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Snapshot
| IATA Code: | CO | |
| ICAO Code: | COA | |
| Base: | Texas, USA | |
| Website: | www.continental.com | |
| Launch: | 1934 | |
| Key People: | Jeff Smisek, Chairman & CEO Zane Rowe, EVP & CFO | |
| Pax 2009: | 62.8 m | |
| Pax 2008: | 46.9 m | |
| Global Alliance: | Star Alliance (pending) | |
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Monthly traffic for Continental Airlines
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Recently announced route changes
| From | To | New | Total | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport | Cairo | 7 | 7 | 18-May-11 |
| Houston | Gunnison | -7 | 7 | 4-Apr-11 |
| Houston | Gunnison | 7 | 7 | 16-Dec-10 |
| Houston | Lagos | 7 | 7 | 10-Nov-10 |
| New York Newark | Bristol | -7 | 0 | 7-Nov-10 |
| Portland | Anchorage | 7 | 7 | 10-Jun-10 |
| Houston | Chiapas | 2 | 2 | 9-Jun-10 |
| George Bush Intercontinental | Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico | 2 | 2 | 9-Jun-10 |
| New York Newark | Shannon | 4 | 11 | 28-May-10 |
| Cleveland | Green Bay | 13 | 13 | 2-May-10 |
| Cleveland | Norfolk | 14 | 14 | 2-May-10 |
| New York Newark | Munich | 7 | 7 | 27-Mar-10 |
| Orange County | Maui | 4 | 4 | 7-Mar-10 |
| Orange County | Honolulu | 3 | 7 | 7-Mar-10 |
| Los Angeles | Maui | 7 | 7 | 7-Mar-10 |
Continental Airlines’ top 10 one-way city pairs by weekly seats from Houston
Continental Airlines' fleet
Publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Continental Airlines is based in Houston, Texas with secondary hubs at Newark Liberty International Airport, Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport. Continental’s extensive network includes services to domestic and international destinations in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central and South America. Formerly in the SkyTeam alliance, Continental became a member of the Star Alliance in late 2009.
News Headlines

Continental Airlines Chairman and CEO, Jeff Smisek
Continental increases capacity by 3.5% on trans-Atlantic services in Aug-2010
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Emirates makes its first A380 ‘regional’ flight, to Manchester; a new era in more ways than one
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Gol-TAM: Two Strategies gain overwhelming success
LAN-TAM merger opens South American markets to bids from Star, oneworld, SkyTeam; ATI again a factor
ExpressJet widens losses, focused on cost reduction before merger
Double-digit PRASM performance for United, Continental, Southwest, JetBlue & US Airways in Jul-2010
SkyWest to acquire ExpressJet in continued US regional consolidation
Pinnacle maintains profitability, but net earnings ease in 2Q2010
ANA narrows net loss and reports operating profit in June quarter; seeking LCC partners
Regulation rules. Europe’s Commission and DOT on oneworld and US attack on ancillaries
Continental Airlines reports 19% increase in 2Q2010 net profit
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Share Market Performance
Continental RASM continues rise; Republic Airways best value US carrier; JetBlue up
American Airlines rises on Emirates speculation; Jazz Air and Air Canada up
Continental and United Airlines merger cleared in the US
Turkish Airlines operating profit hit by fuel price; Aegean starts codeshare with Continental
Alaska Air price target downgraded; Delta to hire new cabin crew to facilitate expansion plans
Delta Air Lines in technical downtrend; Continental expects merger to be approved in 4Q2010
United and Continental put merger to stockholder vote; American Airlines plans new ancillary charge
United and Continental CEO to give depositions for latest court case; Alaska Air up
ExpressJet net loss widens; United and Continental unveil new brand identity
JetBlue sees positive trends in industry; Continental and Hawaiian lead carriers lower
Jazz net declines 38% in Q2; Continental Airlines and United Airlines to divulge new information
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