Signature will not sign with Air Transat for the long term because Air Transat owns a tour operator. Why buy lift from your own competitor if there's another alternative? I fully expect that Air 2000 will get the go-ahead to fly in Canada this winter. After that, Signature will sign a contract with Skyservice for several dedicated aircraft, something they had when they were with Royal (may it rest in pieces) Airlines.
Canadians who would protest against this should remember how many Canadian pilots have had the benefit of employment through some U.K. charter carriers for several years now.
Scud