Canadian freight airline Cargojet plans to add two 767-200ER freighter aircraft to its fleet in a sharp scaling up of capacity at the carrier.

Cargojet will lease the planes from Cargo Aircraft Management, a subsidiary of Cargo Holdings International. Delivery is scheduled in the second and third quarter of 2008.

The aircraft have a 100,000 pound payload capacity, a 67 percent increase over the company's current B727-200 planes. They have a maximum range of 5,000 nautical miles.

"We are very excited to be the first Canadian air cargo operator to introduce these newer generation, longer range, and more fuel efficient aircraft to our fleet," said Ajay K. Virmani, president and CEO of Cargojet.