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Three Continental Airlines flight attendants are recovering from minor injuries they received after the Houston to Fort Lauderdale airplane they were working on hit a jolt of turbulence.

Scott Nishimura Forget Six Flags. Welcome to the roller-coaster world known as airfares.Hours after bailing out of the industry's latest attempt to raise prices, Continental Airlines re-instated part of its ...

Planning to fly this fall? Better have a backup plan. Looming schedule cuts mean travelers can expect fewer choices this fall.

Continental Airlines Inc. said Thursday that it will give more options to customers making last-minute flight changes on restricted tickets, but for a fee.

Billionaire Warren Buffett has already said he thinks the U.S. economy is in a recession, and now he thinks the economy is getting worse.

Houston-based Continental Airlines Inc. , which is trying to cut 3,000 jobs, has agreed to offer voluntary leaves of absence to pilots who agree to leave the company.

THOUGHT GETTING THROUGH airport security was tough? Just try to avoid paying an added fee for your luggage these days.

Continental Airlines might take a charge that will reduce earnings in the second quarter and possibly in future financial reporting periods, the company said in a regulatory filing yesterday.

Continental Airlines said Thursday that it will switch global alliances, joining United Airlines in a deal giving customers full access to both carriers' networks while allowing them to earn frequent-flier ...

Continental Airlines Inc., which is shedding 3,000 jobs in a cost-cutting move, is offering employees a year's worth of health insurance and travel perks if they leave on their own.

Continental Airlines has announced a stock offering that could raise about $160 million to build a bigger cash cushion against rising oil prices.

Authorities were asking residents who live near the San Francisco Airport to be on the lookout Friday for a small, tan dog after a search by Continental Airlines personnel and animal control officials failed to ...

Continental Airlines and United Airlines have announced a framework agreement to cooperate extensively, linking their networks and services worldwide.

U.S. airlines may lose as much as $13 billion in 2008 as surging fuel prices outpace fare increases, the chief of the Air Transport Association told a Senate committee.

High fuel prices and a weakening U.S. economy has eaten into Air Canada's routes into the U.S. A weak U.S. economy and the soaring price of fuel is not only prompting a drastic restructuring of the U.S. airline ...

Continental Airlines' announcement that it is ending service to Reno is probably not the last cutback that local air passengers will see this summer, airport officials said Friday.

U.S. airlines say they cannot afford to fly new routes or maintain all flights to China and other countries that restrict access, but they still want to keep their rights to serve those destinations.

US Airways has decided to reduce its fleet and workforce and added passenger fees to combat spiraling jet fuel prices.

Continental Micronesia said Friday it would suspend the only flights directly linking the US-administered Northern Mariana Islands to the Philippines because of soaring jet fuel costs.

Continental Airlines plans to start cutting flights in September. About 13% of the Cleveland service and 8% of the Houston service will be slashed.

Many travelers who fly US Airways or United Airlines from Charleston had better pack an extra $15 if they plan to check even one bag.

Continental Airlines is the latest carrier to pull out of Oakland International Airport.

THE workforce reduction of Continental Airlines is now having its effects here on Guam.

Continental Airlines Inc. announced Thursday it would cut flights into McAllen from Houston by one flight a day.

US Airways Group Inc. said it will eliminate 1,700 jobs and return 10 leased jets to counter surging fuel bills, while Continental Airlines Inc.

Chase [ NYSE:JPM ] and Continental Airlines [ NYSE:CAL ] today announced the renewal of their popular Continental Airlines co-branded credit card program, which offers various cards that provide exceptional ...

Continental Airlines Inc., the largest carrier at Newark Liberty International Airport, said today it will get a $413 million initial payment under its cobranded credit card deal with Chase Bank USA, adding to ...

NEWSLETTER >> Continental pilots begin picketing at headquarters by Alison Grant Wednesday June 11, 2008, 12:02 PM Picketing by Continental Airlines pilots who are pushing the airline to restore wage and ...

A number of major airlines rolled back a weekend fare increase Monday, the first time in more than half a dozen attempts that a widespread price hike failed to take hold across the struggling industry.

Air travelers are facing dwindling choices for when they can fly and where -- even to such popular tourist destinations as Las Vegas and Orlando.

County to offer cooling centers With the number of Fairfax County residents without electricity after Wednesday night's storms still in the thousands and anticipated weekend ... Thousands rally for Obama in ...

A record one-day spike in global crude oil prices on Friday pushed the anticipated fuel bill for U.S. airlines up by more than $4 billion, driving down shares and heightening uncertainty about industry ...

Government data released Friday is forecast to show the nation's unemployment rate edged up in May as employers shed jobs for the fifth straight month.

The U.S. airline industry has cut nearly 22,000 jobs so far in 2008 as it continues to struggle with record oil prices, according to a report by employment consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

Shares were higher today after the weekly jobless claims were reported as 357,000, down 18,000 from last week.

Continental Airlines is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity in the fourth quarter by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs and an industry in "crisis."

Also, the company's chief executive and president say they will not take a salary for the rest of this year and will decline bonuses.

Houston-based Continental Airlines Inc. will take 67 planes out of service. By the end of the second quarter, Continental will operate 375 mainline aircraft.

Continental says it will provide details on specific flights subject to cuts by the end of next week.

Now you can even board a plane. Continental Airlines passengers at some of the nation's busiest airports are going wireless when it comes to their boarding passes.

Analysts' opinions on stocks in the news Tuesday S&P MAINTAINS HOLD RECOMMENDATION ON SHARES OF LEHMAN BROTHERS : An unconfirmed story in the Wall Street Journal suggests LEH may raise $3-$4 billion in fresh ...

In what is a newswriter's dream, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a mysterious occurrence witnessed by a Continental Airlines pilot and ...