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Air Transat Faces Flight Suspensions Amid Pilot Strike Notice

  Air Transat has announced it will gradually suspend flights starting Monday following a 72-hour strike notice issued by its pilots’ union. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), representing roughly 700 pilots, delivered the notice after nearly a year of unsuccessful negotiations with the airline’s parent company, Transat A.T. Inc. Background The union filed the strike notice on Sunday, giving pilots the legal right to walk off the job as early as Wednesday. Last week, pilots voted 99% in favor of strike action , underscoring their frustration over stalled contract talks. ALPA leaders emphasized that pilots do not want to strike but feel compelled to act after management failed to meet demands for a modernized agreement. Airline Response Air Transat confirmed it will begin suspending flights gradually between December 8 and 9 to prepare for a possible full shutdown. The company stated it is working “around the clock” to reach a deal and minimize disruption for trave...

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Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Grid Amid Fears of US Missile Support

 

Russia launched another wave of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure, intensifying its campaign to cripple the country’s energy supply ahead of winter. The overnight assault left parts of Kyiv and several regions in darkness, with emergency crews racing to restore electricity to thousands of homes.

The attacks come as Moscow voices alarm over the potential delivery of US long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, which Russian President Vladimir Putin warned would mark a “new level of escalation” in the conflict.

Ukrainian officials condemned the strikes as deliberate attempts to weaponize winter against civilians. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to strengthen air defenses and pressed Western allies for additional support to counter Russia’s growing aerial offensive.

As temperatures drop, the battle over Ukraine’s energy grid is becoming a central front in the war—one that could determine both military momentum and civilian resilience in the months ahead.


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