24left

A few photos from back when.

I'll assume even the current situation would not be a reasons for AC to do pure cargo aircraft now. Can someone explain why? Thanks

tracon

It takes months to convert a plane to Cargo.
That's after finding space in a MRO to do the conversion.
By then the current situation won't be current.

AC has had a partnership with Cargojet for a few years now.
And lots of unused belly space.
Surely AC could figure out a way to do seat packs in an empty cabin?
Or is there not enough space between the seats even for cargo?

Fiordland

The question should be what do you do with the newer 767 aircraft. Is it more profitable to convert them to cargo and use them for that, sell/return them or just park them.

As for the idea of increasing seat pitch to accommodate more cargo. As a passenger that sounds like a fanatic idea if the same configuration is used for passenger flights.

taupo

It seems some face masks are more equal than others, some have been upgraded, sure they hope they processed the upgrades in the correct manner.

24left

Cool video of AC birds at YYZ

Tweet text and video

etkuo

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ac2281

Cargo flight to HKG on a 787.

24left

Yup, since it isn't parked, a few hours ago I posted a screen shot from FlightAware in this thread

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32279473-post1408.html

FlY2XS

Well if the mods are moving the pic, I'm moving my post:
Look at the 2nd box on the right. This is a security cam catching the crew dipping into the cargo!

CXYYZ

That's a picture of the then-current Prime Minister of Slovakia. His name is on the jacket.
Sometimes humour gets lost online though so maybe this joke went over my head

RangerNS

Absent a handful of semi-emergency flights, there isn't and won't be a significant demand in global cargo traffic.

Which isn't to say that AC planners might not be considering some long term diversification.

expert7700

Those boxes are congregating in an important area of the plane, blocking part of the aisle and some are stacked in front of the bulkhead.

​​​​​​Combustable, unsupervised cargo in a cabin without an automatic fire suppression system?

The Lev

That speaks to the advantage of chartering. It's your plane and you get to fill it with your stuff. If you are just brokering your freight, you are at the mercy of someone over there deciding what gets prioritized on what flight.

My company alone will probably fill the equivalent of 6 or 8 AC flights for things we are bringing over by air from China in the next 4-6 weeks.(We're not normally a big player). If we use a regular charter where you can use the cabin space it would probably be 2 or 3 777's.

tcook052

A reminder seems necessary that the thread topic is whether Air Canada will run cargo-only flights and not other world airlines so a few posts have been deleted as they dealt with airlines other than AC.

tcook052
AC forum moderator

tcook052

https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2020...kUtR87P5R-SzoM

MONTREAL, April 11, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada today said it is reconfiguring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and third aircraft to be completed shortly.

"Bringing critical medical and other vital supplies rapidly to Canada and helping distribute them across the country is imperative to combating the COVID-19 crisis. 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.

"The rapid transformation of some of our aircraft to meet cargo demand reflects our ability to maximize our fleet assets quickly when these aircraft would otherwise be parked. Air Canada's engineering team worked around the clock to oversee the conversion work, and with Transport Canada to ensure all work was certified as tasks were completed. The next two aircraft are on track to be completed and will be in operation within the coming days," said Richard Steer, Senior Vice President – Air Canada Operations.

The three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are being converted by Avianor, an aircraft maintenance and cabin integration specialist, at its Montreal-Mirabel facility. Avianor developed a specific engineering solution to remove 422 passenger seats and designate cargo loading zones for light weight boxes containing medical equipment and restrained with cargo nets. This modification has been developed, produced and implemented within six days. All operations have been certified and approved by Transport Canada.

Through its cargo division, Air Canada has been using mainline aircraft that would otherwise be parked to operate cargo-only flights. The aircraft on these flights carry no passengers but move in their baggage holds time-sensitive shipments, including urgent medical supplies, and goods to support the global economy.

Air Canada has operated 40 all-cargo flights since March 22 and 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, in addition to current scheduled flights to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong. Air Canada Cargo has been working with its supply chain partners and shippers to transport medical supplies from Asia and Europe to Canada and will continue exploring additional opportunities as needed in all regions of the globe.

CanadaDH

An AC 777-300ER being converted to hold more cargo, from AC facebook page



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