Continental provides air travel service to over 130 domestic and 120+ international markets. Overall, Continental operates over 370 jets in mainline service and 270 jets in regional service. Continental is the fourth-largest airlines company in the U..S.Bloomberg.com: Continental Air Loss Widens to $266 Million on Fuel (January 29, 2009)
On June 18, 2009, the pilot of Continental Flight 61, from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, died mid-flight. One of the flight's two co-pilots took over landed the plane at Newark Liberty Airport shortly before noon.http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wpix-captain-dies-mid-flight,0,4394766.story
Key Dates
- 1934: First established as Varney Speed Lines
- 1937: Name changes to Continental
- 1953: Merges with Pioneer Airlines
- 1957: Expands service to Chicago and Los Angeles
- 1963: Hires Marlon Green, first African-American pilot of a major airline
- 1970: Fleet adds Boeing 747s
- 1983: Files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- 2007: Offers iPod docking in seats
Girl Put on Wrong Flight
Continental is issuing an apology for sending 10-year-old Miriam Kamens to New Jersey instead of her intended destination of Ohio. Kamens was flying alone from Boston, and when the error was realized no one was able to tell Kamens' father where his daughter was. The airline stated that the mishap occurred because of miscommunication by the staff.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,526602,00.html
