Air Canada concludes agreement with pilots to commence freighter operations

Air Canada concluded (27-Nov-2020) a collective agreement amendment with its pilots, represented by the Air Canada Pilots Association, for contractual changes to enable the airline to competitively operate dedicated cargo aircraft. The carrier is finalising plans to convert several of its owned Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to freighters. The aircraft were recently retired from passenger service. The airline operates up to 100 international cargo services per week using modified passenger aircraft. [more - original PR]