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NEWS ABOUT: Continental

Continental stories: 8 news summaries

 More Cuts Await 
 Slumping Airlines 

Delta, AA among carriers who can't cover costs

Jun 12, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - As rising oil prices and sluggish demand continued to hammer the airline industry, Delta, American, and several other carriers forecast further cuts to service yesterday, reports the Wall Street Journal. Despite massive reductions in service, CEOs said at an industry meeting that they still aren't covering costs. "Earnings are... More »

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 Plane Plummeted 
 20 Times Faster 
 Than Normal 

Flight recorders found; cause of crash still unknown

Feb 16, 09 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Nothing went wrong on Flight 3407 until 26 seconds before the plane slammed into the ground. But in that time, it fell more than 20 times faster than normal, at one point dropping 800 feet in 5 seconds, the Buffalo News reports. Black box recorders found on the ground in... More »

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black box • Newark • plane crash • Continental • flight recorder • Buffalo • icing • Flight 3407

Carrier, Plane Had Clean Safety Record

Colgan Air has a clean flight record

Feb 13, 09 2:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The operator of the commuter flight that crashed near Buffalo and killed 50 people hadn’t had any major accidents on passenger flights in its 18-year history, the Houston Chronicle reports. Nor does the model of plane that crashed, the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprops, have a record of trouble.... More »

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 'The Whole Sky  
 Was Lit Up Orange' 

'Direct hit' on house caused 50-foot flames

Feb 13, 09 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The twin turboprop plane crash outside Buffalo that killed 50 was a “direct hit” on a house 7 miles from Buffalo’s international airport, CNN reports. "I was able to see the underbelly of the plane," said one witness. "It was only about 75 feet above... More »

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New York • plane crash • Continental • fire • Buffalo

9/11 Widow Dies in Buffalo Crash

Woman was traveling
to celebration of husband's would-be 58th birthday

Feb 13, 09 8:47 AM CST
(Newser) - A woman aboard the ill-fated Continental Flight 3407 was the widow of a Buffalo man killed in the 9/11 attacks, the Buffalo News reports. As the co-chair of Voices of September 11, Beverly Eckert fought for a probe into pre-9/11 intelligence failures and pushed for a memorial to attack victims.... More »

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 Tapes Point to 
 Ice as Crash Factor 

Nearby pilots report icy conditions

Feb 13, 09 6:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Icy conditions may have been a factor in the plane crash near Buffalo that killed 50 last night, the Buffalo News reports. Just after the disaster, air traffic controllers asked other nearby pilots about ice. Several confirmed that they had "picked up rime ice." After a long pause,... More »

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New York • plane crash • Continental • ice • air traffic control • Buffalo

FAA Orders Inspections
of Boeing 737s

Hundreds of jets to be checked for loose nut that caused China Airlines fire

Aug 28, 07 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737s after a loose bolt punctured a China Airlines jet last week, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Southwest, Delta, Continental, AirTran, Alaska Air, ATA and Aloha Airlines have 24 days to check for loose nuts on... More »

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FAA • Southwest • Boeing • fires • airline • Okinawa • explosion • plane • Continental • Delta • China Airlines • Aloha Airlines • AirTran • Alaska Air • ATA • Southwest Airlines

Planes Packed as Air Travel Soars in July

Record full seats a boon for carriers,
a nuisance for passengers

Aug 6, 07 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - US air travel hit the economic stratosphere in July, crowding the jetliners of seven major carriers with record percentages of filled seats. American, Continental, Delta, US Airways, AirTran, and Alaska Airlines filled up nearly 90% of all seats on domestic flights, more than any month in history. More »

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