Read more Continental Airlines stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15318/continental-airlines.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66831/passengers-stuck-on-runway-have-no-recourse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe passengers who spent 5.5 hours trapped inside a plane in Rochester, Minn., last weekend didn’t revolt. But if they had, they could have wound up in trouble with the law, USA Today reports. Federal aviation laws give airlines sole authority over whether passengers stay on a plane or...http://www.newser.com/story/66831/passengers-stuck-on-runway-have-no-recourse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 12:52:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66715/white-house-probes-minn-plane-stranding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is investigating last weekend’s 9-hour stranding of 47 passengers on a Minnesota airport tarmac, the AP reports. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood says his department's general counsel is determining whether laws were broken in the case. “While we don't yet have all the facts, this incident as reported...http://www.newser.com/story/66715/white-house-probes-minn-plane-stranding.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 6:43:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66547/47-trapped-on-9-hour-nightmare-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf 9 hours on a grounded puddle-jumper with screaming babies and the scent of overly busy toilets wafting through cramped aisles sounds like your idea of a good time, then Continental Airlines had your ticket to paradise. When storms forced a Minneapolis-bound flight to divert to Rochester, Minn., on Friday,...http://www.newser.com/story/66547/47-trapped-on-9-hour-nightmare-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 10:24:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65963/26-injured-by-turbulence-on-flight-from-rio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour people were seriously injured when a Continental Airlines flight from Rio de Janeiro to Houston experienced extreme turbulence mid-flight early this morning, the AP reports. Continental flight 128, with 168 people on board, was diverted to Miami, where the plane landed safely this morning, says the FAA. In addition...http://www.newser.com/story/65963/26-injured-by-turbulence-on-flight-from-rio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 7:06:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62243/crew-asked-for-doc-but-kept-pilots-death-a-secret.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey didn't explain why, but the crew of Continental Flight 61 asked passengers about halfway through their flight whether there was a doctor on board. It was only when the plane landed that passengers learned their 60-year-old captain had died somewhere between Brussels and New Jersey, the Star-Ledger reports. The...http://www.newser.com/story/62243/crew-asked-for-doc-but-kept-pilots-death-a-secret.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 13:26:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62228/plane-lands-at-newark-after-pilot-dies-midflight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Continental Airlines flight has landed safely at Newark after its captain died during the flight, CBS 2 TV in New York reports. "The crew on this flight included an additional relief pilot who took the place of the deceased pilot," the carrier said in a statement. “The flight continued...http://www.newser.com/story/62228/plane-lands-at-newark-after-pilot-dies-midflight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 11:07:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58591/pilot-training-faulted-in-buffalo-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe captain of the commuter plane that crashed in Buffalo in February, killing 50 people, wasn't properly trained on the plane's stall-protection system and had failed several flight tests, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the plane warned of an imminent stall, the pilot did the opposite of proper procedure,...http://www.newser.com/story/58591/pilot-training-faulted-in-buffalo-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 1:52:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57803/obama-optimistic-as-flu-cases-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagContinental Airlines said today it will begin cutting flights to Mexico on Monday because of the swine flu outbreak, the Houston Chronicle reports. The airline will cancel 180 of its 450 weekly flights and use smaller planes. As the number of confirmed cases in the US rose to 141 in...http://www.newser.com/story/57803/obama-optimistic-as-flu-cases-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 13:33:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite many rounds of cost-cutting, so-called legacy airlines—United, Delta, US Airways—still face costs 35% higher than low-fare carriers like JetBlue and Southwest, the Wall Street Journal reports. The younger outfits have maintained a “cost gap” analysts thought their older peers could close over time. For one thing, having...http://www.newser.com/story/55527/aging-airlines-cant-catch-up-to-younger-rivals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 8:52:51 CDT