In this months ALPA magazine under the "Pilots of ALPA" section, the ASTAR pilots profile states the following:
"In November, Capt. Jay Pierce, the Continental pilots' MEC chairman, formally requested that Continental management extend preferential hiring to ASTAR, as well as Midwest, pilots. Continental management approved the request, and is scheduled to begin hiring in mid- to late-2010."
"In November, Capt. Jay Pierce, the Continental pilots' MEC chairman, formally requested that Continental management extend preferential hiring to ASTAR, as well as Midwest, pilots. Continental management approved the request, and is scheduled to begin hiring in mid- to late-2010."