Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines was an American airline based and headquartered in downtown Houston, Texas. It was founded in 1937. [1] It was the fourth-largest airline in the US based on revenue passenger miles. Since 1998, Continental's marketing slogan had been Work Hard, Fly Right. Continental Airlines announced on Monday, May 3, 2010, that they were merging with United Airlines.[2] The merger was approved in September 2010, and the parent company changed its name to United Continental Holdings when United completed its acquisition of Continental. The combined airline takes the United Airlines name but uses Continental's globe and livery. There has been negative reaction to the new livery, many of whom were in favor of keeping the iconic "tulip" logo, designed by Saul Bass in 1973 due to emotional attachments and people not liking change.
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| Founded | May 1934 | |||
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| Commenced operations | July 8, 1937 | |||
| Ceased operations | March 3, 2012 (merged into United Airlines) | |||
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| Frequent-flyer program | OnePass | |||
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| Parent company | Texas Air Corporation (1981-1991) United Continental Holdings (2010-2012) | |||
Continental operated flights to destinations throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Together with its subsidiaries it had more than 2,423 daily departures, serving 130 domestic and 132 international destinations and had 42,210 employees (as of December 2009). Principal operations were from its three hubs at Newark Liberty International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Continental Micronesia, owned by Continental, operated routes around Micronesia from its hub at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Guam, and connected the Micronesian region with destinations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Honolulu and Cairns, Australia.
Gallery
- Boeing 737-824 (Continental AL) N77261 (2522690023).jpg
Another Continental Boeing 737 with the "globe" livery in 2008.
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, Continental Micronesia (Continental Airlines) AN0216745.jpg
A DC-10 of Continental Micronesia.
- Continentalairlinesbreakfast.JPG
Breakfast on a Continental flight.
- ContinentalB777InteriorNarita.JPG
Boeing 777 cabin of Continental.
- CONorthHoustonCenterHouston.JPG
Continental Airlines' offices.
- Continental Airlines B757 (4281587423).jpg
A Continental 757.
Continental Airlines Media
- Walter T. Varney, founder of United and Continental Airlines, 1921.jpg
Walter T. Varney, founder of predecessors of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, 1921
- Robert F. Six, Chairman-CEO, Continental Airlines, 1978.jpg
Robert F. Six, chairman-CEO, Continental Airlines, 1936–1981
Boeing 707 at Los Angeles, December 1962
- Continental Airlines B737-200 N7381F.jpg
Boeing 737-200 with 1968–1991 "meatball" logo and livery designed by Saul Bass
- Boeing 727-224 N32718 CO ORD 19.02.78 edited-3.jpg
Boeing 727-224 at Chicago O'Hare Airport in 1978
- Continental 747., Los Angeles, 1987.jpg
Continental Boeing 747 at Los Angeles in 1987
Continental DC-10 at Narita Airport, Japan
- Continental DC-10 model from Western merger.jpg
DC-10 model used in announcement of planned Continental–Western merger
- AmericaTowerHoustonTX.JPG
The America Tower in Neartown Houston, Continental's headquarters from 1983 to 1998
References
- ↑ "Continental Airlines Files - airlinefiles". airlinefiles.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ Freed, Joshua; Koenig, David. "Continental, United to combine in $3 bln deal". Retrieved 2010-05-03.[dead link]