Eva Airways failed to come to terms with representatives of striking flight attendants Saturday night, and will renegotiate with workers Tuesday, a union said. The strike will continue until a collective agreement is signed, the union said. Among the issues for negotiation that broke down was the carrier’s refusal to withdraw punitive measures against flight attendants, according to the company. Earlier Saturday, a majority of the employees voted to accept an offer by the carrier Friday, and were willing to end the 10-day strike. The action started June 20 and involves more than 2,300 workers. The cancellation of 392 flights between June 20 and 28 caused revenue losses of US$56m, the company said Friday. Eva Airways estimates the strike will cause the cancellation of almost 2000 flights by July 12. <br/>
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Boeing staff falsified records for a 787 jet built for Air Canada which developed a fuel leak 10 months into service in 2015. Boeing said it self-disclosed the problem to the US FAA after Air Canada notified them of the fuel leak. The records stated that manufacturing work had been completed when it had not. Boeing said an audit concluded it was an isolated event and "immediate corrective action was initiated for both the Boeing mechanic and the Boeing inspector involved." Air Canada said it inspected the rest of its 787 jets and did not find any other fuel leak issues. "All of our aircraft are subject to regular and thorough inspections and we maintain them in full accordance with all manufacturer and regulatory directives," Air Canada said. The airline has 35 787s in its fleet. <br/>
For most Canadians, flying from one corner of their country to the other can be a pricey endeavour. That's why Air Canada’s C$520m purchase of Air Transat is prompting alarm over dwindling competition and rising ticket prices. The move further consolidates Air Canada’s power in an already tiny market; the airline and WestJet enjoy a duopoly, together controlling 82% of domestic seats. The deal puts Air Canada in a position to further control pricing, though analysts say it’s difficult to predict whether fares will actually increase. The Competition Bureau will probably scrutinise the deal, though it may not be able to stop it. Earlier this year, the bureau concluded that a merger between 2 small northern Canadian airlines was anti-competitive, but the federal govt still approved it. <br/>
A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing and blew out 2 tyres at New Jersey Newark Saturday, causing the airport briefly to suspend flights, officials said. Flight 2098 took off from New York LaGuardia bound for Houston and a short time later experienced hydraulic problems, prompting the emergency landing, a spokesman for the Port Authority said. The FAA said the crew of the Airbus A319 reported a brake problem and that 2 left main tyres blew out when landing. "Our pilots reacted quickly to ensure the safety of the aircraft and our customers, who deplaned using deployed slides after landing," United Airlines said, adding that there were 128 customers on board and no one was injured. The incident caused delays for inbound and outbound flights at Newark. <br/>