Source: Air Canada Board orders union and its officers to immediately cease all activities that declare or authorize an unlawful strike   Individual flight attendants directed to resume their duties   CUPE leadership told to publicly call halt to unlawful activity   Air Canada today said the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has declared ongoing strike activity by the company's 10,000 flight attendants is illegal and has ordered the leadership of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) to direct its members to return to work. Following a hearing on August 17, the CIRB declared that CUPE's strike is unlawful. It ordered the union leadership, which authorized the strike, to immediately tell its members to end the work stoppage. It also directed individual [...]

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Source: Air Canada Air Canada is suspending its guidance for third quarter and full-year 2025 operating results due to the effects of the labour disruption by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the resulting suspension of all flights. On August 17, 2025, the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) directed Air Canada to resume airline operations and for all Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flight attendants to resume their duties by 14:00 EDT on August 17, 2025. The CIRB further ordered that the term of the collective agreement between Air Canada and CUPE that expired on March 31, 2025, be extended to include the period beginning on April 1, 2025 and ending on the day on which the new [...]

Source: Air Canada Air Canada clarified commentary that has been made publicly about its offer to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing 10,000 flight attendants at the airline. Under the proposal there is a 38 per cent increase in total compensation over four years and: A new provision for ground pay that is industry leading in Canada. Hourly rates would go as high as $94 an hour in the first year. Hourly pay would increase by 12-to-16 per cent in the first year. This consists of a combined eight per cent increase in the hourly wage plus another four-to-eight per cent increase through a new ground pay formula in the first year alone. By 2027, senior flight attendants [...]

Source: Spirit Airlines Flights will operate three times per week on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Spirit Airlines' Guests can soon soak up the sun and sand on some of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean with new service launching to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The airline will begin the only nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) on Dec. 4, 2025, just in time for a winter trip to the tropics. Flights will operate three times per week on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. "Grand Cayman is a dream destination, and we look forward to offering our Guests new, affordable travel options to reach this island paradise," said John Kirby, Vice President of Network [...]

Source: Viva Viva has announced its July 2025 preliminary traffic results. Viva’s passenger traffic increased 7.8% compared to July 2024, reaching 2.7 million passengers, driven by an increase of 7.7% and 9.0% in domestic and international traffic, respectively. Viva grew its total capacity in available seat miles (ASMs) by 10.1% compared to July 2024, reflecting an increase of 8.5% and 17.5% in domestic and international, respectively. Load factors reached 88.6% compared to 92.0% in 2024, with a load factor mix of 89.6% and 83.8% in domestic and international, respectively. “Passenger traffic rose 7.8% in July, supported by steady demand during the summer period. Load factors remained at healthy levels, albeit below last year’s, given the high comparison base. We remain [...]