Five US carriers including the country’s four largest have applied for coveted slots at Tokyo's downtown Haneda airport, two months after a landmark agreement was reached between the US and Japan to relax restrictions on flights between the two countries. Among the carriers seeking slots are: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. Delta and United are the two biggest US carriers serving Japan. … [Read more...] about 5 US carriers salivating over Haneda slots
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New code share for Asiana and Continental
Asiana Airlines and Continental Airlines have announced a new alliance partnership effective from 15 December this year. The code share operations between the two airlines will cover five international routes and 13 domestic routes inside the US. … [Read more...] about New code share for Asiana and Continental
AMERICAS: Continental to join Star Alliance in Oct
Continental Airlines said this week that it expected to join the Star Alliance on 27 October, three days after leaving the rival SkyTeam grouping. The Houston-based carrier has managed to maintain its schedule for the transfer–the first defection between the three alliances, which also includes Oneworld, that dominate the global airline sector–despite a longer-thanexpected approval process from US regulators. Continental opted to exit SkyTeam, which is led by Delta … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: Continental to join Star Alliance in Oct
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Continental Airlines announced recently that Jeff Smisek, Continental’s president and chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors, will become chairman and chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2010. Smisek will succeed Larry Kellner who has decided to return to private equity at yearend after 14 years with Continental, the last five of them as chairman and CEO. “While I will deeply miss my coworkers at Continental, it is the right time for this … [Read more...] about Continental Airlines
Continental awards more cargo handling to WFS
Continental Airlines has announced it is extending its business partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in North America with the awarding of a new contract in Honolulu. The agreement, effective 17 July, will see WFS provide the airline with cargo warehousing, customer service, mail and ramp handling for 45 passenger flights a week linking Honolulu with Los Angles, Houston, Guam, and Newark. WFS will also be responsible for loading and unloading of Continental Airlines’ … [Read more...] about Continental awards more cargo handling to WFS
Continental Cargo to offer CSafe ULDs
Continental Airlines Cargo has reached an agreement with CSafe to become the first passenger airline to offer the company’s AcuTemp RKN. The AcuTemp RKN is the only compressor-based, nondryice ULD available to US carriers.In use since 2008, the air cargo container has both cooling and heating capabilities and can sustain consistent CSafe’s AcuTemp RKN has been certified by both the European and US aviation safety agencies. interior temperatures in ambient extremes from … [Read more...] about Continental Cargo to offer CSafe ULDs
