1 Former affiliate member, now full member after the parent company China Southern Airlines left the alliance. This was a merger of Boeing Air Transport, Pacific Air Transport , National Air Transport & Varney Air Lines. Our history. CONTINENTAL WEST operated for a short time on the West Coast It was formed by Frank Lorenzo as a shuttle airline but merged back into the main company. Merged with TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES in 1982 and the two airlines began operating under the C.A.L. Continental Airlines was founded in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines, which was named after Walter Varney who also started United Airlines (more on that later). public was now demanding air carriers to as well improve their performance International and domestic, passenger and cargo airline]. The would be operated out of El Paso, Texas. Continental Airlines Logo History. google_ad_client = "pub-1318453117874325"; Continental Airlines Fleet of DC10 (History) - Aviation website for aircraft and airline information (flight, photo, travel, fleet listing, production list of Airbus Boeing Douglas Embraer Dash, ATR, Sukhoi, Saab...), plane photos, flightlog database, aviation news, civil aviation forum, aviation store. Continental operates a substantial domestic and international route network and since 2004 has been a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance along with Northwest Airlines, the other American SkyTeam member. Continental flew the new aircraft to its three … Acquired PIONEER AIR LINES in 1954, NEW YORK AIR in 1987, FRONTIER AIRLINES and PEOPLEXPRESS in in 1987. After all, Continental was the product of mergers among seven airlines; when a seat needed to be replaced, the company used whatever was in stock. By Point to point: The sixty year history of Continental Airlines [Scippa, Ray] on Amazon.com. In 1993 Continental, experimenting with an airline within an airline, launched CALlite. Trans Continental Airlines; IATA-ICAO TCN: Callsign TRANSCON: Country: United States: Airline Founded : 1972: Ceased operations: 1999: Last updated on Jul 26, 2020. to expand their route systems and the flexibility to develop innovative Merged with UAL in 2011. In addition Continental President, It was not clear if the filing for restructuring under google_ad_height = 90; Had it’s lo-cost subsiduary, TED absorbed in 2009. google_ad_slot = "6601888807"; The Company transports people and cargo through its mainline operations, which use jet aircraft with at least 118 seats, and its regional operations. Continental Airlines is an American airline that is the third-largest legacy carrier in the United States, headquartered in Houston, Texas. //-->. Other airlines began to suffer heavy losses from rapid expansion, but Continental stabled growth and was able to find profits. Airlines and under the management of Frank Lorenzo. September 1969 saw the realization of a long-cherished goal: introduction of Continental service from Los Angeles to Honolulu/Hilo; and in 1970, Continental was awarded routes from Seattle and Portland to San Jose, Hollywood-Burbank Airport, and Ontario, California—all rapidly growing airline markets. Continental was the first airline to institutea progressive maintenance program in 1959 enabling the airline to fly its 707 fleet 7 days a week, 16 hours a day. However, deregulation brought about many unwanted hostile Three airlines (Braniff, Trans-Texas Airways and Continental Airlines) started legal action that took three years to resolve. Meantime, the hostile situation with TIA CEO Francisco Anthony “Frank” Lorenzo grew worse. United Airlines began its own air freight delivery service just before the beginning of World War II. Originally, Varney Speed Lines operated as an airmail and passenger service in the American southwest – Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.