42 h. ago Two Canadian airlines just won big awards for stellar customer ratings

Air Canada and WestJet have just won prestigious international awards based on high passenger ratings.The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) 2026 Awards were presented Thursday night. It's a global airline award that's entirely based on neutral, third-party passenger feedback and insights gathered through APEX's partnership with TripIt, a travel-organizing app from Concur.The 2026 awards include over one million flights that have been rated by passengers spanning over 600 airlines from around the world using a five-star scale.Air Canada received an APEX Five-Star Global Airline Award for the sixth consecutive year. It's among a list of world-class airlines, including United Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and Air France.The carrier's onboard Wi-Fi sponsored by Bell was also ranked for the Best In-Flight Connectivity. In May, Air Canada introduced free Wi-Fi for Aeroplan members on several major routes."We remain committed...

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4 d. ago Thousands sign petitions to support Air Canada flight attendants in wage fight

The workers overwhelmingly rejected a tentative deal

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7 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants vote to reject airline’s wage offer

Air Canada flight attendants, who went on strike earlier this summer, have overwhelmingly rejected Air Canada's wage offer, according to an announcement from CUPE on Saturday.

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7 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer, union says

99.1 per cent of flight attendants have rejected the airline’s wage offer

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7 d. ago Air Canada Cabin Crew Union Resoundingly Rejects Pay Package

Almost all of Air Canada’s more than 10,000 flight attendants voted to reject the company’s contract offer, extending a labor dispute that led to a brief shutdown last month.

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7 d. ago CUPE: Air Canada flight attendants reject Air Canada’s wage offer

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge have voted 99.1% against ratifying the company’s wage offer. Voter turnout was 99.4%. Even with the proposed increase, Air Canada flight attendants would still earn less than federal minimum wage, which is $17.75 per hour or $2,840 per month on a 40-hour […]

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7 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants to wrap up vote on new contract Saturday

Unionized Air Canada flight attendants will finish voting on a tentative new contract with the airline on Saturday, following a three-day strike earlier this summer.

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8 d. ago Air Canada flight attendants to wrap up vote on new contract today

Flight attendants at Air Canada will wrap up voting on a new contract today at 3 p.m. ET. The tentative deal, which ended a strike at the airline last month, raises wages for workers and establishes a pay structure for time worked when aircraft are on the ground. Voting opened Aug. 27 for the 10,000-plus […]

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1 week ago Varcoe: Big dreams and more Dreamliners fuel WestJet's plans to expand global air travel from Calgary

'No question about it, the 787 order leaps off the page ... It just opens up more international destinations, quite likely focused on Calgary,' said aviation analyst Rick Erickson

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1 week ago Air Canada evacuation in Denver highlights flight attendants’ most critical safety work remains unpaid

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The union representing 20,000 flight attendants across Canada says Sunday’s emergency evacuation of an Air Canada flight in Denver is just the latest example of how flight attendants are not compensated for their most important safety duties. The flight was evacuated by the dedicated crew after an electrical burning smell was […]

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1 week ago Air Canada flight from Denver to Toronto cut short, forced to return after ‘acrid smell’ noted

'The aircraft landed safely, and the 117 passengers and five crew evacuated the aircraft using emergency slides,' an airline spokesperson said

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2 w. ago CUPE : A message to our passengers from Henly Larden, Air Canada flight attendant & VP of CUPE 4094

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The past weeks will go down in history for airline workers in Canada. 10,000 flight attendants stood up to Canada’s federal government and one of the largest companies in the country to end unpaid work. Because of our collective courage in standing up to their intimidation, we made important strides. But […]

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2 w. ago Air Canada flight attendants vote on a new contract this week. Here’s what’s next

The new contract includes pay for ground work and salary increases over the next three years. But some are saying they will vote no

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3 w. ago André Pratte: How Air Canada lost the flight attendants’ strike

The airliner was already on a bad PR footing, and that was before CUPE told Canadians that flight attendants weren't paid for ground work

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3 w. ago Air Canada agrees to pay for flight cancellation costs, including hotel stays

The company says claims must be supported with receipts, which can be submitted through Air Canada's online customer relations portal

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3 w. ago Air Canada flight attendants to vote on proposed pay increase next week

The airline and their union agreed to the deal Tuesday morning with the help of a federal mediator, ending a strike that upended thousands of customers' travel plans

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3 w. ago Air Canada says almost all flights are back on schedule after strikes

Air Canada reports nearly all of its routes are back up and running following strike action by unionized flight attendants, which ended Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Most Air Canada domestic, U.S. flights expected to take off Thursday

Air Canada expects most of its North American routes to be back up and running today after resuming operations Tuesday following the conclusion of a strike by its flight attendants. An online dashboard tracking Air Canada’s service resumption said last night that 97 per cent of domestic flights were expected to operate over the next […]

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3 w. ago Jesse Kline: CUPE made dupes of us all with phoney ‘unpaid work’ claims

It was no secret that Air Canada's flight attendants didn't receive full pay until airplane was in motion

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3 w. ago Canada Games challenged by Air Canada strike, families stuck in St. John’s

For Canada Games Council CEO Kelly-Ann Paul, the timing of Air Canada’s strike was nothing short of “surreal.” Air Canada grounded thousands of flights last Saturday when its flight attendants went on strike, disrupting the Canada Games in St. John’s, N.L., which run Aug. 8-25 with teenage athletes from across the country flying in and […]

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