Sat, Jul 16, 2011
Between 100 And 200 Pilots To Fly For The Partner Airline
United Continental Holdings said Thursday that it will offer
approximately 100 to 200 positions to pilots currently on furlough
from its United subsidiary to fly aircraft for its Continental
subsidiary. The positions will meet the needs currently anticipated
for the combined company's operation in 2012.
"We are pleased that through cooperation with the Air Line
Pilots Association, we are able to offer the opportunity for these
United pilots to come back to work," said Fred Abbott, senior vice
president of flight operations for the combined company. "We will
continue to focus on negotiating a single contract for all of our
pilots as we work towards our single operating certificate."
The United pilots welcomed the announcement. It is the hope of
the United Chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association that these
recalls are the first of a wave of recalls that will eventually
lead to the return of all our 1,437 furloughed pilots. "When a
furloughed United pilot returns to our cockpits, whether United or
subsidiary Continental, it is welcome news," said United MEC
Chairman Captain Wendy Morse. "No pilots have paid a higher price
for the recent shocks to the aviation industry than the 1,437
United pilots who have been on furlough."
Training could begin as early as late September. While these
pilots will be hired to staff Continental aircraft, they will
retain seniority rights in position on the United pilot seniority
list. The seniority lists of both carriers will only be merged
after the completion of a Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement
allowing United to recognize the benefits of finally completing the
merger.
"We still have work to do to get the remaining United pilots off
the street," added Capt. Morse. "We remain focused on securing a
Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement with United and getting all
of our pilots back to work. We look forward to that day and will
not rest until they return."
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