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title: "Air Canada expects labor costs to rise next year"
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description: "Air Canada announced plans to introduce 35 new aircraft into its fleet, as the company faces the dual challenges of rising labor costs and a slowdown in leisure travel to the United States next year. The airline stated that its profits declined in the third quarter, with crew strikes leading to thousands of flight cancellations and a decrease in travel demand to the U.S. putting pressure on its performance"
datetime: "2025-11-05T15:35:22.000Z"
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# Air Canada expects labor costs to rise next year

Air Canada announced plans to introduce 35 new aircraft into its fleet, as the company faces the dual challenges of rising labor costs and a slowdown in leisure travel to the United States next year.

The airline stated that its profits declined in the third quarter, with crew strikes leading to thousands of flight cancellations, and a decrease in travel demand to the United States putting pressure on its performance

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