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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn light of still growing need for additional cargo capacity, Air Canada has decided to reconfigure the cabins of its three passenger jets – Boeing 777-300ER – to secure more space for cargo supplies.
Air Canada has a separate division dedicated to cargo. However, it seems that it is not enough to meet the demand. According to a statement, one Boeing plane has been already converted and is already in service. The cabins of remaining two are due to be reconfigured.
“The transformation of the Boeing 777-300ERs, our largest international wide-body aircraft, doubles the capacity of each flight and will enable more goods to move more quickly”, said Tim Strauss, Vice President – Cargo at Air Canada.
For these works, Air Canada is partnering with Avianor, an aircraft maintenance and cabin integration specialist. The company has came up with a timely and certified solution on how to remove 422 passenger seats and turn the cabin space into cargo loading zones for light weight boxes.
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The airline says that since 22 March it has operated 40 all-cargo flights and further plans to operate up to 20 all-cargo flights per week using a combination of the three newly converted Boeing 777s, Boeing 787s and Boeing 777s.