Carriers
Air Canada’s first B767-300ER freighter aids Vancouver supply chain
Air Canada’s first dedicated B767-300ER freighter aircraft was put into service today and operated its inaugural flight from Toronto to Vancouver. ➤
Air Canada Cargo
Airports
Drone Delivery Canada wins delivery contracts at EIA
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) enters into commercial agreements with Edmonton International Airport (EIA), Apple Express Courier and Ziing Final Mile to deploy its drone delivery solution at the airport. ➤
People
Tim Strauss quits Air Canada Cargo for Amerijet Int’l
In a surprise move Tim Strauss is leaving Air Canada Cargo to join Amerijet International as its chief executive officer. The announcement was made by Amerijet with Strauss to join effective 17 August and based ➤
Carriers
Air Canada adds five new cargo-only destinations
Air Canada Cargo is expanding its cargo-only network with the addition of five new destinations in Europe and South America beginning 1 June. These include: Bogota, Lima, Amsterdam, Dublin, and Madrid. Four converted B777-300ERs and ➤
Carriers
Air Canada adds A330 to its seatless cargo-only pax ops
Air Canada Cargo has operated over 500 cargo-only flights on the airline’s widebody passenger fleet since it launched its scheduled and on-demand programmes. On April 18, Air Canada Cargo staff in Montreal unloaded cabin cargo ➤
Carriers
Chorus, Jazz & Air Canada begin Dash 8 cargo-only services
Chorus Aviation subsidiary Jazz Aviation are set to start cargo operations with reconfigured passenger Dash 8’s through Air Canada Cargo, on short- and medium-haul services. And, adding to its existing cargo-only services, Air Canada Cargo ➤
Disruption
Drone Delivery Canada to deploy drone network for DSV
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has entered into a commercial agreement with DSV Air & Sea Canada, the Canadian arm of DSV Panalpina, to deploy DDC’s drone delivery platform at DSV’s new head office and warehouse ➤
Carriers
Air Canada Cargo teams up with domestic drone company
Air Canada announced it has entered into a sales agency agreement with Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) through which Air Canada Cargo will market DDC’s drone delivery services in Canada. The agreement will give the logistics ➤
Asia Pacific
Annual Hactl forklift, pallet competition sees Japan Airlines on top
Japan Airlines was crowned Overall Champion at Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited’s (Hactl) long-running International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition while Air Canada Cargo and Air China Cargo took top spots in the forklift ➤
Carriers
Air Canada Cargo first cert under IATA’s new CEIV Live Animal
Air Canada Cargo has become the first airline to receive IATA’s new global certification for the safe transport of live animals. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Air Canada Cargo with the Centre of ➤