Look for Continental to add destinations in India as it starts taking delivery of new Boeing 787 aircraft, Reuters reports. The carrier also would like to add more routes to China, if it can win approval as new routes are…
Continental announced on Tuesday that it contributed an additional $50 million toward its defined benefit pension plans. That brings the airline’s total year-to-date pension contribution to $261 million. “We continue to focus on doing the right things for our co-workers…
Ohio is trying to persuade Continental to keep –- and grow -– the airline’s Cleveland hub. The state has offered $16 million in incentives meant to encourage the airline to add flights and around 700 jobs at Cleveland Hopkins International…
It may be time to start cranking up the airline-merger rumor mill again. The Charlotte Business Journal (free registration) writes comments last week by United Airlines’ Chief Financial Officer Jake Brace have fueled speculation the carrier may be interested in…
Get ready for more competition among U.S. airlines as they battle for a raft of new rights set to be awarded to fly between the USA and China. Travel Weekly (free registration) writes the Department of Transportation last week invited…
Travel Weekly (free registration) writes that Delta didn’t waste any time in launching a campaign to enlist public support for its proposed Atlanta-Shanghai service. Right after the DOT officially called for proposals for new China routes (see above), Delta immediately…
Continental and JetBlue were rated the top U.S. airlines of their types according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 North America Airline Satisfaction Study released this morning. Continental was named the top traditional hub-and-spoke carrier for the second year…
Speaking at Wednesday’s Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference in New York, Continental CFO Jeff Misner acknowledged that his airline has been criticized for growing too fast, but he defended his airline’s plans to expand its capacity by between 5% and…
With finances of U.S. airlines improving, Reuters writes that carriers are balancing their need for newer, more fuel-efficient planes with the need to place expensive orders at the optimal time. For years, experts have said the time is at hand…
Continental Airlines last week began flying to Loreto, Mexico, from its hub at Houston Bush Intercontinental. The carrier will fly the route Thursdays and Sundays during peak travel season (summer, winter and spring). Continental says the Loreto flights are timed…