Continental Airlines Cancels 24 Flights Due to Lack of Crew

July 28, 2011
Continental Airlines canceled 24 flights on Wednesday, most of them out of Newark, N.J., because of a lack of crew, according to an spokeswoman for the airline. The pilots’ union at Continental Airlines had no comments and no further details were available. According to some media reports, the lack of crew members was the result of pilots calling in sick. The airline was working on getting...
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United Continental Introduces New iPad, iPhone, iPod App

July 27, 2011
United Airlines has introduced a new application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users that gives United and Continental customers easy access to book reservations, check in, access mobile boarding passes with one touch, get flight status details and manage their MileagePlus and OnePass accounts.

The United app, which also includes a feed of United’s latest postings on Twitter, is available for free from the App...

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Teamsters to Closely Monitor Continental-United Merger Plan

May 5, 2010

The Teamsters Union said that it is assembling an experienced team of experts to ensure its members’ jobs and interests are protected should the proposed merger of United and Continental be approved by federal regulators and shareholders. “Our most important responsibility is to ensure that the proposed Continental-United merger doesn’t harm our members,” said Teamsters Airline Division Director David Bourne. “Our team of legal and financial experts has extensive...

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