity to Europe
Air Canada Cargo will offer customers more belly capacity to key European cities following Air Canada’s decision to extend passenger service to year-round on routes that were previously summer seasonal operations.Key routes that will remain available for customers throughout the winter include Montreal to Rome, Toronto to Copenhagen and Toronto ...
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Air Canada Cargo revenue drops nearly 25% in Q2
Air Canada's cargo business saw second-quarter operating revenues drop 24% year over year.Operating revenues for Air Canada Cargo in the three months ended June 30 were C$227m, down from C$299 in the same period in 2022.Michael Rousseau, president and chief executive of Air Canada, said in a press release: "Our ...
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Air Canada the latest to confirm Mexico freighter move
Air Canada Cargo will switch its Boeing 767 freighter flights from Mexico City International Airport (MEX) to Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) starting in July.The carrier is making the move following a government decree that ordered the move of cargo flights due to capacity limitations at MEX.The move creates issues ...
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Strike Aviation scoops Air Canada Cargo deal for Costa Rica
Air Canada Cargo has selected Strike Aviation to provide General Sales & Service Agent (GSSA) services for its new freighter flights to Costa Rica.The GSSA had previously been providing services for the airline's bellyhold operation to Costa Rica but this has now been expanded to include the recently launched freighter ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo begins freighter flights to Punta Cana
Photo: Air Canada CargoAir Canada Cargo has operated its first commercial freighter flight into Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.The service uses a Boeing 767 freighter and will be operated once a week.“We are excited to add yet another destination to our expanding freighter network. This new service builds upon our capabilities ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo begins Costa Rica freighter service
Photo: Air Canada CargoAir Canada Cargo has started freighter flights into San José, Costa Rica using a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter.The flights to Juan Santamaría International Airport will operate twice per week, said the cargo carrier.“The start of our freighter operations into Costa Rica builds upon Air Canada’s passenger service ...
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Air Canada Cargo’s newbuild 767 freighters arrive
Air Canada Cargo has taken delivery of two newbuild Boeing 767-300 freighters.The freighters are expected to enter service soon said Air Canada Cargo on May 2.“We are thrilled to see our two factory-built Boeing 767 freighters land in Toronto for the first time today, joining our growing freighter fleet,” said ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo starts freighter operations to Basel
Air Canada Cargo's first freighter flight to Basel. Photo: Air Canada CargoAir Canada Cargo has begun freighter operations to Basel, Switzerland to tap into the area's pharmaceutical business.The previously announced freighter route to Basel will be served by twice-weekly flights using Air Canada Cargo’s Boeing 767 freighters.The flights will originate ...
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InsightsTranspacific market: from the doldrums to new highs
After a difficult 12 months, carriers and forwarders expect business on the transpacific to take off in the latter half of the year.Cathay Cargo, the recently rebranded freight arm of Cathay Pacific, is leading the push for a new intermodal service to facilitate flows from the Dongguan area in the ...
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NewsAir Canada adds Liege freighter flights
Source: Liege AirportAir Canada Cargo has completed its first flight to Liege as part of plans to expand operations in Europe.The new Toronto-Liege flights will operate twice per week utilising one of the airline's B767 freighters. Later this year a third frequency will be added.The service also includes a stop ...
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Air Canada sees cargo revenues slide in 2022
Air Canada saw its cargo revenues decline last year due to the ending of its pax-freighter operations and lower yields.The Montreal-headquartered airline registered a 15% decline in full-year cargo revenues to C$1.3bn, while fourth quarter revenues were down 41% to C$288m.However, the airline pointed out that compared with pre-Covid 2019 ...
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Air Canada Cargo Joins Pharma.Aero collaboration platform
Air Canada Cargo has become a member of the Pharma.Aero cross-industry collaboration platform to further develop its pharmaceutical shipments handling knowledge.Founded in 2016, the Pharma.Aero platform includes over 50 Life Science and MedTech manufacturers, cargo pharma-certified communities and other logistics stakeholders.“As we continue to expand our freighter fleet and with ...
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NewsAir Canada and Emirates team up on air cargo
Nabil Sultan, Emirates SkyCargo and Matthieu Casey, Air Canada Cargo. Source: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo and Air Canada Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will examine how they can develop capacity partnerships.The partnership will see the two airlines work on a number of initiatives, including expanding cargo ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo revamps London Heathrow facility
Air Canada Cargo London Heathrow facility. Photo: Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo has unveiled a renewed customer reception area at its London Heathrow Airport facility.The reception area is the first part of a wider project to modernise many parts of its London facility, which is Air Canada Cargo’s largest European hub.The ...
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NewsAir Canada's Turner replaces Berry in vice president cargo role
Jon Turner. Photo: Air CanadaAir Canada's vice president of inflight services will replace Jason Berry in the role of vice president, cargo from February 18.Jon Turner has held a wide range of senior leadership roles at Air Canada and other Canadian airlines.These have included vice president, maintenance and engineering, with ...