The layoffs, which the Air Canada Component of CUPE says will take effect over the next 48 hours, will include roughly 3,600 Air Canada members and all 1,549 Air Canada Rouge members, according to the union.

Fired in 2016 after eight years with WestJet, a flight attendant has spoken out publicly about the "toxic" relations and "cowboy culture" at airlines.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says it has been certified to represent 170 flight attendants at Swoop, the low-cost subsidiary of WestJet Airlines.

On May 31, flight crew members celebrate International Flight Attendant Day to recognize the work, time and patience that goes into providing comfort, care and safety to travellers.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says it has been certified to represent hundreds of flight attendants at WestJet Encore.

The cabin crew members from one of Canada's two major airlines will be represented by the country's most high-profile unions, WestJet said in a news release issued Tuesday night.

The complaint states that flight staff were directed during initial training sessions to "strut their stuff" by walking down what the document described as a "runway with a spectator section." 

Growing anger among WestJet flight attendants about a compensation model that restricts hourly wages to time actually spent in the sky bodes well for a unionization drive at the airline, according to one employee who backs labour organization.

Two flight attendants are suing American Airlines over harassing Facebook messages posted by male co-workers.

Federal transportation investigators say they are unable to identify an airborne object that caused a Toronto-bound plane to take evasive manoeuvres that left two flight attendants with minor injuries.