United and Continental airlines are now handing out miles and other perks to road warriors when they use Facebook and Foursquare to check-in through their social networks at various US airports.
Airport social check-ins mean miles for United-Continental frequent flyers
December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
United Airlines distributes iPads to pilots for navigation charts
August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is not your usual pilot program: iPads are now standard issue for United Continental Holdings pilots.
Social media merger — United and Continental handle consolidation on Twitter and Facebook
May 18, 2011 By 3 Comments
In the bad old days of airline mergers, carriers merely had to worry about things such as new reservations systems and branding, but today they also have to figure out how to consolidate their respective social media presences.
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United, Continental and Travelocity offer Earth Day promotions
April 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Continental Airlines pledges to donate $2 for tropical forest protection each time a customer uses its Android or iPhone apps to obtain mobile boarding passes as part of the airline’s Earth Day message.
Airfare increases? Continental removes worries with FareLock
December 13, 2010 By 5 Comments
Bing Travel may predict whether an airfare will rise or fall, but Continental took some of the worry out by giving travelers the option of locking in airfares for 72 hours or seven days for a fee.
Five major airlines on the Dell model and a bargaining chip
November 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
Five major U.S. airlines have candidly revealed their distribution strategy about optional services — these bag and meal fees are one of the few bargaining chips the airlines have to compel global distribution systems “to reduce their unreasonably high fees.”
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Point Inside joy as Continental arrives as first airline partner
October 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Smartphone map creator Point Inside has bagged its first airline customer after Continental launched the airport mapping service within its iPhone app this week.
Continental tests self-service boarding at Houston airport
July 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
First self-service check-in kiosks. Now self-service boarding?
European Commission clears United-Continental merger, but no hint of it on merger website
July 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
The proposed United Airlines-Continental Airlines merger is proceeding apace: the European Commission cleared the marriage and expressed no competitive concerns.
Google-ITA Software deal: Continental cites alternatives, Alaska mentions benefits
July 22, 2010 By 3 Comments
Airlines are doing a lot of watching and waiting about the Google-ITA Software deal, but a Continental Airlines official today noted that alternatives to ITA technology are available.
