Today, November 30th, Continental Airlines and United Airlines will merge into a single operating certificate (SOC) issued by the FAA. Though much of the new, combined airline is a rebranded CO—even the new operating certificate is essentially CO’s legacy certificate—the “Continental” name and call sign (along with United’s certificate) will cease to exist, at 6:00am [...]
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Farewell “Continental” Call Sign
Published by November 30th, 2011 in Aviation Policy, Continental Airlines, Flight numbering and United Airlines. 0 CommentsAmerican Airlines Resumes Mainline Service to Cleveland
Published by November 21st, 2010 in Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Cleveland, Continental Airlines, Dallas, Mergers, United Airlines and USA. 2 CommentsAmerican Airlines is returning its mainline service to Cleveland, after leaving over five years ago in September 2004. Effective April 5, 2011, AA is replacing its four daily American Eagle flights (three CRJ and one ERJ) between Dallas (DFW) and Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) with three daily MD80 flights. The timetable is as follows: Eastbound AA [...]
Newark Airport Early on a Snowy Day
Published by February 3rd, 2009 in Continental Airlines, New York City, Newark, Photos, USA and Weather. 0 CommentsTerminal C at Newark International Airport (EWR) on a very snowy, early winter morning, January 28th, 2009, 614am.
New Haven Union Station (ZVE)
Published by July 29th, 2008 in Continental Airlines, Discount travel, Frequent flier programs, New Haven, Photos, Rail and Student travel. 2 CommentsI was passing through New Haven, Connecticut the other day, and was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of its train station. Just two hours by Metro-North commuter train from New York City, or just over an hour and half on Amtrak, the station (and city) is easily accessible. And in case, the rails aren’t working [...]
Taxiing into the Sunset
Published by July 10th, 2008 in Cleveland, Continental Airlines and Photos. 0 CommentsIn Downtown Cleveland for only a few hours on July 7th, and decided to check how the city was faring. This studious fellow looked up from his book as he sensed me fixing my lens on him. He’s reading in the perfect serene settings of Eastman Park, a little park nestled between the two buildings [...]
Continental to Join Star Alliance
Published by June 22nd, 2008 in Alliances, Continental Airlines and Star Alliance. 0 CommentsSo as we predicted in our previous post (despite all the rumors about CO and OneWorld), Continental Airlines has decided to join the Star Alliance. This will give CO loyalists some new and interesting destinations through member carriers, including South African Airways, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, TAP, and Air New Zealand, amongst other carriers. [...]
Continental to Remain Independent: No Merger with United
Published by April 27th, 2008 in Airlines, Alliances, Continental Airlines, SkyTeam, Star Alliance, United Airlines and USA. 0 CommentsAmidst all the rumors and peer pressure of mergers over the past few months, particularly after Northwest and Delta announced their merger intent, Continental Airlines announced today that, for the moment, it will not be merging with United or anyone else. We at AirlineCity applaud this decision. Continental’s strong financial position and smart management will [...]
187 Flights Late over 80% of the Time
Published by February 14th, 2008 in Airlines, Airports, American Airlines, Chicago, Chicago O'Hare, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and USA. 0 CommentsLast month we reported on the US domestic flights that arrived late over 80% of the time during the month of November 2007. “Late” is defined as arriving at a destination more than 15 minutes beyond the scheduled arrival. (Given the fluff built into many timetables, then, being “late” means you really are late.) We [...]
The Obsession with Mergers
Published by January 28th, 2008 in Air France, Airlines, American Airlines, Aviation Policy, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Employment, KLM, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and USA. 0 CommentsMerger madness is in the air, with rumors that Delta and Northwest and close to making a move, with other discussions pointing towards a Delta-United or a Continental-United combo. Delta is a hungry for a merger, and if successful, other airlines may follow suit. United is also appears keen on a merger with someone. But [...]
Continental Saves the Day: $50 Fuel Surcharge Craziness
Published by January 15th, 2008 in Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and USA. 0 CommentsLast Friday, United Airlines raised its fuel surcharge from $20 to $50 roundtrip for most of its flights. We all know that fuel prices are getting out of hand, but a $50 surcharge is tremendous. No doubt, United hoped that all the other airlines would match the increase, thus keeping the pre-surcharge competition balance in [...]
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