Company Watch - Continental Airlines.Oct 2, 2006 Amadeus said it reached an agreement with Continental Airlines that will extend current access to full content for travel agents in the US, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and the US Virgin Islands. Sep 29, 2006 Amadeus, Continental extend deal delaying fees to agencies: Amadeus and Continental have extended their current content agreement, which was scheduled to end next week. The extension, which is for an unspecified duration, shields Amadeus agencies from the $3.50-per-segment booking fees that were set to be implemented Oct. 1. Sep 27, 2006 CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. said it was awarded three contacts for full flight simulators with a combined value of C$45 million ($40.3 million). The contracts are with Continental Airlines for a 737NG, Lufthansa Flight Training for an A320 and UPS for a 747. The 737 FFS (Flash File System) Software from Microsoft that made flash memory look like a disk drive. It was superseded by the Flash Translation Layer (FTL) from PCMCIA and M-Systems. See flash memory. for CO will feature CAE's Tropos II Enhanced visual system. Sep 27, 2006 Continental Airlines signed a five-year, $258 million contract with the US Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval to carry priority, first class and express mail within the US and Puerto Rico. "We have made substantial investments in our postal facilities, employees and technology," said VP-Cargo Jack Boisen. Sep 27, 2006 Continental wants to stay independent, 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. says. Continental Airlines is in good shape to remain independent, Chief Executive 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]. says. The airline plans to expand its capacity between 5% and 7% each year. Kellner notes Northwest Airlines owns a share of Continental that would allow it to block a Continental merger with another carrier. Sep 27, 2006 Editor: Aram Gesar, eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/onlinenews.htm To Subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com Sep 25, 2006 |
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