Air Canada has unveiled a major international expansion for summer 2026, adding new destinations and restoring important routes across Europe and Asia. The announcement highlights the airline’s strategy of leveraging its trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific hubs to capture growing demand in leisure and business travel while enhancing cargo capabilities.
Air Canada has revealed Palma de Mallorca as the inaugural new destination for its Airbus A321XLR fleet, with flights from Montréal–Trudeau (YUL) set to begin on June 17, 2026. This marks the airline’s first use of the highly anticipated extra-long-range narrowbody and the first time a Canadian carrier will serve the Spanish island directly.
Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are moving to mediation after union members voted against a tentative agreement covering the airline’s 10,000 flight attendants. The proposed deal, reached on August 19, 2025, was achieved without concessions from the union and included improvements to wages, pensions, and benefits, as well as modernization of compensation for ground duties.
Air Canada has announced a significant expansion of its Goodwill Policy, extending coverage to include reasonable accommodation and out-of-pocket expenses for passengers affected by the recent CUPE strike disruption. The update builds upon the flexible rebooking measures previously in place and aims to further support customers impacted between August 15 and 23, 2025.
Air Canada announced that it has suspended its plan to resume limited flying after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) instructed flight attendants to defy a directive from the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordering them back to work. The move follows the complete suspension of Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge operations on August 16, 2025, due to…
Air Canada has confirmed that its dedicated freighter operations will remain active despite the suspension of passenger and belly cargo services as a strike and lockout took effect shortly after midnight on August 16. The work stoppage, involving members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), has already halted most passenger flights, but the airline’s cargo…
Air Canada has provided a detailed breakdown of its latest proposal to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants at the airline. The offer, which seeks no concessions from employees, features a 38% increase in total compensation over a four-year period and includes multiple new financial and lifestyle benefits aimed at making Air Canada…
Air Canada has issued a statutory 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, after the union declared its intent to strike. The airline will conduct a phased suspension of most operations over the next three days, aiming for an orderly shutdown to minimize…
Air Canada announced that negotiations with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, have reached a deadlock, raising the likelihood of a strike or lockout as early as August 16, 2025. The statutory 72-hour notice threshold will be reached at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on August…
Air Canada delivered robust results for the second quarter of 2025, achieving operating revenues of $5.632 billion, a 2% increase year over year. The carrier posted operating income of $418 million and adjusted EBITDA of $909 million, translating to a 16.1% EBITDA margin.
