News / Air Canada avoids damaging strike with four-year pilot agreement

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 Air Canada has narrowly avoided a damaging strike, following a “tentative” four-year agreement with more than 5,200 pilots. 

The airline, which had warned of likely disruption to cargo services, said it had made a collective agreement with the Air Line Pilots’ Association (ALPA), for four years.

The agreement needs to be ratified by union members, expected to be completed over the next month, and approved by Air Canada’s board of directors. 

If ratified, the agreement will see an “additional $1.9bn of value” ...