Air Canada says no deal with union until planes moving as it cancels more flights

TORONTO - Air Canada says its flight attendants need to return to work before the airline can push on with negotiations, even as the union says it won't end its now unlawful strike until a deal is reached at the bargaining table.

"We're available and ready to work on an industry leading deal for our flight attendants, making them the best compensated in Canada, but we can't do that while the planes are grounded," said Air Canada chief operating officer Mark Nasr in an interview Monday evening.