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Air Canada Cargo becomes the first carrier in North America to be certified by Transport Canada for the transportation of the Envirotainer RKN e1 container
July 17, 2009
This latest development makes Air Canada the first North American airline to be certified by Transport Canada for the carriage of RKN e1
containers, which allow the maintenance of temperatures between +2 to +25 C.
"This is great news for Air Canada Cargo and for
our customers. With the RKN e1, we are able to
offer our customers another specialized solution
for the transportation of temperature sensitive
shipments," said Lise-Marie Turpin, Managing
Director, Air Canada Cargo.
This latest development, which follows approval
of the RKN e1 container by the European
Aviation Safety Authority (EASA), will allow
healthcare shippers from across Canada, the
northern United States, Europe, South America
and Asia Pacific even greater access to the
benefits offered by the RKN e1 and the markets
they serve with Air Canada’s proven AC Cool
product line.
Thomas Persson, CEO of Envirotainer, said:
"This is excellent news for Envirotainer and
also the worldwide healthcare companies
and their airline and logistics partners that
are increasingly wanting to use the RKN e1
to maintain the quality and integrity of their
products. We are seeing strong growth in
demand for the container and have recently
decided for invest in a further 80 RKN e1 units
by the end of 2009 to keep pace with demand."
Transport Canada's certification of the container
is based on European Technical Standard Order
(ETSO) that corresponds to the Canadian
Standard of Airworthiness.
Transport Canada is the department within the
government of Canada which is responsible for
developing regulations, policies and services
of transportation in Canada. It is part of the
Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities
(TIC) portfolio. |
