Air Canada has leased out two lightly used Boeing 767-300 freighter aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines, the largest passenger carrier in Africa and a rising player in the air cargo market with 17 dedicated freighters, FreightWaves has learned.
Air Canada (TSX: AC) pulled the factory-built Boeing 767 cargo jets, which are 2 years old, from its fleet in the second quarter because it didn’t have enough business to operate them economically. They have been at an airframe services and maintenance...
Air Canada executives said it will take a couple more years for the full revenue potential of the incoming freighter fleet to take effect while the cargo market goes through a slump.
Air Canada’s cargo revenue fell 41% in the fourth quarter to CA$288 million ($214 million) from 2021, reflecting overall market weakness related to inflation, an economic slowdown and high retail inventories that afflicted most airlines. For the full year, cargo sales declined 15% to $935 million.
The results were...
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Air Canada cargo chief Jason Berry is leaving after two years to return to Seattle-based Alaska Air Group as vice president of operations at regional carrier Horizon Air, the parent company announced Thursday.
Less than a month ago, Air Canada was hailing Berry’s selection as “Cargo Executive of the Year” by industry publication Air Cargo World.
Two sources close to Berry said he decided to leave Air Canada for family reasons. His wife is of Japanese descent and wasn’t happy in Montreal, where...
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MIAMI — Air Canada’s first freighter aircraft are the most visible manifestation of an aggressive push to grow cargo business, but the airline is also building up airport infrastructure to support higher volumes and more profitable specialty products.
Without efficient ground handling capabilities the extra cargo jets won’t deliver the expected service and revenue.
Air Canada is preparing to expand its Vancouver, British Columbia, cargo terminal in preparation for receiving two 777 factory-built...
A train service between Vancouver and the Canadian interior is set to resume by midday Pacific time today, according to CP Rail.
The Class I rail company announced yesterday it was expecting to re-start operations between Kamloops and Vancouver, a section of line that had been knocked out by heavy rain and flooding that disrupted connections in British Columbia a week ago.
An atmospheric river rainstorm dumped nearly 200 millimeters of rain …
Logistics companies looking for ways to avoid crushing congestion at Chicago O’Hare airport have resorted to yet another workaround: putting shipments on Air Canada passenger freighters to Toronto and then trucking them to their Windy City facilities.
Air Canada (OTCUS: AC) was one of the first airlines to pivot to dedicated cargo flights when COVID-19 decimated passenger flying. It even removed seats from seven twin-aisle Boeing 777s and Airbus A330 planes to create extra space for light cargo...
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Hampered by strict government border restrictions, Air Canada disappointed investors with a US$918.3 million loss in the second quarter, but the cargo division did better than expected with a record $274 million in revenue.
Cargo sales for the period ending June 30 were 33% greater than in 2020 and double the amount in 2019, before the pandemic.
Air Canada (OTCUS: ACDVF) was one of the most aggressive passenger carriers to shift to dedicated cargo operations when global cargo capacity plummeted...
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Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) said it has delivered two shipments of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, joining American Airlines (NASDQ: AAL) and United Airlines in supporting distribution of the initial wave of doses to the American public.
Delta said it transported the shipments from Detroit to Atlanta and San Francisco on regularly scheduled passenger flights. The airline declined to provide further details.
The shipment likely was a pass through from FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) or UPS (NYSE: UPS),...
Air Canada (TSX: AC) confirmed Friday that it plans to convert several Boeing 767-300 Extended Range aircraft to pure freighters to take advantage of expected airfreight growth and announced the appointment of Alaska Airlines veteran Jason Berry to lead the cargo division.
Air Canada is the first carrier since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic to opt for a hybrid fleet, furthering its reputation for innovation. The exact number of aircraft and the timeframe for conversions remains to be...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-canada-finalizes-decision-to-convert-aircraft-to-freighters
Airlines could soon be operating unmanned drones in addition to aircraft flown by pilots, or serve as a logistics intermediary between shippers and third-party carriers.
Air Canada (TSX: AC) is leveraging its knowledge moving cargo to support drone deliveries and expand business in the fertile e-commerce sector. Japan Airlines is also involved in a drone delivery project and Astral Aviation in Kenya has set up a drone division.
Air Canada officials said during a Nov. 9 call with analysts to...
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