Air Canada says government should be ready to prevent pilots from striking

(Reuters) – Air Canada said on Thursday that the federal Canadian government should be prepared to intervene to prevent a pilots’ strike that could begin as early as next week.

Spokesman Christophe Hennebelle, speaking by phone, said the airline was still committed to reaching a deal but accused the union representing pilots of making unreasonable demands.

(Reporting by Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh, writing by David Ljunggren)