Continental Airlines News

Continental Airlines has won top honors in two categories in the 2009 OAG Airline Industry Awards, according to the airline's recent press release on continental.com. BusinessFirst, Continental's international business-class service, was named "Best Executive/Business Class." The airline previously won this award five years in a row between 2003 ...

Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way.

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Elite-level frequent flyers on Continental Airlines and its new alliance partner, United Airlines , are getting upgraded service starting in mid-2010. The two airlines announced Tuesday that members of each carrier's frequent flyer program who have earned elite status will receive unlimited, complimentary domestic upgrades on flights operated by ...

Continental Airlines , a US-based airline company, has announced an auction for its frequent flyers to bid their miles on a around-the-world trip to visit eight wonders of the world.

Continental Airlines today announced a major increase in the effectiveness of its recycling programs after the company put special emphasis on recycling projects in support of its ongoing commitment to the environment.

Continental Airlines today announced it has been named HP Supplier of the Year for its role in bringing exceptional new value to HP through innovation and collaboration under HP's Supplier Development Program.

Continental Airlines , which recently joined Star Alliance, announced today that it will move its airport operations at both Paris/Charles de Gaulle and Barcelona this month as part of its continuing effort to provide easy connections between its flights and those of other Star Alliance airlines.

Private equity firm TPG is circling familiar territory as the firm considers investing alongside AMR Corp.

Major U.S. airlines negotiating insurance renewals during the fourth quarter face a market that has hardened significantly since a year ago, brokers say.

Continental Airlines today signed a deal with Winstar Interactive Media to sell advertising on Continental's Web site .

Marvel Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit fell 60 percent as it took in less money than last year from licensing its comic book characters for movies.

Call traders centered on Continental Airlines, Inc. on Friday, thanks to dwindling crude oil prices and the firm's 1.9% increase in passenger traffic during October.

The percentage of airline flights in September that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, according to the U.S. Transportation Department.

Continental Airlines, Inc. soars 8.77% to $12.77 on over 11.53 best airline stocks million shares after Crude-oil futures were down 2% to about $78 a barrel in electronic trading.

Airline stocks rose Friday as oil prices tumbled, easing the carriers' fears over jet fuel costs.

Last October, things were not good in the airline industry. Sure, oil had come down and the capacity cuts implemented in September were still firmly in place, but the economy had just fallen off a cliff and people were scared about how low it would go.

BASED CONTINENTAL AIRLINES switched alliances a few days ago, newspapers in Continental's other hub cities have reporting interesting news from President Jeff Smisek, who takes over for CEO Larry Kellner next year.

Continental Airlines said its passenger traffic in October strengthened -- up 1.9 percent from a year earlier -- while the percent of seats filled on its flights reached new levels.

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