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Airlines slip as oil tops $80; labor heats up - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 13 hours 28 minutes ago
Elsewhere, emboldened by the more labor-friendly Obama administration, unions are gearing up for a fight with airline managements over new labor contracts and unionization.


Continental has smaller loss; AirTran hits profit - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 16 hours 38 minutes ago
Excluding $20 million in charges, it earned 2 cents a share. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected a profit of 4 cents a share.


Airline stocks up with Continental, US Airways - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 13 hours 56 minutes ago
Dollar decline continues after U.S. data


Airline stocks reverse, give up gains - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 9 hours 32 minutes ago
Media outlets reported Monday that the National Mediation Board wants to change a decades-old rule under the Railway Labor Act of 1926 that tallies abstentions as votes against union membership, making it easier for airline workers to organize.


Airline stocks up with Continental, AMR - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 13 hours 16 minutes ago
Trading down were shares of Ryanair Holdings /quotes/comstock/15*!ryaa.y (RYAA.Y 26.96, -0.20, -0.74%) , off less than 1% to $26.84.


Major airlines set to benefit from slower declines - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 12 hours 36 minutes ago
For September, passenger revenue for a sample of U.S. airlines fell 19% from a year ago as opposed to a comparable 21% decline in August, the Air Transportation Association said Tuesday. In June, monthly revenue fell 26%.


Continental matches hike in spring peak surcharges
Yahoo! | 2 hours 25 minutes ago
DALLAS – Continental Airlines Inc. said it matched a move by other carriers to raise surcharges for travel on a few peak days in March and April to $30 each way.


Airline stocks fall as oil tops $80 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 14 hours 5 minutes ago
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study


Airlines mixed on upgrades, rising oil prices - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 14 hours 35 minutes ago
At last check, the NYSE Arca Airline Index /quotes/comstock/10t!xal.x (XAL 28.30, +0.51, +1.84%) rose a fraction to 27.79 points with nine of its 13 components trading up.


ExpressJet Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 10 hours 41 minutes ago
...including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines serves 130 scheduled...purchase agreement for Continental; providing clients...purchase agreement with Continental Airlines, Inc. may no longer be...





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Company Overview


Company: Continental Airlines, Inc.
Industry: Airlines
Website: http://www.continental.com

If it's a continent, chances are it's accessible via Continental Airlines. The carrier serves about 120 markets in the US and 120 in other countries from hubs in Cleveland; Houston; Newark, New Jersey; and Guam. Its network includes destinations served by regional carriers operating as Continental Express and Continental Connection. Overall, Continental has about 370 mainline jets and 280 regional aircraft. The carrier supplements its offerings through code-sharing with fellow members of the Star Alliance, led by United Airlines and includes carriers such as Lufthansa and Air Canada. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights.) Continental joined the Star Alliance in October 2009.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 15,241 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales 7.1 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) -585 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 0.0 (2008)
Number of Employees 42,490 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees -6.8 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December