Air Canada Renews Agreement with Canada Post
Air Canada and Canada Post Corporation have renewed their long standing cargo and passenger services contract. The multi- million dollar contract that includes carriage of mail and corporate passenger travel has been extended for a further five years for domestic service, three years for transborder and international service and two years for corporate travel. As the carrier for Canada Post’s regular and Premium service mail, Air Canada will carry over 35 million kilograms of mail annually utilizing over 200 daily flights.
“Air Canada and Canada Post have, over the years, become global players in our respective industries,” said Tom Charlton, Senior Vice President, Operations. “This contract renewal ensures Canada Post will maintain its reliability and consistency of service that dates back sixty-five years to Air Canada’s origins and the commencement of this partnership.”
“This agreement will continue to leverage the two global networks of our two companies, including service to Canada’s most remote communities and destinations around the globe,” said Claude Morin, Vice President Cargo, Air Canada. “We look forward to working together with Canada Post to maximize advancements in information technology in both the postal and airline industries to provide enhanced customer service.”
Canada Post serves over 30 million Canadians at some 13 million addresses and nearly 1 million Canadian businesses. Incorporated in 1981, the company employs more than 56,000 people and offers customers 7,000 postal outlets and the largest retail network in Canada. In 2000/2001, its revenues were CAD $5.9B. The address of Canada Post’s Web site is www.canadapost.ca.
Air Canada provides scheduled and charter service directly to 17 Canadian cities, 38 destinations in the United States and 49 cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia the Caribbean, Mexico and South America, operating on average 700 scheduled flights each day. This extensive global network is enhanced through Air Canada’s membership in the Star Alliance network with 11 international airline partners, who, with Air Canada, serve 894 airports in 129 countries around the world.
