Air Canada cuts about 400 management jobs, says decision not related to flight attendants strike

A spokesperson from the airline said that this would not impact day-to-day operations

Air Canada has cut around 400 management positions, or 1 per cent of its workforce.

“Following an extensive review, we made the difficult decision to reduce some non-unionized management positions,” the airline said in an emailed statement to National Post. The spokesperson added that the job cuts are not related to the flight attendants strike from August as “this review was well underway earlier this year.”

The airline said it “regularly reviews its resources and processes to ensure they are optimized to efficiently support business operations and its customers.”

The cuts would not impact day-to-day operations and the airline is communicating “directly to affected employees.”

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