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☆ Air Canada reaches last-minute deal with pilots union, averting strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Air Canada said early on Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its pilots union over a new four-year collective agreement, in a last-minute deal that will avert a near-term strike or lockout. Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, which operate nearly 670 flights per day carrying about 110,000 daily passengers as well as freight, will now continue flying as normal, the airline said. Air Canada said in a statement the terms of its new agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) representing more than 5,200 pilots will remain confidential, pending a ratification vote by its members expected to be completed over the next month. “After several consecutive weeks of intense round-the-clock negotiations, progress was made on several key issues including compensation, retirement, and work rules,” said First Officer Charlene Hudy, chair of the Air Canada ALPA master executive council. As a result, some United pilots now earn 92% more than their counterparts at Air Canada, the pilots’ association’s data shows.

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Sept 29 (Reuters) - Air Canada (AC.TO) pilots staged a protest at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Friday, demanding better pay and benefits as talks over a new contract covering 4,500 pilots at Canada's largest carrier continue. We have to close the growing wage gap between us and our American counterparts," Chair of the governing body for the airline's pilots union Charlene Hudy told Reuters. Currently, the union is actively engaged in negotiations with Air Canada, and it anticipates that these discussions will persist throughout the entire month of October, Hudy added. "We are still early in the bargaining process and Air Canada remains engaged in productive discussions with ALPA," the carrier said on Friday. The pilots for the Montreal-based carrier, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union, began bargaining for new labor terms this summer.

Persons: Charlene Hudy, Hudy, Shivansh, Shweta Agarwal Organizations: Air Canada, Toronto's Pearson, Canada's, Canadian, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, American, Reuters, Air, Air Line Pilots Association, Thomson Locations: Montreal, Bengaluru, Wa Lone, Toronto

☆ Air Canada to operate as usual during informational picket by pilots union
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Two Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircrafts are seen on the ground as Air Canada Embraer aircraft flies in the background at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - Air Canada (AC.TO) said on Wednesday it will operate the airline as usual when its pilots conduct an informational picket at the company's main hub, the Pearson International Airport, on Friday. "As we watch Air Canada cut routes due to an industry-wide shortage of pilots, we encourage them to close the growing wage gap between Canada and the United States," said Charlene Hudy, chair of the Air Canada Master Executive Council, in a statement on Tuesday. Air Canada's estimated 4,500 pilots have received a 2% wage increase per year since 2014. The pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) union, began bargaining for new labor terms this summer, before the end of their decade-long contract.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Charlene Hudy, Ananta Agarwal, Devika Organizations: Air Canada Boeing, Air Canada Embraer, Toronto Pearson International Airport, REUTERS, Air Canada, Pearson International, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Air, Air Canada's, Air Line Pilots Association, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Air Canada, United States, North America, Bengaluru

☆ Air Canada beats quarterly profit estimates, flags strong demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An Air Canada airplane is towed along a runway at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada April 28, 2021. Air Canada pilots anticipate sitting down for labor talks with the carrier in the next couple of weeks, a union official said. Montreal-based Air Canada said it expects to grow available seat mile capacity for 2023 by 21% compared with a year earlier. For the quarter ended June 30, Air Canada reported adjusted net income of C$664 million ($493.97 million), or C$1.85 per diluted share. In May, Air Canada said it expected CASM of about 0.5% to 2.5% below 2022 levels.

Persons: Carlos Osorio, Charlene Hudy, Hudy, Mike Rousseau, Shivansh Tiwary, Allison Lampert, Devika Syamnath, Frances Kerry, Elaine Hardcastle, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Air Canada, Toronto Pearson Airport, REUTERS, North, Air Canada Pilots Association, Canadian, Air, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Mississauga , Ontario, Canada, U.S, Montreal, Air Canada, Bengaluru

☆ Air Canada pilots decry 'embarrassing' pay gap with U.S. after Delta deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MONTREAL, March 3 (Reuters) - Air Canada (AC.TO) pilots are pressing for higher pay in the run-up to fresh contract talks, following recent gains secured by pilots at U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), union representatives told Reuters. Delta's latest hourly pay rates are up to 45% higher than current Air Canada hourly pay rates, the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) said in an email. Air Canada pilots have received a 2% wage increase per year, since 2014, said ACPA, which represents about 4,500 pilots. ACPA is in talks to possibly join the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the world's largest pilots' union, representing more than 60,000 pilots in the United States and Canada. Air Canada, which expects to return to 2019 levels of capacity next year, is also facing cost pressures.

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