Air Canada Shutdown Imminent? Aviation Crisis as Talks with Pilots Union Hit Deadlock!

Air Canada is facing the prospect of an unprecedented shutdown the airline has announced it may be forced to suspend most of its operations due to a lengthy dispute with its Pilots this could impact thousands of Travelers as soon as next week talks between Air Canada and the airline pilots Association or Alpa representing over 5,200 Pilots have been ongoing for 15 months despite reaching agreements on several issues wage demands remain a major sticking point unless an agreement is reached soon either side can issue a 72-hour strike or lockout notice which would trigger a shutdown as early as September 15th Air Canada has warned that in this case it will take up to 10 days to resume normal operations while Air Canada Express flights operated by third party carriers will continue they only account for about 20% of the airlines passengers the rest around 110,000 Travelers daily would be left stranded Air Canada says it remains committed to finding a solution but the company argues that alpa's wage demands are unreasonable and far exceed average Canadian wage increases CEO Michael rouso has stated that despite the challenges there is still time to reach a deal if the union adjusts its wage demands however he warns that a managed shutdown may be the only responsible option if no agreement is made don't forget to like And subscribe for more videos