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Air Canada gains CEIV for Lithium batteries

Air Canada Cargo has gained International Air Transport Association CEIV validation for Lithium batteries. It attests that the carrier meets internationally recognized standards for the safe handling, storage and transportation for a growing segment of market, including consumer electronics, medical technology, electric vehicles, and energy storage. The process included an on-site assessment of its cargo facilities in Montreal. Key Air Canada personnel, including Dangerous Goods Specialists for Warehouse Operations, as well ... [+]

Air Canada restarts flights

Air Canada is gradually restarting its operations after agreeing to mediation with 10,000 flight attendants, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Discussions were begun on the basis that the union commit to have the airline’s 10,000 flight attendants immediately return to work, after Air Canada and Air Canada ... [+]

Air Canada Cargo launches new-look platform

Air Canada Cargo has redesigned its eBooking platform. Customers can now get real-time feedback and validation, create batch bookings, e-AWB and submit release letters. The interface has been made more user-friendly with a dashboard to keep track of shipments with dynamic booking flows and calculation fields. Auto-confirmation is available for general cargo ... [+]

Air Canada restarts Ottawa-Heathrow flights

Air Canada has resumed flights from Ottawa to London Heathrow with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Services will operate four times weekly with connections at Heathrow across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. The carrier will serve Heathrow from six Canadian cities, with up to 63 weekly flights in ... [+]

Air Canada enhances Heathrow cool chain

Air Canada Cargo has opened an upgraded cold chain facility in London Heathrow. It features nearly 900 square feet of temperature-controlled areas to full industry standards for shipments such as pharmaceuticals, fresh food and other perishables. [+]

Air Canada adopts Opticooler’s little sister

DoKaSch Temperature Solutions' Opticooler RKN container is now available on Air Canada Cargo's wide-body international flights, following approval of the equipment. The carrier has already approved Opticooler’s RAP model. The Opticooler is smaller version of the Opticooler RAP, with space for a single pallet compared with five for the RKN. ... [+]

First Air Canada freighter touches down in Belgium

Air Canada Cargo’s first Boeing 767 freighter from Toronto landed in Liege, Belgium, on 30 March. Flights will operate twice per week, increasing to three later in the year. The service originates in Toronto with a stop in Halifax. In April, Air Canada Cargo will start a twice weekly service to ... [+]

Air Canada rolls out the red (and black) carpet for London cargo customers

Air Canada Cargo unveiled its renewed London Heathrow customer reception area, the first part of a wider project to modernize many parts of its largest European hub. The reception includes a living wall featuring three types of locally-sourced mosses to help purify the air as well as improved workstations for customer ... [+]

New cargo chief for Air Canada

Air Canada has appointed Jon Turner as vice president, cargo from February 18. He is currently vice president, inflight services. With three dedicated Boeing 767 freighters now in the fleet and seven more on the way, plus two Boeing 777 freighters due for delivery in 2024, he will have oversight of ... [+]

Air Canada to add two freighter gateways in Europe

Air Canada Cargo will launch a scheduled Boeing 767 freighter service to Liege, Belgium in February with flights to Basel expected to begin in April. The Liege flights will operate twice per week initially, increasing to three flights per week later in the year. Basel, one of Europe's premiere pharmaceutical hubs, ... [+]

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