News / Air Canada Cargo boosts freight fleet while launching e-commerce service

Air Canada has taken the seats out of its 777

Air Canada (AC) is jumping into the e-commerce market with a dedicated domestic service – and, at the same time, it is boosting capacity for international cargo.

The headwinds to its passenger business have prompted the airline to ramp up its cargo flights with widebody passenger aircraft and passenger freighters, and is reactivating two parked 787s for cargo missions and removing seats from five more widebodies to boost its cargo capacity.

“We continue to see extremely high demand, but we are full,” ...