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Air Canada, Cargojet to launch freighter from DFW Airport to Mexico City
AIR CANADA Cargo and Canada's Cargojet Airway have finalised new dedicated freighter service from Toronto to Mexico City via Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), reports the Dallas Business Journal.
The service will begin June 9 and will be operated with Boeing 767-300ER freighter aircraft. DFW handles 60 per cent of all air cargo originating in Texas and is a top inland cargo hub in the United States.
"This addition to our air cargo network builds upon our solid relationships with Mexico and Canada while further strengthening the Dallas Fort Worth market," John Ackerman, executive vice president of Global Strategy and Development for DFW Airport, said in a statement.
With the new service, Air Canada Cargo becomes DFW's 19th cargo carrier. The new route adds 52 tons of net cargo capacity and connects shippers from the DFW catchment area to more than 150 destinations in the carrier's global network.
Air Canada is attempting to build an air cargo network, rather than specific origin and destination pairs, Lise-Marie Turpin, the carrier's president for cargo business, told London's Loadstar.
While its previous and now defunct all-cargo operations were directed at Europe and Asia, this time Air Canada's focus is on Latin America, with a return to Europe likely later.
Canadian freight forwarders have long complained about a lack of air cargo access to Latin America, Ms Turpin said.
The service will begin June 9 and will be operated with Boeing 767-300ER freighter aircraft. DFW handles 60 per cent of all air cargo originating in Texas and is a top inland cargo hub in the United States.
"This addition to our air cargo network builds upon our solid relationships with Mexico and Canada while further strengthening the Dallas Fort Worth market," John Ackerman, executive vice president of Global Strategy and Development for DFW Airport, said in a statement.
With the new service, Air Canada Cargo becomes DFW's 19th cargo carrier. The new route adds 52 tons of net cargo capacity and connects shippers from the DFW catchment area to more than 150 destinations in the carrier's global network.
Air Canada is attempting to build an air cargo network, rather than specific origin and destination pairs, Lise-Marie Turpin, the carrier's president for cargo business, told London's Loadstar.
While its previous and now defunct all-cargo operations were directed at Europe and Asia, this time Air Canada's focus is on Latin America, with a return to Europe likely later.
Canadian freight forwarders have long complained about a lack of air cargo access to Latin America, Ms Turpin said.
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