News / Air Canada Cargo boosts North American freighter operations

Air Canada Cargo Boeing 767-300 freighter. (CNW Group/Air Canada)

Air Canada Cargo (AC) has added Chicago to its network of places served with freighter aircraft, more US destinations may follow, and is going to step up all-cargo flights to Mexico.

Starting 2 June, AC will operate 767-300F aircraft three times a week to the ’windy city’, supplementing its passenger flights and road feeder service connecting Chicago to the airline’s Toronto hub.

“Chicago has always been a big station for us,” said Matthieu Casey, MD commercial for cargo. “We’re self-handled there, which ...