Pilots at Canada's Air Transat have formally launched contract negotiations, aiming to broker a deal on par with their counterparts at Air Canada and WestJet.
Insufficient wage increases in relation to the cost of living and stagnant compensation from previous years were the major reasons they rejected the agreement.
The joint venture is an enhanced partnership Porter’s top executive describes as having “the potential to transform the competitive landscape in Canada.”
Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is adding flights to Peru for the first time, with Montreal-Lima becoming the farthest Airbus A321LR route in its network.