They’ve been battling it out for 19-months and now the Air Canada pilots have lost. Their new government imposed contract seems like little solace. It includes wage increases of 2% in the first year, 5% in the second, 3% in the third, and 2% in the following two years, and is retroactive to April 2011 when the previous contract expired. Gov’t forces settlement on Air Canada pilots, opens way for AC’s new low cost carrier