(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 November 2025, the following flights fall under LOU 61 and are scheduled for A330 aircraft. They will have 2 (two) dedicated crew rest seats:
– AC808 YYZ-AMS
– AC809 AMS-YYZ
– AC822 YUL-BCN (*December 1 ONLY)
– AC840 YYZ-FRA
– AC841 FRA-YYZ
– AC845 FRA-YUL
– AC865 LHR-YUL
– AC872 YYZ-CDG
– AC873 CDG-YYZ
– AC875 CDG-YUL
– AC876 YUL-LYS
– AC877 LYS-YUL
– AC884 YUL-GVA
– AC885 GVA-YUL
– AC890 YYZ-FCO (*December 1 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