Continental Airlines Ranked No. 1 World's Most Admired Airline by FORTUNE Magazine
March 02 2009 - 3:51PM
PR Newswire (US)
Sixth consecutive year as FORTUNE World's Most Admired airline
HOUSTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines
(NYSE: CAL) today announced that it was again rated the top airline
on FORTUNE magazine's annual airline industry list of World's Most
Admired Companies. This is the sixth consecutive year that
Continental has topped that list. "Continental's more than 42,000
co-workers are the reason for our success, and I'm proud to see
their hard work recognized again this year," said Continental
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Kellner. "They have
shown once again that they are the best team in the airline
industry." The rankings are determined in a survey of corporate and
airline executives, boards of directors and industry analysts.
Companies are evaluated according to the following criteria:
quality of products/services, global competitiveness, people
management, quality of management, social responsibility,
innovation, use of corporate assets, financial soundness and
long-term investment. Continental received an overall score of
7.71, followed by Air France-KLM Group (7.15), Southwest Airlines
(6.89), Singapore Airlines (6.85), Lufthansa Group (6.57) and Delta
Air Lines (6.18). Additionally, Continental was ranked among the
top ten companies for management quality across all industries on
the FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies survey. The results are
from the magazine's March 16, 2009, issue. Continental Airlines is
the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with
Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 2,800
daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving
135 domestic and 132 international destinations. More than 650
additional points are served via alliance partners. With more than
42,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston,
Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries
approximately 67 million passengers per year. Celebrating its 75th
anniversary this year, Continental consistently earns awards and
critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.
For more company information, go to continental.com. DATASOURCE:
Continental Airlines CONTACT: Corporate Communications of
Continental Airlines, +1-713-324-5080, Web Site:
http://www.continental.com/
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