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Dec 01, 2020 (newstodate): In response to the Covid-19 turbulence in the air transport industry, Air Canada is strengthening its focus on air cargo services.
   The company has named Jason Berry as VP Cargo effective January 1, 2021, and reporting directly to the carrier's Exec VP and Chief Commercial Officer.
   Air Canada has also finalized plans to convert several of its 44 owned and retired Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to freighters to secure a stake in the global cargo commercial opportunities as the need for Covid-19 vaccines uplift takes off.
   Air Canada has now performed over 3,500 all-cargo passenger aircraft flights compensating for the drop in passenger flights.
   Since June 25, 2010, Air Canada has been online with direct scheduled flights between Toronto and Copenhagen after a decade of seasonal operations, but operations were suspended due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus.
   Air Canada however remains committed to serving the Scandinavian air cargo market with all-cargo passenger aircraft flights in a partnership with HWF since April 26, 2020.   
   From the start, the carrier has been offering one weekly all-cargo Boeing 787-9 rotation - increasing from October 1, 2020, to two weekly rotations to accommodate the increasing demand for westbound cargo movement.