Air Transat pilots ratify five‑year contract with 91% approval, ending year‑long talks

Air Transat pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association voted 91% to ratify a five‑year collective agreement covering 725 members, concluding roughly a year of negotiations and narrowly averting a December strike. The contract is backdated to May 1, 2025 and runs through April 30, 2030.

Discovered 2026-01-06T10:24:46.016065-08:00 | 2026-01-06T10:24:46.016065-08:00

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  • The vote (91% in favour from 725 members) ends a year of bargaining and avoids operational disruption after pilots had previously authorised a near‑unanimous strike mandate; that mandate had the potential to trigger significant schedule cancellations and network impact (see the earlier pilots' strike authorisation).
  • The agreement is backdated to May 1, 2025 and runs through April 30, 2030, providing multi‑year workforce stability as Air Transat pursues network expansion and works on returning to profitability amid fleet timing and engine challenges (see recent coverage of Transat's profitability push and delayed A321XLR deliveries).

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