News / Canadian airlines throttle back cargo plans for slower growth

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Canada’s leading air cargo carriers have dialled back their freighter fleet expansion plans but still see room for growth.

Cargojet, the nation’s top all-cargo carrier, has put four 757 freighters up for sale. The planes have been surplus after a restructure earlier in the year that saw some route consolidation leveraging its 767 freighters, said chief strategy officer Jamie Porteous.

Since the change, Cargojet has looked to the leasing and charter markets to find work for the excess planes, but it finally ...