Air Transport World Magazine Honors Continental Airlines as "Airline of the Year".HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1997--Air Transport World Magazine, the leading monthly magazine for airline executives and professionals, presented its Airline of the Year Award to Continental Airlines in ceremonies here today. In remarks to approximately 300 Continental employees, including Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Gordon Bethune Gordon M. Bethune (born August 1941) is the chairman of the board of Aloha Airgroup, parent company of Aloha Airlines. He was CEO of Continental Airlines from 1994 until his retirement at the end of 2004. From 1996 on, he also served as chairman of the board at that airline. , ATW ATW Around The World ATW All The Way (82nd Airborne Division motto) ATW All Terrain Wagon ATW Against the Wall ATW Arriva Trains Wales (UK train operator) ATW All the Web Executive Editor Perry Flint congratulated the airline for its achievements in 1996. "Presenting the award to Continental was a unanimous decision A Unanimous Decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all 3 judges agree on which fighter won the match. of the ATW editors," Flint said. The ATW editors selected Continental Airlines for top honors based on a combination of factors, including its strong financial performance, significant operational improvements as reflected in U.S. Dept. of Transportation statistics and its success in winning back business travelers through superior passenger service and on-time performance. The magazine credited Chairman and CEO Gordon Bethune and his executive team with creating a positive attitude and noted that Continental's employees had responded with enthusiasm and pride in their airline. "Few airlines have transformed themselves as completely and rapidly as has Houston-based Continental Airlines. Just over two years ago, it appeared to be headed toward a third bankruptcy reorganization. Today, it is one of the country's most profitable airlines and receives high marks for its passenger service from customers," said ATW Editor-in-Chief J.A. Donoghue. Air Transport World, now in its 34th year of publication, is the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global airline and air transport manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation , with a readership of more than 200,000 professionals around the world. It began its awards program in 1974 to recognize and reward excellence in the airline industry. Recent past winners of the Airline of the Year Award have included Qantas Airlines of Australia, Lufthansa German Airlines and Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . ATW's editors have more than 100 years of combined experience in reporting on the airline industry. ATW is published by Penton Publishing, Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . -0- Note to editors: Full coverage of all the award winners is available. Award winners are also identified and discussed in the February issue of Air Transport World. Contact J.A. Donoghue. CONTACT: Air Transport World J. A. Donoghue, Editor-in-Chief, 202/659-8500 |
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