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Air Canada readies shutdown as pilot union talks appear deadlocked
Air Canada readies shutdown as pilot union talks appear deadlocked
Economy
by  AFP

Air Canada is preparing to suspend most of its flights starting next Sunday as it faces a likely impasse in talks with its pilots over wage demands, the company said. The airline's pilots, who voted in August to strike if talks fail, are pushing to close a pay gap with their American counterparts, but Air Canada says their demands "far exceed average Canadian wage increases."