Overview

• The agreement follows a Canada Industrial Relations Board order for binding arbitration and a ruling that deemed the walkout illegal after crews defied return-to-work directives.
• About 10,000 flight attendants launched the strike late Friday into Saturday, disrupting service during the peak travel period.
• Air Canada said roughly 500,000 passengers were affected and it withdrew its summer-quarter and full-year 2025 guidance because of cancellations and added costs.
• Pay for boarding and other ground tasks was a core issue alongside wage increases, echoing recent U.S. deals at American and Alaska that start pay at boarding.
• Negotiations had run for roughly eight months, and the union previously rejected an offer representing a 38% total compensation increase over four years, including an 8% first-year raise.