Deepening cooperation
Air Canada Carto and Emirates Skycargo have now taken the next step in their strategic commercial partnership which they inked last year. The partners now signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Emirates headquarters in Dubai.
Under its terms, Air Canada Cargo and Emirates Skycargo will close their ranks by jointly launching a number of initiatives, which include expanding cargo interline options and block space agreements. The aim is to offer freight customers of both airlines access to more capacity on a larger combined global network.
The agreement encompasses the belly-hold of Emirates scheduled passenger flights to about 140 global destinations, as well as the current capacities of the elven freighters in the Emirates fleet.
In return, Air Canada Cargo will cover 60 cities in Canada and about 150 cities worldwide with its Boeing 767 freighters and its belly-hold capacity. This agreement is subject to any required regulatory approvals. (cd)