The Canadian Press, On Tuesday September 6, 2011, 6:35 pm EDT
By The Canadian Press

MONTREAL - A tentative contract deal between Air Canada and the union that represents its flight dispatchers has failed to win ratification, Air Canada said Tuesday.

The airline's brief statement did not disclose any other details of the vote by the 74 members of the Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association.

Details of the proposed deal were not made public when the tentative agreement was announced Aug. 19.

It was unclear if the union had asked for a resumption of talks or if any were planned.

However, Air Canada said it remains "business as usual" for Canada's largest airline.........