About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 138. Chapters: Sun Microsystems, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, Amtrak, HP Enterprise Services, Midwest Airlines, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, AirTran Airways, Star Alliance, Northrop Grumman, SAP AG, Royal Caribbean International, Sun Country Airlines, Electronic Data Systems, Norwegian Cruise Line, Orbitz, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, The Hertz Corporation, Expedia, Inc., ARINC, Stena Line, Amadeus IT Group, Marriott International, Accor, Enterprise Holdings, Air Transport Association, InterContinental, Cendant, Best Western, SITA, Travel technology, Galileo CRS, Sabre Holdings, Omni Hotels & Resorts, CheapOair, ITA Software, Worldspan, Selsdon Park Hotel, Official Airline Guide, Europcar, Onetravel, Airline Tariff Publishing Company, Outrigger Hotels & Resorts, Amadeus CRS, Cruiseshipcenters international, Aqua Hotels and Resorts, Elong. Excerpt: Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA, Call sign: CONTINENTAL) is a major American airline based in Continental Center I in Downtown Houston, Texas. On October 1, 2010, the acquisition of Continental airlines by UAL Corporation (the parent company of United Airlines) was completed and on the same day UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc. These airlines are in the process of merging their operations under the name United Airlines. During the integration period, both airlines will, for a time, run separate operations under direction of a combined leadership team of the new parent company based in Chicago. The merger transaction is estimated to be worth (USD)$3.2 billion. At the time of its acquisition by United Continental Holdings, Inc., Continental was the fourth-largest airline in the US based on passenger-kilometers flown and the fifth largest in total passengers carried. Continental operates flights to destin...
