Continental Airlines

Slippery Numbers

Simon Sinek | Posted 12.16.2009 | Business


Simon Sinek

I write the most popular blog on the internet* *comparison made to less popular blogs.

47 Passengers Spend `Surreal' 6 Hours Stuck On Airport Tarmac, Continental Apologizes

Yahoo! News | NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press Writer | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business


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Dogs, To Be Or Not to Be -- Dressed!

Wendy Diamond | Posted 08.16.2009 | Style


Wendy Diamond

Donning your dog in an occasional outfit at special occasions such as weddings or any charitable event doesn't harm, but clothes on canines are too often a "don't-do!"

Continental Pilot Dies During Flight

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN and VICTOR EPSTEIN | Posted 07.19.2009 | New York


NEWARK, N.J. — The only inkling passengers had that something was wrong on the Continental Airlines flight over the Atlantic Ocean was when an a...

Airline Survey: Southwest, Continental Are Top

Yahoo! Finance | Joshua Freed | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Airlines are doing a better job of taking care of the passengers they still have, according to a new study. The increase came as ...

O'Hare Gate Changes Signal Shakeup, Increased Competition

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz and John Pletz | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago


A major shuffle is about to begin at O'Hare International Airport in which two airlines move in with new partners, potentially freeing gates for addit...

Continental Airlines posts 1Q loss

Yahoo! Finance | David Koenig | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business


DALLAS (AP) -- Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it lost $136 million in the first quarter as traffic fell and business travelers saved money b...

Airline Service is a Sham: Memo to Doug Parker of US Airways, Your Company Tops the List

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business


Michael Russnow

Why haven't these horrendous so-called cost conscious changes been rescinded as the gas prices have come down?

Flight Check: What Are the Chances I'll Die on My Next Plane Trip?

Ben Sherwood | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living


Ben Sherwood

In the US, you could fly every day for the next 164,000 years on average before you would perish in a crash.

Continental Crash Highlights Miracle of United Flight 1549

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living


Charles Karel Bouley

The reality of plane crashes came, well, crashing home and suddenly Sully and his crew from the Miracle on the Hudson seemed even more...lucky, skilled, lucky, miraculous.

Continental Crew Noted Significant Ice Build Up On Plane Right Before Crash

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 03.16.2009 | Home


BUFFALO, N.Y. — The crew of the commuter plane that fell on a house, killing all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground, noticed signific...

BEVERLY ECKERT, Continental Flight Victim, Was 9/11 Widow (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

Posted 03.16.2009 | Home


SCROLL DOWN TO SEE A SLIDESHOW OF ECKERT ***UPDATE: 10:40am EST*** President Obama spoke about Eckert before his remarks on the economy this mornin...

Continental Plane Crash Press Conference: Live Video

Posted 03.16.2009 | Media


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Continental Flight: Obama Responds To Tragic Accident

AP | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday offered condolences to the families and friends of those killed in a commuter plane crash in upsta...

BUFFALO PLANE CRASH: Continental Connection Flight 3407 Crashes Into House, Kills 50 (VIDEO)

Posted 03.15.2009 | Home


SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEOS AND SLIDESHOW This is a breaking story - check AP for updates here. A Continental commuter plane coming in for a landing nos...

Continental Airlines Posts $266 Million 4Q Loss

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business


DALLAS — Continental Airlines Inc. joined all its major U.S. rivals in posting a loss for the fourth quarter, as the nation's fourth-largest car...

Continental Flight Powered By Biofuel Takes Off

AP | JOHN PORRETTO | Posted 02.07.2009 | Green


HOUSTON — Continental Airlines on Wednesday became the first U.S. commercial carrier to conduct a demonstration flight powered in part by altern...

Denver Airport: Plane Skids Off Runway

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 01.21.2009 | Home


DENVER — It was a miracle that no one was killed when an airliner veered sharply off a runway during takeoff, burst into flames and nearly broke...

Summer Airfares Double, Triple, Quadruple

USA Today | Dan Reed | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business


The law of supply and demand is kicking in for airline passengers this summer -- and not in their favor. Despite a string of price increases this yea...

Continental Slashing 3,000 Jobs, Capacity

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business


DALLAS — Continental Airlines said Thursday it is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs that have pus...

Airline Customer Satisfaction Nosedives: "Dismal"

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.28.2008 | Business


CHICAGO — Passengers are more dissatisfied with airlines' customer service than they have been in years at a time when carriers are charging mor...

Continental Abandons Merger Talks With United

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin and Micheline Maynard | Posted 05.05.2008 | Business


Continental Airlines said Sunday that it had abandoned merger talks with United Airlines and was planning to remain an independent carrier, a blow to ...

Continental And United Said To Be Close To Merger Deal

New York Times | MICHELINE MAYNARD | Posted 05.03.2008 | Business


United Airlines and Continental Airlines are getting closer to a merger agreement and would like to wrap up a deal by the end of next week, people wit...

Delta, Northwest Silent On Possible Merger Talks

Fox News | Christopher Hinton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


By late Friday neither Delta Airlines nor Northwest had made any comment regarding potential consolidation discussions. In a Wall Street Journal story...

Plane Crazy: Airline Delays Expected To Increase In 2008

New York Times | Jeff Bailey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The miserably full flights of 2007 might seem like a good reason for airlines to roll out a few more planes and ease the crowding. But passengers sho...