Posts Tagged ‘ Continental Airlines ’

Message to US Airlines ‘Wake Up and Reduce In-Flight Consumer Waste!’

January 28, 2012
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Join Green America in asking U.S. airlines to recycle As concerned consumers, we believe that it is important for us to know that the airline companies with which we travel help reduce consumer waste by implementing recycling programs. Overall, airlines have the capacity to recycle nearly 500 million more pounds of waste each year, including 250 million pounds of in-flight waste. Additionally, nearly 75% of in-flight generated waste is recyclable; however only about 20% of that waste actually is...

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Passenger suing Continental Airlines for not accepting cash during flight

August 22, 2011
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Okay, the guy didn’t have plastic handy during the flight. The reason? Because he checked his credit cards with his luggage. Duh! That’s his problem, not the airline. What a dummy! I suppose he checked his meds too? Blame, blame, blame! Accept some responsibility will ya? For every choice there are consequences. You made a choice to be a numbskull while traveling. It’s okay, ‘numbskullishness’ happens. Accept it and move on. You can always travel with a personal entertainment...

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Are Continental Pilots Cooking Up a Recipe Similar to UAL’s ‘Summer from Hell’ 2000?

July 27, 2011
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Happening now…….. United’s Newark Hub Has Most of 24 Cancellations on Crews United Continental Holdings Inc.’s Continental Airlines unit canceled 24 flights today because of crew shortages, mostly from the carrier’s hub at New Jersey’s Newark airport. A so-called sickout left the airline with too few pilots to fly its schedule, the Click2Houston.com news website reported. Megan McCarthy, a United Continental spokeswoman, gave the flight totals and locations by telephone while saying the airline wasn’t speculating on the cause...

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The ‘Cranky Flyer’ says Yaaaaay! Economy Plus a GO at NEW United Airlines

February 21, 2011
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United Keeps Economy Plus, Frequent Flier Rejoice When United and Continental agreed to merge, there were a lot of decisions to be made about whether to keep legacy United policies or legacy Continental policies. One of the biggest decisions in the minds of frequent fliers was whether Economy Plus would stay or not. The word is out, and Economy Plus is staying. That noise you just heard was a collective sigh of relief from United’s frequent fliers, though I think...

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What to Expect When Your Pet Flies Cargo

January 20, 2011
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A Day in the Life of a Pet in Airline Cargo Every day, thousands of pets fly on U.S. airlines. Most of the time, it’s a seamless event and everyone arrives safely. Occasionally it’s not — with some unfortunate results. More than 140 pets died and 88 were lost or injured while traveling on airplanes between May 2005 and July 2010, according to a Department of Transportation report. So what does happen when your precious pooch goes in cargo? We asked...

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Smokey the Dog Flies Home to ‘Tara’s Babies’ Lifetime Sanctuary

December 15, 2010
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Tibetan Buddhist nun Kunzang Drolma walks into Dayton International Airport with Smokey the dog to travel to an Arizona.

Dog’s sad saga ends with a new beginning in Arizona sanctuary Worldwide Facebook campaign, petitions, 
saved Smokey from a death sentence. DAYTON — Smokey, the dog that attracted an international following for surviving a brutal beating, being run over by a car and escaping euthanasia, left Ohio on Wednesday with a Tibetan Buddhist nun for his new home at an animal sanctuary in Arizona. The nun and animal rights activist, Kunzang Drolma, stroked Smokey’s black and brown scraggly coat...

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Continental Airlines Guilty of Manslaughter in Air France Concorde Crash

December 6, 2010
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CONTINENTAL Airlines was today found guilty of manslaughter over the Concorde crash which killed 113 people a decade ago. The disaster, which happened minutes after take-off from Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris, effectively ended the era of supersonic air travel. The victims of the accident — 109 on board the plane and four on the ground — were mostly German tourists. Prosecutors at a French court claimed the New York-bound plane was brought down by a strip of...

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In a Nutshell, More than a year Uniting United Unions

October 3, 2010
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United Airlines’ CEO: Union Pacts To Take Year Or More The head of the new United Airlines said Friday union rules are hampering the company by preventing it from flying larger regional jets, a key headache as the world’s largest carrier starts an integration process expected to last up to 18 months. Jeff Smisek, chief executive of United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL: 24.50 ,0.00 ,0.00%), said it would take at least a year to secure new joint collective bargaining...

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LA Times~ Dreamliner Mock-Up Lands in Houston -IAH

October 1, 2010
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The Dreamliner: In Houston, an early look at the 787 A full-scale interior replica of Continental Airlines’ 787 Dreamliner has landed at Houston’s Bush International Airport, giving travelers an opportunity for an up-close look at aviation’s greatest and, literally, latest long-haul airplane. The mock-up, at IAH’s gate E4, clearly shows that the revolutionary aircraft (this bird’s made largely of composite material) will offer more overhead storage and huge windows and it should feel less cramped.  What the cutaway doesn’t show is that...

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British Tourists Carried 200 “Bangers” on Two US Flights

August 17, 2010
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Rochdale man ‘took 200 fireworks on US plane’ BBC News- Manchester An airline passenger claims he was allowed to take more than 200 fireworks on two flights in the United States. Paul Jones, 29, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, flew across the US from Kansas to Houston and back to the UK with a bag of bangers – and a lighter. It was only at Heathrow Airport that officials expressed concern, he said. Continental Airlines said it did not have...

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More jobs & human contact eliminated. Continental testing “Self-Boarding”

July 27, 2010
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Travelers scan their tickets at an automatic boarding gate in Frankfurt; while common in Europe, Continental is the first U.S. airline to try a similar procedure with a single self-boarding gate in Houston.

Continental tests ‘self-boarding’ at Houston airport “It’s a great idea,” says aviation analyst Michael Boyd. “Any reduction in human contact between employee and customer is good these days.” By Roger Yu, USA Today Boarding a plane without an agent to inspect or take your pass has arrived in the USA. Continental Airlines has confirmed it’s testing the procedure at a gate at its hub in Houston Intercontinental. It’s the first experiment at what’s called “self-boarding” in the U.S. In...

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USA Today Reports “For airports and airlines, creative recycling brings cost savings”

May 12, 2010
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Delta Air Lines recycles worn seat covers through Tierra Ideas, which turns them into messenger bags and other travel accessories

By Harriet Baskas, special for USA TODAY A recent Scientific American story noted that, with the help of airlines, the 30 largest airports in the country create “enough waste to equal the trash produced by cities the size of Miami or Minneapolis.” That sounds pretty dire, but in the days before airports embraced the”‘reduce, reuse, recycle” mantra and before airlines adopted their current penny-pinching mode, it was worse. Today, it’s a much different story. Most airports at least have...

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Travel Weekly Says “United-Continental merger could be a tough sell in Washington”

May 11, 2010
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By: Michael Fabey A successful merger between United and Continental makes more airline consolidation likely — and in some cases, necessary, most industry analysts agree. Which is exactly why the industry is casting nervous glances in the direction of the nation’s capital as they try to divine what regulatory bumps and legislative hurdles lie in the path of the United-Continental merger. While it might be hard to argue the logic of the merger from the viewpoint of investors, Obama...

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It’s Official! United, Continental to Merge in $3.15B Stock Deal, “Let’s Fly Together”

May 3, 2010
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A Continental Airlines plane passes an Untied Airlines plane parked at a gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Sunday, May 2, 2010, in Houston. Directors at Continental and United airlines have approved a deal that would combine them into the world's largest airline, a source with knowledge of the situation said on Sunday, May 2, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

New No. 1 airline to be based in Chicago, headed by Continental’s Smisek NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Continental Airlines and United Airlines parent UAL Corp. said Monday they would merge their operations in an all-stock deal that will create the No. 1 global carrier with a dense network of routes spanning 370 destinations. The transaction, valued at roughly $3.15 billion, follows weeks of negotiations, hung up most recently over a final price, or appropriate share-price ratio. Under the deal...

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Analysts Feel Timing is Right for Labor Groups at UAL/CAL

April 30, 2010
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United-Continental Deal is Smooth Flying For Analysts Plenty of positives and little risk, which regulators are expected to back NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Continental and United Airlines parent UAL Corp. are expected to announce a merger deal early next week, creating a global airline with little route overlap and new opportunities to attract more premium-paying travelers. “I see nothing but positives,” said Roger King, a bond analyst with CreditSights. “These guys will have the best global network of any...

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Continental, UAL Agree on Exchange Ratio

April 30, 2010
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Continental Airlines and United Airlines have ironed out the last remaining wrinkle in their merger talks, paving the way for a deal that would create the world’s largest carrier, two sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The airlines have agreed to an exchange ratio of 1.05 UAL shares for each Continental share in all-stock deal yet to be approved by the companies’ boards, the sources said. Based on United’s stock price of $21.83 on...

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Houston Speaks Up: If Airlines Merge, Houston Best Site for Headquarters

April 29, 2010
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By Patrick Oxford, chairman of the Greater Houston Partnership Houston Chronicle 04/28/10 Houston is a city of opportunity. We possess a can-do spirit that drives our civic, business and community leadership on big and small initiatives alike. Give us the opportunity to compete, and we will prevail on the merits of our great assets that clearly differentiate us as a city of choice. Since merger discussions between Continental and United rekindled last week, rumors have been rampant about Chicago...

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Chicago Tribune: Continental Board to Consider Merger With United

April 28, 2010
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CAL Board meeting Wednesday to discuss merge

Julie Johnsson, Tribune Reporter 09:57pm 04/27/10 Continental Airlines’ board of directors is meeting Wednesday to review a potential merger with United Airlines, and the carriers are expected to decide within a matter of days whether to combine operations, say people close to the situation. As in 2008, when the carriers came close to completing a deal, United’s quarterly financial results may sway the deliberations, observers said. Spokeswomen for United and Continental declined to comment on any aspect of the...

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NYT Reporting United and Continental Merger Talks Said to Stall

April 25, 2010
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Glenn Tilton, UAL's Chief, would become Chairman of UAL/CAL combined airline

April 25, 2010 By Andrew Ross Sorkin and Michael J. d la Merced Merger talks between United Airlines and Continental Airlines reached an impasse over the weekend over a disagreement about the price of a deal, people involved in the negotiations said on Sunday. More specifically, the two companies have not been able to reach an agreement over the value of the stock prices used to compute the exchange ratio in a stock-for-stock deal, these people said. The ratio would affect the price United...

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United-Continental Merger Would Land in Chicago

April 22, 2010
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Merger talks moving rapidly; US Airways ends discussions with United Chicago Tribune, April 22, 2010 Chicago would be headquarters to the largest airline in the world if United Airlines successfully consummates a deal with Continental Airlines. Where to base the world headquarters of the merged entity is one of many potentially thorny “social” issues that have been resolved as the two airlines move rapidly toward a deal that could be completed as soon as next week, said people close to the...

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UAL, Continental Weigh No-Premium Stock Merger

April 22, 2010
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Bloomberg, 04/22/10 UAL Corp.’s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are considering a stock-for-stock merger with no market premium, said two people with knowledge of the talks, creating a company valued at more than $6 billion. UAL Chief Executive Officer Glenn Tilton, 62, would become chairman while Continental CEO Jeff Smisek, 55, would become CEO, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the details are private. The terms aren’t final and a deal may be more...

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United Airlines Might Find Continental Would Make Better Spouse

April 9, 2010
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Chicago Business, Crain’s 04/09/10 (Bloomberg) — Continental Airlines Inc. would make the best merger partner for United Airlines, creating the world’s largest carrier, should the pair restart talks that fizzled in 2008, analysts said. Executives at Continental started a review of options two days ago after the disclosure of United’s talks with US Airways Group Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because details are confidential. Spokesmen for all three airlines declined...

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