> >Air Canada Renews Agreement with Canada Post > > > > > > MONTREAL, April 8 /CNW/ - 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 ><http://www.canadapost.ca>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. The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com CBSC Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeansocabrassconnection/ The Trinbago Site of the Week: (DMPI) http://www.paninstitute.com/ (Diego Martin Pan Institute) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************