Company Watch - Continental Airlines.For more company news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Aug 7, 2006 Continental converts 12 737NGs to dash 900ERs for delivery in 2008. Continental Airlines converted 12 existing firm orders for 737NGs to 737-900ERs, becoming the first US carrier to order the type.The aircraft are slated for delivery in 2008. "These new planes will have among the lowest operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales in our fleet, allowing us to serve high-demand markets more efficiently," 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. Larry Kellner Lawrence W. "Larry" Kellner (born 1959) has been CEO of Continental Airlines since December 2004, when former CEO Gordon Bethune retired. He previously served as a vice president, chief financial officer and chief operations officer for the airline[1]. said. The airline ordered 24 737NGs in June and now has firm commitments for 65. It said it has the ability to convert more of those orders to dash 900ERs. It also has firm orders for 20 787s that will begin delivering in 2009. Aug 4, 2006 Continental Airlines said its June consolidated RASM RASM Revenue per Available Seat Mile RASM Reliability, Availability, Scalability and Manageability (Red Hat, Inc.) RASM Rear Admiral Submarines (UK) RASM Recorded Announcement Systems Manager increased 11% year-over-year and that it estimated the July figure to rise 9%-10% over the year-ago month. CO flew 8.74 billion RPMs in July, up 10.8%. Capacity increased 8.9% to 10.24 billion ASMs and load factor rose 1.5 points to 85.4%, matching its July record. Domestic RPMs were up 6.9% to 4.06 billion against a 5.9% gain in ASMs to 4.65 billion, lifting load factor 0.8 point to 87.3%. International traffic surged 14.6% to 3.7 billion RPMs, capacity rose 11.7% to 4.37 billion ASMs and load factor increased 2.2 points to 84.7%. Aug 3, 2006 Continental Airlines is not liable for not warning passengers about the risk of blood clots Blood Clots Definition A blood clot is a thickened mass in the blood formed by tiny substances called platelets. Clots form to stop bleeding, such as at the site of cut. during an international flight, a US federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday. Guy Caman sued Continental after he was diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis A blood clot (thrombos) in a vein deep within the muscle, typically in the thigh or calf. It is caused by disease or the lack of activity such as sitting for hours at a computer screen. (DVT See deep vein thrombosis. ) following a flight from Los Angeles to Paris in 2002. A lower court ruled in favor of Continental, and on Wednesday the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling. Caman argued he suffered an accident as established under the Warsaw Convention governing air travel. Aug 2, 2006 Continental Airlines will launch weekly Newark-Bonaire service aboard a 737-700 from Dec. 16. Aug 2, 2006 |
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