Air Transat to wind down service as pilots’ union issues strike notice

Air Transat says it will begin winding down operations over the next three days after the union representing its pilots issued a 72-hour strike notice. The airline called the notice 'premature,' saying contract talks have made progress and that it has put forward 'generous' offers. While a spokesperson for the union said the airline had left it 'no choice,' and 'months of unproductive bargaining ends now.' Both sides say a deal is still possible before a strike begins, which could happen as early as Wednesday at 3 a.m. E.T.

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