Arbitrator finalizes >20% pay rise for Air Canada's 15,000 flight attendants, ending summer travel disruption

An arbitrator has finalized wage rates for Air Canada's roughly 15,000 cabin crew, awarding a pay increase of more than 20% phased over four years and bringing to an end the labour dispute that triggered widespread travel disruption last summer.

Discovered 2026-02-18T07:45:09.020995-08:00 | 2026-02-18T07:45:09.020995-08:00

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  • The award fixes pay for about 15,000 cabin crew at Air Canada — a more than 20% increase over four years — and formally ends the arbitration that resolved the travel disruptions experienced last summer.

  • The settlement establishes a compensation benchmark likely to influence ongoing and upcoming flight-attendant negotiations across the region; see recent United flight attendant talks and the Qantas 14% pay settlement.

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