Continental Connection

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Continental Express

IATA -	ICAO -	Callsign -

Ceased operations

March 3, 2012 (merged with United Express)

Hubs

Frequent-flyer program

OnePass

Alliance

Star Alliance

Fleet size

Headquarters

Houston, Texas

Website

http://www.continental.com/

Beechcraft 1900

CommutAir Beechcraft 1900

Facing forward in the passenger cabin of a CommutAir Beechcraft 1900D displaying the integral and remote field operationally friendly, airstair built into the forward exit of this type of airplane

Continental Connection was a brand name under which several commuter airline carriers and their holding companies operated services marketed exclusively by Continental Airlines. All Continental Connection service was provided using piston-engine or turboprop aircraft, in contrast to Continental Express, whose flights were operated by Continental's regional jet partners, ExpressJet Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines.

All flights on Continental Connection are given full OnePass frequent flyer credit, as if they were mainline Continental flights.

The "Continental Connection" name was discontinued and the operation was renamed United Express.

Operators

Airline	IATA code	ICAO code	Call sign	Aircraft operated	Parent
Cape Air	9K	KAP	Cair	ATR 42	Hyannis Air Service, Inc.
Colgan Air	9L	CJC	Colgan	Bombardier Q400 Saab 340	Republic Airways Holdings
CommutAir	C5	UCA	CommutAir	Bombardier Q200 Bombardier Q300	Champlain Enterprises, Inc.
Silver Airways (Gulfstream International Airlines)	3M	SIL	Silver Wings	Beechcraft 1900D	Victory Park Capital

Fleet

**Continental Connection fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Passengers	Notes
Bombardier Dash 8 Q200	16	37	All leased Operated by CommutAir
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300	5	50	Operated by CommutAir
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400	29	74	Operated by Colgan Air
Saab 340B	10	34	Operated by Colgan Air
ATR 42	2	46	Operated by Cape Air
Beechcraft 1900D Airliner	21	19	Operated by Silver Airways
Total	83

Major accidents and incidents

On February 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 operating on behalf of Continental Connection crashed into a house on Long Road in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport; 50 people, including one on the ground, were killed according to New York State Police.^[1]
On September 7, 2011, Colgan Air Flight 3222, with 23 passengers en route from Houston, TX to Lake Charles, LA landed at Southland Field, which was not their scheduled destination. The crew was subsequently relived of duty.^[2]

References

↑ Wald, Matthew (2009-02-13). "Commuter Plane With 48 Aboard Crashes in Buffalo". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
↑ "Flight Crew Relieved From Duty Following Landing at Wrong Airport". Fox News. September 15, 2011.

v t e United Continental Holdings

Current airlines	United Airlines

Current Marketing Brands	United p.s. United Express

Former airlines	Capital Airlines Continental Airlines Continental Micronesia New York Air People Express Airlines Texas International Airlines

Former marketing brands	Continental Connection Continental Express Continental Lite Shuttle by United Ted

Former holding companies	Jet Capital Corporation Texas Air Corporation UAL Corporation

Frequent Flyer Services	United Club MileagePlus

People	William A. Patterson Glenn Tilton Jeff Smisek Walter Varney Robert Six

Legal issues	Blakey v. Continental Airlines Untied.com

List of airline holding companies

United Express, Continental Express, and Continental Connection carriers

Current

United Express	Cape Air Chautauqua Airlines CommutAir ExpressJet Airlines GoJet Airlines Mesa Airlines Shuttle America Silver Airways SkyWest Airlines Trans States Airlines

Former

United Express	Air Wisconsin Aspen Airways Atlantic Coast Airlines Atlantic Southeast Airlines Colgan Air Great Lakes Airlines North Pacific Airlines Presidential Airways WestAir

Continental Express	Britt Airways Trans-Colorado Airlines

Continental Connection	Colgan Air Presidential Airways RegionsAir

v t e Airlines of the United States

Mainline	AirTran Airways Alaska Airlines Allegiant Air American Airlines Delta Air Lines Frontier Airlines Hawaiian Airlines JetBlue Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines Sun Country Airlines United Airlines US Airways Virgin America

Regional	Air Wisconsin Cape Air Chautauqua Airlines CommutAir Compass Airlines Endeavor Air Envoy Era Alaska ExpressJet go! GoJet Airlines Great Lakes Airlines Horizon Air Island Air Mesa Airlines Nantucket Airlines PenAir Piedmont Airlines PSA Airlines Republic Airlines Shuttle America Silver Airways SkyWest Airlines Trans States Airlines

Commuter	Air Choice One Air Flamenco Arctic Circle Air Bering Air Charter Air Transport Corporate Flight Management Everts Air Frontier Flying Service Grant Aviation Griffing Flying Service Hageland Aviation Services Kenmore Air Mokulele Airlines Pacific Wings Pentastar Aviation San Juan Airlines SeaCoast Airlines SeaPort Airlines Servant Air Southern Airways Express Sun Air International Taquan Air Ultimate Air Shuttle Vieques Air Link Warbelow's Air Ventures Wings of Alaska Wright Air Service

Cargo	ABX Air Air Transport International AirNet Express AirNow Aloha Air Cargo Ameriflight Amerijet International Ameristar Air Cargo Asia Pacific Airlines Astar Air Cargo Atlas Air Capital Cargo International Airlines Centurion Air Cargo Empire Airlines Evergreen International Airlines Express.Net Airlines FedEx Express Flight Alaska Freight Runners Express Kalitta Air Northern Air Cargo Polar Air Cargo Ryan Air Services Southern Air Tepper Aviation Tradewinds Airlines Trans Executive Airlines UPS Airlines Wiggins Airways

Charter	Delta Private Jets Dynamic Airways Empire Airways Falcon Air Express Gryphon Airlines Key Lime Air L-3 Flight International Aviation Miami Air International National Airlines NetJets North American Airlines Omni Air International Swift Air USA Jet Airlines Vision Airlines World Airways World Atlantic Airlines Xtra Airways

List of airline holding companies List of defunct airlines of the United States Proposed airlines of the United States

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.