courtesy of Continental-UnitedThe Continental Airlines merger with United Airlines will create some different branding, including a paint job released today by the combined holding company. NEWARK ...

Charlie Riedel/Associated Press A Continental Airlines 737 sit at a gate while another jet lands at Houston's Bush International Airport. Updated at 4:33 p.m. Continental Airlines says it will ...

DALLAS — United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are moving closer to announcing as early as Monday that they will combine to form the world's largest carrier by passenger traffic ...

DALLAS -- Continental Airlines Inc. said today it will cut 1,700 jobs and raise fees for checking luggage after it posted a large loss for the second quarter amid falling traffic. The Houston ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Executives of Continental and United airlines have notified their employees the carriers will hold off on most layoffs until March 31, 2011. The timing and scope of job cuts ...

DALLAS -- Continental Airlines said today it is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs that have pushed the industry into its worst crisis since 2001.

Continental jumped in size in 1987 by swallowing Frontier, People Express and New York Air. Both airlines shrank to cope with the recession. United cut capacity 7.4 percent last year, and ...

DALLAS, April 27 -- Continental Airlines said Sunday that it would not pursue a combination with another carrier right away, a surprising move after weeks of speculation that it would join with ...

United Airlines parent UAL Corp., for example, lost $537 million in the first quarter and announced it would cut 1,100 jobs. “We are somewhat relieved,” said the union spokesman, Mark Adams.

United and Continental's marriage will benefit the airlines but not passengers. May 3, 2010 -- Airline passengers across the country should brace for higher ticket prices and fewer flight options ...