<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Continental Airlines Inc.: News &amp; Videos about Continental Airlines Inc. - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Continental_Airlines_Inc</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Continental Airlines Inc. from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:29:40 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Continental Airlines Inc.: News &amp; Videos about Continental Airlines Inc. - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Continental_Airlines_Inc</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Continental Airlines Inc. from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>The airborne executive</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/news/companies/cape_air_dan_wolf.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/news/companies/cape_air_dan_wolf.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>I was one of those kids always intrigued by the whole idea of flying. I used to hang out at the airports whenever I could. In the summers between years at Wesleyan, I learned to fly around Cape Cod. The more I did it, the more I loved it. I took my last semester of college off to become an instructor and commercial pilot.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fed-up fliers ready for rights</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/31/passenger.rights/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/31/passenger.rights/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Claustrophobia was not a condition Bill Johnson understood.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Feds: Regional carrier, not crew, at fault in plane's tarmac stranding</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/21/airplane.trapped/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/08/21/airplane.trapped/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A poor decision by a regional airline was being blamed Friday for Continental Airlines passengers getting stranded overnight as their plane sat on a tarmac in Minnesota, federal transportation officials said Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At least 26 hurt as airliner hits turbulence</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/plane.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/03/plane.turbulence/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Severe turbulence shook a Continental Airlines flight Monday, injuring dozens of passengers and forcing the aircraft to divert to Miami, Florida, according to the airline and a fire official.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. airline apologizes for frisking ex-president</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/india.continental.frisking/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/india.continental.frisking/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Continental Airlines Wednesday apologized to former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam for frisking him before a recent flight to New York.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. airline irks India by frisking ex-president</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/india.continental.frisking/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/india.continental.frisking/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Indian authorities Tuesday filed a police complaint against Continental Airlines for frisking a former president of the country as he was to travel to New York in April.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bulls vs. Bears: Continental Airlines</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/pf/continental_stock_analysts_faceoff.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/pf/continental_stock_analysts_faceoff.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>As the summer flying season begins, some analysts are getting bullish on airlines with healthy balance sheets like Continental Airlines. Jet fuel prices have declined by more than half from the same time last year -- when the company lost $585 million -- and some say the 51% drop in its stock this year is an overcorrection.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>2 would-be passengers feel relief, sadness: 'It could have been me'</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/missed.flight/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/missed.flight/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>One person credits bad weather and the other a long line.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Search for answers begins in Buffalo plane crash</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.crash.new.york/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/plane.crash.new.york/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The pilots of a commuter airliner that crashed late Thursday about 6 miles from a Buffalo, New York, airport discussed "significant ice buildup" on the plane's wings and windshields before the plane plunged to the ground, killing 50.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>50 People Die in Fiery Plane Crash</title><link>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20258988,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</link><guid>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20258988,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn</guid><description>Among those lost was a 9/11 widow en route to celebrate her late husband</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Recent major plane incidents</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/recent.plane.incidents/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/recent.plane.incidents/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Continental Airlines plane that crashed in Clarence Center, New York, late Thursday is one of several major incidents over the past two months.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Source: Landing gear, wheels, brakes possible cause of crash</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/22/colorado.plane.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/22/colorado.plane.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A problem with the landing gear, tire or brakes may have caused a Continental Airlines jet to veer off a runway into a 40-foot-deep ravine during its takeoff at Denver International Airport, a source told CNN Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Airline stocks drop as oil soars</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/21/news/companies/airlines/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/21/news/companies/airlines/index.htm</guid><description>Most of the major airline stocks took a dive during Thursday afternoon trading, as the price of oil - the industry's greatest obstacle - surged more than $5.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airline stocks soar as oil falls</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/08/news/companies/airlines_oil/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/08/news/companies/airlines_oil/index.htm</guid><description>Airline stocks went sky-high on Friday, as oil prices - the industry's nemesis - plunged to three-month lows.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airlines: Curb oil speculation</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/companies/airlines_speculation_letter/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/companies/airlines_speculation_letter/index.htm</guid><description>Hundreds of grounded planes. Thousands of lost jobs. Nearly two dozen price hikes. Record oil prices have battered the airline industry, and Wednesday the airlines called on Congress to act.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. frees up airspace for July 4 weekend</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/02/news/economy/military_airspace/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/02/news/economy/military_airspace/index.htm</guid><description>The U.S. military will open up airspace for commercial air travel during the Independence Day weekend to relieve congestion, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Passengers: 'Dismal' Airline Service</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1807948,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1807948,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Passengers are more dissatisfied with airlines' customer service than they have been in years at a time when carriers are charging more and more for tickets and services</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>United, US Air close to merger: Source</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/28/news/companies/united_usair/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/28/news/companies/united_usair/index.htm</guid><description>United Airlines and US Airways are in very advanced talks towards a merger and an announcement is expected within two weeks, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:59:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks set for positive open</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/28/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/28/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks futures edged higher early Monday, lifted by a possible $22 billion deal for chewing gum giant Wrigleys, but investors were cautious ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>This month's show: Open Skies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/04/14/openskies.aprilshow/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/04/14/openskies.aprilshow/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>This month, CNN Business Traveller is on board the first transatlantic flight to London Heathrow under the new Open Skies treaty between the E.U. and the United States. </description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks on recession watch again</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Investors will apparently be on recession watch again Friday as they await a new set of readings on the economy before making a move on the day ahead of a long-holiday weekend.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to become an airline supplier</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/16/smbusiness/airplane_contract.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/16/smbusiness/airplane_contract.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Dear FSB: I own a cleaning business, and I would love to clean airplanes - how can I apply to get contracts?</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Woman held in airport bomb hoax</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/bomb.hoax/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/bomb.hoax/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Massachusetts State Police arrested a 19-year-old MIT student Friday at Boston's Logan International Airport after receiving a report that a woman had what appeared to be a bomb strapped to her chest.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nets' New Jersey arena to get name change</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/08/21/meadowlands.sponsor.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/08/21/meadowlands.sponsor.ap/index.html</guid><description>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority said Tuesday it is hunting for a new firm to put its name on the Meadowlands arena after being informed by Continental Airlines that it has decided to opt out of its naming rights deal.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Airline Contacts</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/20/bt.airlines.list/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/20/bt.airlines.list/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>If you need to contact the following airlines, a comprehensive list of Web links is below.    Asia    Europe   Middle East-Africa  North America  Pacific   Central-South America  Airline alliances </description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental to hold early talks with pilots</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/news/companies/continental_pilots/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/02/news/companies/continental_pilots/index.htm</guid><description>Continental Airlines and its pilots union have agreed to start early talks on changes in the non-economic portion of their contract at the request of the union - a relatively rare union victory in the battered airline industry in recent years.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Northwest cancellations spike</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/26/news/companies/northwest/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/26/news/companies/northwest/index.htm</guid><description>Northwest Airlines is seeing about one out of eight flights cancelled due to lack of flight crews in recent days, as the pilots union steps up attacks on management that could signal problems ahead for the airline and its customers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Monday's active movers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/markets/movers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/markets/movers/index.htm</guid><description>The following stocks were among the most actively traded on Monday morning:</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lawmaker wants 'floor' in airline standards</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/news/airline_regulation/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/news/airline_regulation/index.htm</guid><description>A member of the House transportation committee, urged more regulation of airline service in a hearing Friday, as committee members expressed frustration with the Federal Aviation Administration and the airline industry over remedies for extended delays, confusion and inconveniences passengers have endured.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Thursday's movers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/19/markets/movers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/19/markets/movers/index.htm</guid><description>The following are some of Thursday's most actively traded stocks:</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sickness on Hong Kong flight non-threatening </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/26/sick.airliner/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/26/sick.airliner/index.html</guid><description>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released passengers on board a flight from Hong Kong after determining that the flu-like symptoms in some of them were normal.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks on the move Thursday</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/15/markets/movers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/15/markets/movers/index.htm</guid><description>The following shares were among the most actively traded Thursday:</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The long and winding road</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/02/06/notes/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/02/06/notes/index.html</guid><description>My serious playoff action on the road began with a lonely trip to Indianapolis and ended in the rain in Miami. Why was the Indy trip lonely? Because usually the Flaming Redhead makes these journeys with me, at least to the Championship round, but there were one-thousand-one-hundred-and-forty-eight reasons why she didn't make this one. That's right, $1,148 was what Continental Airlines wanted, round trip from Newark, when you don't book at least a week in advance.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: 42 years of flight delays in '06</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/economy/airport_delays/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/economy/airport_delays/index.htm</guid><description>Airline delays increased sharply to record levels in 2006, according to a published report.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Oil can't stop tech wreck</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/markets/markets_0145/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/markets/markets_0145/index.htm</guid><description>Technology led a bigger market selloff Monday afternoon, as investors shrugged off a turnaround in oil prices and opted to bail out of a variety of sectors.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Rhineland's rising star</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/03/cologne/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/03/cologne/index.html</guid><description>Long overshadowed by its southern neighbor, Bonn, the ancient Roman city of Cologne has recently emerged as the Rhineland's cosmopolitan star.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Wednesday's late movers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/13/markets/late_movers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/13/markets/late_movers/index.htm</guid><description>Here are some of the companies whose shares were active in late trading on Wednesday:</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks jump on retail sales, merger talk</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/13/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/13/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks bounded higher Tuesday after a surprisingly strong retail sales report and more news of potential airline consolidation.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Futures fly higher on retail sales</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/13/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/13/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks were poised for a big start on talk of a new round of airline mergers and a strong reading on spending by consumers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Creative accounting could lower health costs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395443/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395443/index.htm</guid><description>In 2003, back when Continental Airlines was losing its shirt, Gordon Bethune, its salty CEO, got sick of hearing that upstarts like JetBlue had created a new business model that would bury the indu... </description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Everyone has a gripe ... not everyone gets results</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/11/21/complaints/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/11/21/complaints/index.html</guid><description>When things go wrong, how should you complain? Travel experts and Budget Travel readers weigh in.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Airline stocks take hit after terror arrests</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/news/companies/airlines/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/news/companies/airlines/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks of major U.S. airlines tumbled in early trading Thursday after the arrest of 21 people in Britain accused of plotting terrorist attacks on trans-Atlantic flights, then rebounded by midday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental Airlines ranks No. 207 on the 2006 FORTUNE 500</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/21/news/companies/continentalairlines_f500_fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/21/news/companies/continentalairlines_f500_fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Continental Airlines ranks no. 207 on this year's list of the FORTUNE 500, with $11,208 million in revenues, up 15% from the previous year. The Houston-based company was ranked no. 232 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were -$68 million.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying past $42 billion in losses</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/24/news/companies/airlines_rebound/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/24/news/companies/airlines_rebound/index.htm</guid><description>After six years and billions in losses, many of the country's biggest airlines are poised to climb out of the red and start making money again.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Judged by a Jury of Their Peers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370707/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370707/index.htm</guid><description>The highest compliment is to be admired by one's peers. So rising to the top of one of the 28 industry groups in the World's Most Admired Companies rankings is good reason to break out the champagn... </description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Airlines using uncertified repair shops</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/news/fortune500/airline_maintenance/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/20/news/fortune500/airline_maintenance/index.htm</guid><description>Airlines are using uncertified workers for critical maintenance work, which operate without enough oversight of either the carriers or the Federal Aviation Administration, according to an agency investigation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Concorde chief faces crash probe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/27/france.concorde/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/27/france.concorde/index.html</guid><description>The former head of the Concorde program is reported to have been put under judicial investigation for manslaughter in the case looking into the 2000 crash of the supersonic jet that killed 113 people.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Southwest bets fuel profits, stock jumps</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/news/fortune500/southwest/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/14/news/fortune500/southwest/index.htm</guid><description>Southwest Airlines' profits jumped 41 percent in the second quarter despite a sharp rise in fuel costs -- a surprisingly strong performance that sparked a rally in the low-fare carrier's stock.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2005 10:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental faces Concorde probe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/10/france.concorde/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/03/10/france.concorde/index.html</guid><description>Continental Airlines says it has been placed under investigation by a French magistrate judge for the suspected role played by one of its jets in the July 2000 crash of the supersonic Concorde that killed 113 people.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Return of the Company Doctor</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/03/01/8253831/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/03/01/8253831/index.htm</guid><description>Judging by the huge white bandage plastered on his forehead, the Continental Airlines employee in his blue-and-gold epauletted shirtsleeves needed some medical attention. But he was lucky. Because ...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks inch higher</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks crept higher early Thursday, supported by sliding crude oil prices and a surprise drop in jobless claims.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Two screeners reassigned over fake bomb incident</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/17/newark.tsa/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/12/17/newark.tsa/index.html</guid><description>Two baggage screeners have been reassigned pending the outcome of a federal investigation into how a bag containing a simulated bomb made its way aboard a Continental Airlines flight bound for Holland, a Transportation Security Administration official said Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Field Day for Executives</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/12/01/8192518/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/12/01/8192518/index.htm</guid><description>Earlier this year my wife and I flew into Newark Airport on a Continental Airlines flight from Madrid. We had less than two hours to make a connecting flight to San Francisco, but 70 minutes later ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>This Call Is Being Monitored Software that listens in on customer calls helps Continental Airlines gather insight about its flie</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374833/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374833/index.htm</guid><description>If you've ever placed a call to any big company's customer service department, you've heard the caveat: "This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes." But is anyone really listening? ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The rise of self-service travel</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/10/bt.self.service/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/06/10/bt.self.service/index.html</guid><description>Many business travelers now book air tickets and car hire on the Internet, print out their own boarding passes or use check-in kiosks at airports and hotels.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>United raises surcharge</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/26/news/fortune500/united_surcharge/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/26/news/fortune500/united_surcharge/index.htm</guid><description>United Airlines is trying to raise its fuel-surcharge by $5 a flight, less than a week after a fuel-inspired $10 fare hike was dropped by most major carriers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2004 19:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Which airline is next?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/25/news/fortune500/airlines_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/25/news/fortune500/airlines_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>With new threats of bankruptcies, and appeals for labor concessions and government assistance, the nation's major airlines are facing a crisis that may well spell the end for one or more carrier in the next few years, according to industry executives and experts.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2004 18:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental Airlines raises U.S. fares</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/27/news/companies/airlines_fares/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/27/news/companies/airlines_fares/index.htm</guid><description>Continental Airlines Inc., the nation's fifth largest commercial carrier, said Friday it increased fares on domestic tickets to offset higher fuel costs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech answers no prayers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/25/technology/business2_culture/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/02/25/technology/business2_culture/index.htm</guid><description>Whenever I teach executive seminars on the importance of building a great company culture, I spend most of the time, strangely, listening to reasons the participants are so reluctant to give it a try: Changing the culture takes too long. People don't like change. It requires too much time from top management. Seems risky -- I don't see the payoff.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Source: Fear of bioweapons grounded flights</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/01/flights.canceled/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/01/flights.canceled/index.html</guid><description>The specter of a biological attack was raised Sunday as a possible reason that a handful of transatlantic and domestic flights were canceled this weekend.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2004 18:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech Answers No Prayers CEOs seeking a software fix             overlook the biggest--and possibly easiest--problem a           </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359619/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/01/01/359619/index.htm</guid><description>Whenever I teach executive seminars on the importance of building a great company culture, I spend most of the time, strangely, listening to reasons the participants are so reluctant to give it a t...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How To Succeed In 2004 We asked leaders from business             (and elsewhere) how they do what they do better than anyone el</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/12/01/354211/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/12/01/354211/index.htm</guid><description>The economy is looking up--finally--but let's face it: A rebound only changes the kind of problems you encounter. Competition doesn't stop. Neither do cost pressures, disruptive technologies, or th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How To Create Fanatically Loyal Customers GORDON BETHUNE Chairman and CEO, Continental Airlines</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/12/01/354212/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/12/01/354212/index.htm</guid><description>We're trying to reestablish the concept that if you pay more, you get more, which is kind of a novelty in our business. After 9/11, our competitors took food off the airplane, they took off pillows...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Don't Believe The Hype About Strategy The best way to             build a company for the future is to cut back on meetings     </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/05/01/341937/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/05/01/341937/index.htm</guid><description>There I sit, at yet another board meeting, listening to an executive drone on about sales strategy and product strategy as he points to slick overheads filled with analyses of potential markets and...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2003 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aftermath: IPOs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311541/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/15/311541/index.htm</guid><description>IPOs, as bankers like to say, have two classic enemies: uncertainty and volatility. On Sept. 11, a supply of both flooded the market. </description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2001 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Just Think: No Permission Needed</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/01/08/294441/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/01/08/294441/index.htm</guid><description>A friend of mine was among the casualties of the first Bush's recession--the diplet that followed the Gulf war. She had been working for a small technology consulting firm. When it failed to leap q...</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2001 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Little Jets Are Huge! Faster than turboprops and more convenient than big airliners, they can actually make life better for busi</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286822/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/09/04/286822/index.htm</guid><description>Every even-numbered year, the aerospace industry braves congested country roads, bad food, and exorbitant hotel prices to congregate for several days at an old RAF airfield outside London for the b...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental Airlines Changes The Rules</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237187/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/02/02/237187/index.htm</guid><description>Feel as if you're paying more for air travel and getting less? You are. Airfares keep going up for business travelers (17% over the past year), but cost cutting means you probably ride in the back ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 1998 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>INCENTIVE WATCH SURPRISE! MONEY TALKS LOUDEST</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/08/18/230190/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/08/18/230190/index.htm</guid><description>So you want your employees to be more productive. Well, forget about the key to the executive washroom and the prime parking spot. Just cough up some more cash. </description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 1997 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE INSIDER</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/10/04/78435/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/10/04/78435/index.htm</guid><description>CHECK YOUR IN-BOX Some CEOs who attended a July luncheon with President Clinton are steaming because of a letter they later received from House Minority Leader Bob Michel and 90 other House Republi...</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 1993 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>SUMMER FARES: DEJA VU OF 1992?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77940/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77940/index.htm</guid><description>Is the U.S. airline industry headed for another suicidal fare war? Last summer a 50%-off sale filled the sunny skies, and the players are still smarting from the losses. America West Airlines and N...</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 May 1993 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>ANOTHER PILOT FOR CONTINENTAL</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75495/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75495/index.htm</guid><description>Hollis L. Harris, Continental Airlines' eighth CEO in eight years, tried to keep his company aloft on a wing and a prayer. Literally. He attempted to expand its routes and in August, the day before...</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE RALLY IN AIRLINE STOCKS ISN'T OVER</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/17/75167/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/06/17/75167/index.htm</guid><description>Hold on to your seats. Airline shares are throttling up. Since last September the S&amp;amp;P index of airline stocks is up 35%, vs. 23% for the S&amp;amp;P 500-stock index. As security analysts see it, that's jus...</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>STRATEGY FOR THE 1990s: BANKRUPTCY</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/11/74673/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/11/74673/index.htm</guid><description>Filing for protection from creditors under the bankruptcy code used to be akin to contracting a social disease. Not anymore. Says Thomas J. Salerno, a partner at Streich Lang, the Phoenix law firm ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 1991 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>THE WORRISOME SHORTAGE OF AIRLINE MECHANICS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72424/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72424/index.htm</guid><description>The nail-biting crash landing of Piedmont Airlines flight 1489 showed once again that air safety can be as simple as proper maintenance. But just as air travel is surging, airlines face a shortage ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>AN ARMCHAIR SPIN AROUND THE MALL </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/16/71538/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/16/71538/index.htm</guid><description>Marketers, looking for a way to reach those upscale couch potatoes? Consider It's Only Money, a board game now available at Bloomingdale's for $29.95. Players will be able to traipse through an ima...</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 1989 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>AIR FARES: UP, UP . . . AND DOWN AGAIN?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71424/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/12/19/71424/index.htm</guid><description>Do the recent air fare hikes really mean all that much? Industry security analysts say they are nonplused by the blaring headlines that followed the wide cancellation of discounts in November. ''It...</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 1988 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Travel costs soar on pinstripe wings</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/11/70433/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/11/70433/index.htm</guid><description>Those good old days of fare wars and rock-bottom prices for business travelers are over (see Corporate Performance). The cost of air travel for business customers soared 30.5% last year, according ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 1988 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Who's on first?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70277/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/29/70277/index.htm</guid><description>It's a familiar situation: There are only so many major league teams and so many good managers, and the managers are always moving from team to team. Only it isn't baseball, it's airlines. In the p...</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Feb 1988 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Equine Efficiency, Nudity Prevention, Virginal Space, and Other Matters. Great Moments in Marketing</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70128/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/02/01/70128/index.htm</guid><description>Continental Airlines struck a blow at the concept of first-class service yesterday, announcing that passengers who belong to its frequent-flier program and pay the full coach fare could get first-c...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 1988 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>COMPANIES THAT SERVE YOU WORST </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/07/69934/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/07/69934/index.htm</guid><description>Everyone has a special horror story about customer service. The most infuriating these days probably concern air travel. Runaway traffic growth and many carriers' difficulty in adapting to mergers ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 1987 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Airline turbulence spreads across the land</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68114/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/29/68114/index.htm</guid><description>The Pan Am hijacking in Karachi and the midair collision of Aeromexico Flight 498 and a small plane near Los Angeles grimly closed a painful period for the airline industry. The crash killed at lea...</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>