Polar Air Cargo renews GSA contract with Network Cargo in Canada
Polar Air Cargo and Network Cargo are pleased to announce that they have extended their GSA contract agreement for a further three years, from July 1 2023. Network Cargo, the General Sales and Services Agent branch of the Network Aviation Group in North America, have been reappointed by Polar Air Cargo (PO) as their GSA […]
Air Canada adds Munich Toronto route
Following the Government of Canada’s announcement to reopen international borders on September 7, Air Canada has today unveiled additional details of its planned Munich (MUC) – Toronto (YYZ) schedule. The loosening of restrictions enables foreign nationals who have been fully vaccinated with the Government of Canada-accepted vaccines (Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and J&J) at least 14 […]
Air Canada and GTA dnata keep cool in Toronto
Air Canada Cargo will extend its collaboration with GTA dnata in Toronto to cover all AC Cool Chain shipments from 16 September. From that date, in addition to pharmaceuticals, shipments booked with AC Fresh going through Toronto will be handled by GTA dnata. The facility is fully equipped for handling temperature-sensitive shipments with dedicated environments […]
Rhenus comes to Canada with Rodair acquisition
Rhenus Group has established its own network in Canada with the acquisition of Toronto-headquartered logistics provider Rodair. Rodair’s core business activities include international freight forwarding, project logistics, courier, warehousing and distribution, 3PL services and e-commerce solutions. The company was founded in 1996 and has business sites in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. One major focus lies […]
GTA dnata to handle pharma for Air Canada in Toronto
Air Canada Cargo will collaborate with GTA dnata at its hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport at the CEIV certified facility for pharma shipments. As of 26 February, all export and import pharmaceutical shipments booked with Air Canada Cargo will be handled at GTA dnata. The GTA dnata facility is IATA CEIV Pharma certified, and […]
GTA dnata awarded IATA CEIV Pharma in Toronto
GTA dnata has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV) for its pharma handling processes and facilities in Toronto. The joint-venture company in Canada is the first ground services provider to be awarded the certification for warehousing as well as ramp handling and ground transportation services in North […]
The business of meeting at TIACA
The speed networking tool relaunched this week and allows visitors to book up to thirty 25-minute meetings in advance of attending the three-day event, which takes place from 16 to 18 October at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Associations representing hundreds of supply chain companies have also announced plans to hold Board meetings at next […]
Saudia suspends Toronto service following diplomatic spat
Souring diplomatic relations between Canada and Saudi Arabia has lead to a suspension of Saudia flights between the two countries. The move follows Riyadh’s decision to expel Canada’s ambassador in response to “Canadian statements in defence of human rights activists detained in the kingdom,” says Ottawa.. “Canada will always stand up for the protection of […]
O Canada! Envirotainer adds Toronto to RAP e2 network
Envirotainer has added Toronto, Canada to its RAP e2 network, making it the ninth station in the Americas in the e2 network. Head of sales Americas, Brian Cooper says Canada is a growing market for Envirotainer, and adding Toronto to the list of RAP e2 boosts its ability to support partners in a secure and […]
Coming together for air cargo
According to the Oxford English Dictionary an association is “a group of people organised for a joint purpose” and in virtually no other industry is this more important than in air cargo, writes Stuart Flitton. While there are several bodies working in individual sectors of airfreight, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is the only […]
TIACA internship programme nurtures young talent in Canada
TIACA is expanding its Air Cargo Supply Chain Internship this summer to develop talent among young airfreight professionals in Canada. The programme is being headed by Air Canada Cargo and involves staff from a number of Toronto-based logistics companies taking part in a series of visits at each other’s sites to learn and explore new […]
O Canada! Multimodal Americas launches in Toronto
Registration has opened and seminar line-up announced for the first-ever Multimodal Americas, taking place in Toronto, Canada this October The fifth industrial revolution, in which humans and machines are increasingly collaborating in manufacturing, and the radical effect of blockchain on the supply chain, are just two of the debates taking place at the inaugural Multimodal […]
Peli BioThermal brings Credo on Demand to Toronto
Peli BioThermal has partnered with ATS Healthcare to bring its Credo on Demand rental programme to Canada, with its first drop point in the country. Located at the ATS Healthcare headquarters in Toronto, the drop point serves the further expansion of Peli BioThermal’s Credo on Demand rental programme by providing an additional point of return […]
Hurricane relief flights keeping ACS busy in the US
Air Charter Service (ACS) has had a busy last few weeks arranging humanitarian relief charters to hurricane-ravaged islands in the Caribbean. ACS president for the Americas, Richard Thompson (pictured below) says the charter broker has been involved with relief flights for Hurricane Irma charters. He explains: “We have been arranging lots of relief charter flights […]
ACS invests in Canada as it expands its Toronto office
The Canadian office of Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved to new larger premises in Toronto to facilitate its ambitious growth plans in the country. In the first half of the year, the office has posted growth of 36 per cent. In 2016, the number of charter contracts signed was up 25 per cent on […]
High value focus for Toronto Pearson
Toronto-Pearson International Airport’s strategic plan for cargo needs to reflect the increased development and flow of global trade of high value cargo, Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) says. It is becoming a mega hub airport, with numerous non-stop daily flights to the world and the strategic plan needs to reflect the importance of cargo travelling […]
ECS Group and Exp-Air Cargo join forces in North America
ECS Group and Exp-Air Cargo have joined forces to consolidate its position in the general sales and service agent market across the Americas. Exp-Air Cargo was founded in 1990 with its headquarters in Montreal, and offices in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton, and predominantly focuses on the US and Canadian markets. Exp-Air Canada managing director, […]
More Tel Aviv flights from Montreal and Toronto for Air Canada
Air Canada is to significantly increase Tel Aviv services with seasonal flights from Montreal and daily year round frequencies from Toronto. The Montreal – Tel Aviv flights will operate twice a week from 22 June to 16 October and Toronto – Tel Aviv will become daily from the summer. Air Canada president and chief executive […]
CIFFA to partner with TIACA for ACF 2018
The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) will partner with The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and Multimodal Americas at the Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Toronto in October 2018. It comes hot on the heels of Vladimir Zubkov formally taking over the helm as TIACA’s new secretary general, replacing Doug Brittin, who retired at the […]
Air Canada Cargo adds Frankfurt to freighter network
Air Canada Cargo has added Frankfurt to its freighter network, with Boeing 767-300 Freighter services from Toronto due to start on 19 November. The weekly 767-300F, operated by Cargojet through a wet lease agreement with Air Canada, are in addition to the 28 weekly widebody flights Air Canada operates between Canada and Frankfurt. Air Canada […]
Budapest aims for 100,000t in 2016 following strong September growth
Budapest Airport is expecting to handle over 100,000 tonnes of cargo in 2016 after breaking the 10,000 tonne a month mark for the first time in September. Cargo volumes grew by 33 per cent in September helped by strong growth from Cargolux and Turkish Cargo, and Qatar Airways Cargo’s decision to operate a third weekly […]
Air Canada Cargo to add second South American freighter service
Air Canada Cargo is to add a second weekly service to South America with an additional flight to Bogota and Lima. The Boeing 767-300ER Freighter services operated by Cargojet were launched in June with flights from Toronto to Lima via Atlanta and Bogota, as well as Toronto to Mexico City via Dallas Fort Worth. Air […]
Budapest positioning itself as the hub for Eastern Europe
Budapest Airport is positioning itself to be the air cargo hub of Eastern Europe having seen growth of 11.3 per cent so far in 2016. The growth has come from both freighter aircraft and passenger services with bellyhold capacity. Cargo development manager, József Kossuth says a significant proportion of the growth has come from Qatar […]
WestJet connects Gatwick with six Canadian cities
Gatwick Airport has received 28 new weekly flights to Canada with WestJet launching routes to Toronto, St John’s, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. The low cost carrier will have bellyhold cargo capacity, and will use Boeing 767-300s on all the services except the St John’s flights, which will use a Boeing 737. The Toronto flights […]
China Eastern orders 15 787-9s and 20 A350s
China Eastern Airlines has finalised its order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 20 Airbus A350-900s. The Boeing order, worth nearly $4 billion, will go with China Eastern’s Boeing 777s and increase the airline’s cargo payload on existing routes. The 787-9 has a fuselage six metres longer than the 787-8, and uses 20 per cent less […]
Norwegian transports electric vehicles for Hollywood blockbuster
Norwegian Cargo has transported 10 electric Buddy cars and six Buddy bikes to be used in the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster, Downsizing, starring Matt Damon. The cars and bikes were shipped from Oslo to New York using the bellyhold of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner before being trucked to Toronto for filming. The electric vehicles will be […]
Gatwick’s cargo falls again in February
Gatwick Airport has had another difficult month with cargo volumes falling by 12.2 per cent to 5,628 tonnes in February. The double digit fall in February follows from January, when volumes were down 9.7 per cent to 5,231 tonnes. On a 12 month basis from March 2015 to February 2016, cargo volumes are down 18.1 […]
