Air Canada moves big life-saving load to London
Air Canada Cargo, which regularly transports radioactive material used in cancer treatments and takes numerous precautions to ensure that they are handled safely and in accordance with all applicable regulations, recently flew a life-saving piece of medical equipment from Montreal to London, which was a particular challenge because of its size.
The equipment weighed over 4 t and required the floor and walls of the hospital to be removed in order to get it out of the building. Also, because of the radioactive capsules stored inside the machine, additional approvals were needed from various government agencies.
This important shipment was transported on one of Air Canada’s recently reconfigured A330-300 all-cargo aircraft, with the heavy machine secured in its belly for the flight across the Atlantic Ocean. (ah)