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Posted AT 1:42 PM EST on 08/08/08

Air Canada braces for slowdown

Globe and Mail Update

Air Canada says it's preparing to weather a stormy second half of 2008 with the help of oil-hedging contracts and selected leaseback of planes. Montreal-based Air Canada had announced in June that it will cut seat capacity worldwide by 7 per cent this fall and also chop 2,000 jobs, saying high fuel prices were forcing up ticket prices and dampening consumer demand.

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