The countdown is on for Air Canada and its pilots to reach a deal, as both sides will be in a position to issue a 72-hour notice of a strike or lockout at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday. Most travellers are hoping for a miracle agreement soon, but airline industry analyst Karl Moore believes pilots are likely to strike.
The countdown is on for Air Canada and its pilots to reach a deal, as both sides will be in a position to issue a 72-hour notice of a strike or lockout at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday.
The airline has said the notice would trigger its three-day wind-down plan and start the clock on a full work stoppage. That means a stoppage could start as soon as Wednesday.
In the days leading up to the deadline, both the company and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents 5,200 Air Canada pilots, …