
Continental Airlines is a prominent American Airline based in Texas. The airline is fifth largest airline of the world. Continental Airlines, along with Continental Connection and Continental Express, has over 2,600 daily flight departures throughout the US, Asia ad Europe and serves 137 international and 132 domestic destinations.
The airline is also a member of Star Alliance and overall offers 21,200 daily flights in nearly 181 countries through its 28 airlines. With over 40,000 employees, the airline has hubs serving Houston, New York, Guam and Cleveland and carries nearly 63 million passengers every year with its regional partners.
Its main hubs are at 3 airports, namely Newark Liberty International Airport (Newark, New Jersey), namely Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (Cleveland, Ohio) and George Bush International Airport (Houston, Texas). The airline offers flight services to destinations in the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific. In India, the Continental Airlines offers flights to both New Delhi and Mumbai.
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Fleet
The airline has fleet of 337 airplanes that includes 14 variants of Boeing aircrafts itself. Some of the aircrafts in the fleet are: Boeing 737 – 500 (34), Boeing 737 – 800 (117), Boeing 737 – 900ER (30), Boeing 737 – 700 (36), Boeing 737 – 900 (12), Boeing 757 – 200 (41), Boeing 737 – 900ER (30)), Boeing 767 – 400ER (16), Boeing 757 – 300 (21), Boeing 777 – 200 ER (20) and Boeing 767 – 200ER (10).
Awards & Recognition
Continental Airlines has continuously earned awards and appreciation for its services and corporate culture. For nine continuous years, the airline has been ranked as the top U.S airline by FORTUNE magazine.