Antoine,a bush pilot,agrees to ferry an exploration crew from Gamma Oil to a remote part of Alberta in his helicopter,and to retrieve them a month later.Three weeks into the bush,the Gamma team learn through listening to local radio chatter on their short-wave radio that Antoine has sold his helicopter to a pilot in New Brunswick.
-In any future dispute over the situation,Gamma's position will be that Antoine's actions constituted anticipatory breach.

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Anticipatory breach occurs when one party in a contract indicates prior to the agreed-upon completion date that they will not fulfill their obligations. In this case, Antoine's sale of the helicopter before the agreed-upon retrieval date indicates that he will not fulfill his obligations as the hired pilot. Therefore, Gamma's position that his actions constitute anticipatory breach is true.

Antoine,a Bush Pilot,agrees to Ferry an Exploration Crew from Gamma