People walk by Air Transat signage at the Montreal Airport in Montreal from the Vatican on Monday.

The union representing Transat AT’s TRZ-T 750 pilots says it has agreed to a tentative labour agreement with the company, averting a shutdown of the Montreal-based operator of Air Transat.

The agreement must be approved by a majority of union members at an upcoming vote. Details of the deal were not immediately available.

“We have reached a tentative agreement with Air Transat management on a collective agreement,” the union said in a memo to members seen by the Globe and Mail on Tuesday night. “We are incredibly proud of our pilots, your exceptional display of unity and unwavering support.”

Transat confirmed the deal in a statement.

Transat chief executive Annick Guérard called the ag

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