Continental Airlines was a major United States airline, eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Varney Speed Lines (named after one of its initial owners, Walter T. Varney, who was also a founder of United Airlines) was formed in 1934, operating airmail and passenger services in the American Southwest over a route originating from El Paso and extending through Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Las Vegas, New Mexico to Pueblo, Colorado. The carrier was renamed Continental Air Lines (later changed to "Airlines") on July 8, 1937. In 1955 Continental merged with Pioneer Airlines, gaining access to 16 more cities in Texas and New Mexico. On May 2, 2010, the Boards of Directors at Continental and United Airlines approved a stock-swap deal that would combine them into the world's largest airline in revenue passenger miles. The new airline will take on United Airlines name, Continental's logo and be based in United's hometown of Chicago. Continental Express was the operating brand name used by a number of independently owned regional airlines providing commuter airliner and regional jet feeder service under agreement with Continental Airlines.
Livery
Boeing 767-224, registration N68159, built 2001, serial number 30438 Schiphol (AMS), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 15 July 2002
