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Continental Airlines Inc. said Monday that credit and debit cards will be accepted for purchases onboard most its aircraft starting Tuesday. Flight attendants will use new hand-held devices to process the card payments for purchases of alcoholic beverages...
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The Amex airline index fell 1.9 percent, with all 13 of its components trading down. Broader markets fell after Dubai asked for an extra six months to pay $60 billowed owed to its creditors. Crude oil fell $3.23 to $74.73 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Codeshare partners United Airlines and Continental Airlines said Tuesday that starting next year they will allow members of each carrier's frequent flier program who have earned elite status to receive unlimited free upgrades on flights operated by both...
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Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it signed two new partnerships with airlines, a day after it joined the world's largest carrier alliance. Continental, based in Houston, signed deals with Japan's largest domestic airline ANA (All Nippon Airways)...
Continental Airlines debuted this morning its CEO-in-waiting as the lead voice of the company and its new membership in the Star Alliance global network of airlines. In a Manhattan hotel ballroom, Jeff Smisek announced that the Houston-based carrier had...
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Continental Airlines Inc. lost money in the third quarter as business travelers stayed home, causing a nosedive in airline revenue...Traffic picked up in September, even if it took cheap fares to get them on board. And the financial results were much...
A federal judge today dismissed Continental Airlines' lawsuit against nine pilots it accused of obtaining sham divorces to collect early pension payments. Continental filed the lawsuit in May alleging that nine pilots who got divorced, collected pension...
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U.S. air carrier US Airways said Wednesday it is raising its baggage fees to $20 for the first bag and $30 for a second piece, matching American Airlines. The carrier, based in Pittsburgh, announced on its Web site it would charge $50 for the second bag...
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Airlines lose, cut jobs Continental Airlines Inc and Southwest Airlines announced separately today that they will cut a total of 1,700 employees. Continental also reported a $213 million loss for the second quarter while Southwest had a $54 million gain...
The four major candidates for Houston mayor have already raised about $2.5 million, far less than the previous competitive mayoral contest in 2003 that shattered city spending records. The campaign finance data, released Wednesday, offers a first glimpse...