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Continental Recalls Furloughed Pilots
Updated: Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 4:40 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 4:40 PM EDT
(MarketWatch) - The pilots union for Continental Airlines said Friday the carrier plans to recall more than 100 furloughed pilots over the next 18 months, in a move that indicates the health of the airline industry may be improving.
Capt. Jay Pierce, chairman of Continental's pilot unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, credited growing passenger traffic and anticipated aircraft deliveries for the additional work.
The recalled pilots will return for training sometime during the fourth quarter. No one from Continental was available for comment.
Continental furloughed 147 pilots in September 2008 but recalled 15 of them earlier this year.
Read more: MarketWatch
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