Continental Airlines is represented in New Zealand by World Aviation
Systems
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES HISTORY
| 1934 |
Continental Airlines was founded and its first
flight was between Pueblo, Colorado and El Paso, Texas. |
| 1959 |
First jet aircraft entered service |
| 1970 |
First wide-bodied aircraft entered service (B747) |
| 1977 |
Commenced service to Australia and New Zealand |
| 1984 |
First flight to Europe - Newark and Houston to
London |
| 1986 |
Become third largest US airline with the consolidation
of Frontier, People Express and New York Air. |
| 1995 |
CO announced the largest quarterly profit in its
history. |
| 1998 |
Alliance with Northwest Airlines announced. |
| 1999 |
CO announced its sixteenth consecutive profitable
quarter. |
| 2009 |
Joins the Star Alliance |
