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Pilot resistance blocks renewal of Air Canada-Cargojet contract
来源：shippingazette.com 编辑：编辑部 发布：2017/11/30 10:36:41
THE freighter partnership between Air Canada and Cargojet will draw to a close at the end of the year owing to insufficient support among members of the Air Canada Pilots' Association (ACPA).
The carriers have operated a scheduled freighter service to and from Mexico, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Bogota, Lima and Frankfurt in an arrangement which had seemingly worked out well for both airlines and had been expanded, reported London's Loadstar.
The airlines first signed an agreement to cooperate four years ago, saying they may have enough traffic together to operate to destinations such as Latin America, which Cargojet would be unlikely to do alone, while Air Canada said it had no desire to get into maindeck operations.
However, the Cargojet deal was dependent on the approval of the Air Canada Pilots' Association (ACPA), via a scope clause, and ACPA decided against extending the contract.
"Under our collective agreement, all flying performed by or on behalf of Air Canada, including cargo flying, is supposed to be performed exclusively by ACPA members," said ACPA director Kym Robertson.
"Air Canada approached ACPA about permitting a wet lease - that is, non-ACPA pilots would be operating aircraft on behalf of the cargo airline Cargojet," she said.
"After careful analysis on the implications about scope of work and potential value for ACPA members in permitting non-ACPA pilots to operate, ACPA agreed to a letter of understanding that provided for a time-limited trial. The trial was established to enable ACPA and Air Canada to determine whether to pursue a longer-term arrangement.
"That trial is set to expire on December 31. ACPA advised Air Canada in late October that it did not intend to pursue any further extension, on the basis that there was insufficient value to our members and as such, insufficient member support that would be required to ratify any longer-term arrangement under our collective agreement," Ms Robertson said.
It is thought that Air Canada would have liked to have extended, and even expanded, the agreement.
In a statement the carrier said: "Air Canada Cargo will continue to offer our complete range of cargo services on widebody passenger flights in most of those markets."
The carriers have operated a scheduled freighter service to and from Mexico, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Bogota, Lima and Frankfurt in an arrangement which had seemingly worked out well for both airlines and had been expanded, reported London's Loadstar.
The airlines first signed an agreement to cooperate four years ago, saying they may have enough traffic together to operate to destinations such as Latin America, which Cargojet would be unlikely to do alone, while Air Canada said it had no desire to get into maindeck operations.
However, the Cargojet deal was dependent on the approval of the Air Canada Pilots' Association (ACPA), via a scope clause, and ACPA decided against extending the contract.
"Under our collective agreement, all flying performed by or on behalf of Air Canada, including cargo flying, is supposed to be performed exclusively by ACPA members," said ACPA director Kym Robertson.
"Air Canada approached ACPA about permitting a wet lease - that is, non-ACPA pilots would be operating aircraft on behalf of the cargo airline Cargojet," she said.
"After careful analysis on the implications about scope of work and potential value for ACPA members in permitting non-ACPA pilots to operate, ACPA agreed to a letter of understanding that provided for a time-limited trial. The trial was established to enable ACPA and Air Canada to determine whether to pursue a longer-term arrangement.
"That trial is set to expire on December 31. ACPA advised Air Canada in late October that it did not intend to pursue any further extension, on the basis that there was insufficient value to our members and as such, insufficient member support that would be required to ratify any longer-term arrangement under our collective agreement," Ms Robertson said.
It is thought that Air Canada would have liked to have extended, and even expanded, the agreement.
In a statement the carrier said: "Air Canada Cargo will continue to offer our complete range of cargo services on widebody passenger flights in most of those markets."