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Airport Standby – Am I required to check out once done?

Lisa Raymond on September 22, 2025

We have had many members reach out with questions about the requirement to contact crew scheduling at the end of duty periods. With so many new members joining, as well as recent flow through classes, we wanted to make sure everyone is on the same page.

MAINLINE EMPLOYEES:
Checking Out After Airport Standby – You are required to check out with crew scheduling at the end of your Airport Standby period ONLY when on Call-In Reserve.

(Please note: If you are on ready reserve, you are NOT required to check out at the end of your duty period).

B8.27.03.03 When an employee checks in with the Crew Resource Centre following the completion of an assigned pairing, s/he may be awarded another assignment at that time. If such assignment departs at 1200 hours or later the next day, s/he will be released from reserve duty until the required report time of the assigned pairing.

If s/he is not assigned a flight at that time, s/he will be required to contact the Crew Resource Centre upon completion of his/her crew rest or at his/her option at the normal call-in time during his/her crew rest.

B8.30.04 Once an employee on ready reserve has been assigned a pairing, that employee shall not be required to contact the Crew Resource Centre upon completion of that assigned pairing.

***Remember:  Once your duty period is over after any assignment, you are officially on crew rest.

ROUGE EMPLOYEES:
Checking Out After Airport Standby – You are required to check out with crew scheduling at the end of your Airport Standby period.

(Please note: You are NOT required to call crew scheduling to be released after the conclusion of a pairing unless you are on Airport Standby).

L55.14.09.10 Employees on Airport Standby must be released by Crew Scheduling. 

***Remember:  Once your duty period is over after any assignment, you are officially on crew rest.

Please continue to reach out to your Local Union offices with any questions regarding duty periods and check out requirements.

Govern yourselves accordingly, in solidarity,

Bargaining Committee Update – 56 – Interest Arbitration Update

Lisa Raymond on September 22, 2025

As many members are likely aware, the Company and the Union have been working on finding an appropriate Arbitrator to hear the arguments relating to wages coming out of negotiations.

Arbitrator Paula Knopf has been appointed as the Interest Arbitrator for the wage dispute.  You can view her bio HERE https://www.paulaknopf.ca/.

We will be seeking to have our members attend this hearing.

The next step will be for legal counsel to have a case management conference. As part of our goals for case management, we will be seeking to expedite the entire process.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to contact@accomponent.ca  We want to ensure that you have all of the information you need to be fully informed.

Govern yourselves accordingly, in solidarity,

Your Bargaining Committee

LOU 61 – A330/A321XLR Dedicated (Blocked off) Crew Rest Seats – October 2025 Block Month (October 1st – October 31st, 2025)

Lisa Raymond on September 22, 2025

(This applies to AC Mainline only)

Letter of Understanding 61:  A330 and A321XLR Crew Rest Seats – New Language regarding last sold seats – Effective October 1st, 2025

On A330 and A321XLR non-crew bunk equipped aircraft operating flights which have a scheduled block to block flight time of greater than 7:30 hours but less than 11:30 hours, the Company will dedicate a bank of economy class seats for crew rest purposes. Additionally, on A330 non-crew bunk equipped aircraft operating flights which have a scheduled block to block flight time of greater than 7:30 hours but less than 11:30 hours, the Company will ensure that one additional bank of economy class seats is held as Last Sold Seats. Designated last sold seats will be 48HK on aircraft with Dream cabin configuration and 37HK on aircraft that have been reconfigured to the new cabin.

Cabin Personnel may sleep in the bank of dedicated economy class seats for a maximum of one (1) hour per crew member. The use of these seats to sleep shall not in any way interfere with cabin service.

No more than two (2) Cabin Personnel may sleep at any one time. On the A330 no more than four (4) Cabin Personnel may sleep at any one time when Last Sold Seats are available. The Company shall use best efforts to install a curtain for privacy around dedicated seats which, if installed, must be used by Cabin Personnel when the seats are in use. Signs or makeshift curtains are not permitted.

Letters of Understanding 27 and 28 shall not apply when dedicated crew rest seats have been provided in accordance with the foregoing.

For the block month of October 2025, the following flights fall under LOU 61 and are scheduled for A330 aircraft. They will have 2 (two) dedicated crew rest seats:

– AC73 CMN-YUL (*October 4-25 ONLY)
– AC808 YYZ-AMS (*October 25-31 ONLY)
– AC809 AMS-YYZ (*October 26-31 ONLY)
– AC814 YUL-NCE
– AC815 NCE-YUL
– AC816 YYZ-VCE
– AC817 VCE-YYZ
– AC818 YUL-VCE
– AC819 VCE-YUL
– AC822 YUL-BCN (*October 1-24 ONLY)
– AC823 BCN-YUL (*October 3-25 ONLY)
– AC824 YYZ-MAD
– AC825 MAD-YYZ
– AC836 YYZ-MUC (*October 1-24 ONLY)
– AC837 MUC-YYZ (*October 3-25 ONLY)
– AC840 YYZ-FRA (*October 13-31 ONLY)
– AC841 FRA-YYZ (*October 14-31 ONLY)
– AC842 YYZ-FRA (*October 1-24 ONLY)
– AC843 FRA-YYZ (*October 3-25 ONLY)
– AC844 YUL-FRA (*October 1-24 ONLY, 7:35 flight time)
– AC845 FRA-YUL
– AC855 LHR-YYZ (*October 3-25 ONLY)
– AC865 LHR-YUL (*October 26-31 ONLY)
– AC872 YYZ-CDG (*October 25-31 ONLY)
– AC873 CDG-YYZ (*October 26-31 ONLY)
– AC875 CDG-YUL (*October 27, 28, 30 ONLY)
– AC876 YUL-LYS (*October 29, 31 ONLY, 7:40 flight time)
– AC877 LYS-YUL
– AC884 YUL-GVA (*October 25-31 ONLY, 7:45 flight time)
– AC885 GVA-YUL
– AC886 YYZ-VIE (*October 1-24 ONLY)
– AC887 VIE-YYZ (*October 3-25 ONLY)
– AC894 YUL-MXP
– AC895 MXP-YUL

**The service specifications may need to be modified for crew to obtain their full 1-hour contractual break/rest times. In such cases, the SD should submit an eOBR simply stating that the service sequence was modified so that the crew can obtain their contractual break/rest times. Ensure to share this OBR with your local union office. If there is a manager onboard, report this service modification to them.

If you are told anything different in respect to contractual crew rest by an Air Canada manager, please share this information with your local union.

What if these flights operate on B777/787 aircraft?
LOU 61 is specific to the A330/A321XLR aircraft, and not applicable to the B777/787. The B777/787 have crew bunks that may be used for crew rest/break purposes.

For more information on onboard sleep entitlements, please CLICK HERE to see our August 30, 2024, bulletin.

In Solidarity,

Your Component Grievance Committee