Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines first flew in 1934 under the name Varney Speed Lines, named after its founder, Walter T. Varney. Continental was the second airline company Walter founded, just a few short years after starting United Airlines.

Continental Airlines became Continental in 1937 after new owner Robert F. Six purchased the company. Under the name Continental, the airline has gone through an up-and-down history, including a 1981 acquisition by Texas Air Corporation, followed by two bankruptcies, the events of 9/11, and the 2007-2008 run-up on jet fuel prices. Remarkably, Continental Airlines continues to operate over 3,000 flights a day and is known as one of the best airlines in the industry today.

Continental Airlines is headquartered in Houston, Texas and runs its hubs out of Cleveland, Guam, Houston, and Newark.

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• Continental Airlines introduces new menus for BusinessFirst international flights

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 440
  Continental Airlines today announced new BusinessFirst menus for customers traveling on international flights following seven months of tasting and development.  The first in a series of four different cycles of lunch and dinner menus debuts on trans-Atlantic, South American and trans-Pacific routes this month.
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• Continental Airlines reports on operational performance for November

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 440
  Continental Airlines today reported a November consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 80.5 percent, 3.2 points above the November 2008 consolidated load factor, and a record mainline load factor of 81.1 percent, 3.3 points above the November 2008 mainline load factor.  The carrier reported a domestic ...
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• Airlines slapped with precedent-setting fines for tarmac delay

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 129
  Continental Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines have been fined $100,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation for their roles in causing the passengers on board Continental Express flight 2816 to remain on the aircraft at Rochester (Minn.) International Airport for an unreasonable period of time on Aug. 8, 2009. ...
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• Time to whip out your credit cards on Continental Airlines

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 539
  On Tuesday, Continental Airlines will become the latest air carrier to require credit cards and debit cards to pay for on-board purchases on most flights. "Continental is making the change in response to feedback from customers and flight crews who expressed interest in using card readers for on-board purchases to ...
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• DoT gives airlines $175,000 reminder ahead of Thanksgiving

  
  Gadling — Authority: 703
  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines Three airlines just scored a first with the U.S. government: they were fined for leaving passengers in the lurch . Continental Airlines , ExpressJet (a Continental affiliate) and Mesaba (part of Delta ) racked up a total punishment of $175,000 when ...
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• Southwest Airlines strikes out in airline food survey; Continental tops the list

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 145
  Airline food. No, thats not the punchline to a joke.
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• Southwest Airlines strikes out in airline food survey; Continental tops the list

  
  elliott.org — Authority: 535
  Airline food. No, thats not the punchline to a joke.
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• Adria Airways to become full Star Alliance member carrier

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 440
  Adria Airways has been a regional member of the Star Alliance network since December 15, 2004.
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• Government issues “precedent-setting” fines against three airlines in Rochester incident

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 145
  Remember last summers overnight tarmac stranding incident in Rochester, Minn.? The government does. This morning it issued what it called a "precedent-setting" series of fines against two airlines in connection with the lengthy ground delay.
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• Government issues “precedent-setting” fines against three airlines in Rochester delay incident

  
  elliott.org — Authority: 535
  Remember last summers overnight tarmac stranding incident in Rochester, Minn.? The government does. This morning it issued what it called a "precedent-setting" series of fines against two airlines in connection with the lengthy ground delay.
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• Singapore Airlines named Airline of the Year

  
  dailyQi — Authority: 139
  The end of the year means annual award time. The Official Airline Guide (OAG), the London-based aviation information company, announced the Airline Industry Awards. To nobody’s surprise Singapore Airlines once again walks away with the Airline of the Year award. The top award winners by category for 2009 are: ...
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• Continental’s little PIN problem is fixed — finally!

  
  elliott.org — Authority: 535
  When Tim Milller tried to cash in a travel certificate to buy a Continental Airlines ticket, the system didnt accept his PIN number. But instead of working with him to fix the problem, the airline charged him for the full amount of the ticket and told him he was out of luck.
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• More airline industry awards for Continental Airlines

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 440
  Continental Airlines has won top honors in two categories in the 2009 OAG Airline Industry Awards.
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• Singapore Airlines Wins 2009 OAG ‘Airline of the Year’ Award

  
  Business Travel Tips — Authority: 421
  Singapore Airlines is the winner of the 2009 OAG Airline of the Year award. It also took the OAG honors for “Best Trans-Pacific Airlines” and for “Best International First Class”.Continental Airlines was named the “Best Airline Based in North America”.Virgin Atlantic took the “Best Trans-Atlantic ...
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• Continental Airlines to offer daily nonstop flights between New York and Munich

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 542
  Continental Airlines announced today that it will launch daily nonstop service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and Munichs Franz Josef Strauss International Airport, read more
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• What’s New in Aviation

  
  Flight Wisdom — Authority: 120
  We havent been writing enough lately. That does happen sometimes when real life interferes with this(which is unfortunately a hobby). Heres what weve been reading about. If Pat Kiernan of New York City based station NY1 can make a name for himself reading the newspaper and running Pats Papers online, we can try to see ...
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• FAA computer meltdown leads to flight delays and chaos, but no danger

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 791
  Filed under: Delta Air Lines The Federal Aviation Administration suffered a "widespread" computer malfunction Thursday morning, sending key parts of the national air traffic control system haywire and affecting Logan International in Boston, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, and all three major airports in New York. ...
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• United restores confirmed upgrades to top-tier frequent fliers. Plus: UA/Continental upgrades

  
  Upgrade: Travel Better — Authority: 418
  In October, United announced that they were moving to an “unlimited” upgrade system from their electronic certificate system. But as readers chimed in , one of the biggest complaints came from top-tier 1K members. The quarterly allotment of confirmed upgrades within North America was going away, and with ...
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• Sapphire Energy: Challenges with Algae Are an Agricultural Problem

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 137
  3232578716_f235d6b665.jpg Sapphire Energy views the challenges with mass cultivation and production of algae as an agricultural problem, in terms of yield, water availability and cost, its CEO Jason Pyle said at a recent algae biomass summit.
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• Continental & United Hope to Offer “Reciprocal Elite Status”

  
  First Class — Authority: 116
  Now that Continental Airlines is part of the Star Alliance, OnePass Elite members have access to more lounges, perks in more cities, and perhaps most importantly, a new connection with United Airlines. By the middle of 2010, the two major carriers hope to implement “reciprocal Elite access to upgrades and priority ...
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