The voice of Canada’s airports.
Monday, November 5, 2007 -
Information campaign from 13 airports
geared to raise awareness
of Canada as an overseas gateway for cargo to North America
OTTAWA (Nov. 5, 2007) – The Canadian Airports Council and 13 cargo airport
members this week will formally unveil “Cargo Canada,” an informational
campaign designed to raise awareness of Canada as a fast, reliable and
cost-effective conduit for air cargo between North America and the rest of the
world. The campaign is being launched at the Air Cargo Americas trade show in Miami Nov. 7-9.
“For several years, Canada’s cargo airports have been raising
awareness of Canada as a
gateway for air cargo between North America
and the rest of the world,” said CAC President and CEO Jim
Facette.“Cargo Canada
is a logical next step, and a fresh new face for our work over the months and
years to come.”
“Canada’s airports provide fast and
reliable access to major metropolitan markets in both Canada and the U.S.; good
examples of this are the new scheduled international all-cargo services that
Canadian airports have obtained in recent months from Air Canada, Asiana,Cargolux, Cathay Pacific, Icelandair, Martinair
and other cargo operators.” said Cargo Canada campaign steering committee chair
Mark Ruel.“While many other nations are
experiencing airport congestion, Canada has invested billions in
airport and air traffic control infrastructure to ensure that we are well
positioned for cargo growth.”
With a relatively small economy, Canada is a big trading nation andtrades extensively with the EU, Japan, China,
NAFTA partner Mexico and
other parts of the Far East and Latin America.Meanwhile Canada’s airports are
within a day’s drive of more than two-thirds of North
America’s population.
Air cargo tonnage in Canada has grown 54 per cent over
the last decade, including a 55 per cent increase in overseas cargo
tonnage.Overseas markets are a primary
preoccupation for Canada’s cargo
airports when it comes to future cargo growth and make up 40 per cent of Canada’s air
cargo volume.
Air Cargo Americas is being held at the
Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel near Miami
International Airport
Nov. 7-9.
About
Cargo Canada
Cargo Canada is an informational campaign
from 13 cargo airports of the Canadian Airports Council. Cargo Canada’s mandate is to increase awareness of Canada as a fast, reliable and cost-effective
conduit for air cargo between North America
and the rest of the world.Cargo Canada
members include the international airports in Calgary, Edmonton, Gander,
Halifax, Hamilton, Montréal, Ottawa, Prince George, Regina, St. John’s,
Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Two additional members are expected to join
the campaign in 2008.For more
information about Cargo Canada,
please visit www.cargocanada.ca.
About
the Canadian Airports Council
The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) is the voice for Canada’s airports.Its 47 members encompass more than 150 airports, including all of the National Airports System (NAS) airports and most significant municipal airports in every province and territory. Together, CAC members handle virtually all of the nation’s air cargo and international passenger traffic and 95% of domestic passenger traffic.They create well in excess of $30 billion in economic activity in the communities they serve.And more than 150,000 jobs are directly associated with CAC member airports, generating a payroll of more than $8 billion annually.
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For more
information:
Daniel-Robert
Gooch,
Director of
Communications
Canadian
Airports Council
(613) 560-9302
ext 16
daniel.gooch@cacairports.ca