Continental Airlines

NJ Man To Serve 1 Year In Jail For Sex Assault On Continental Airlines Flight

Sixty-five-year-old Ramesh Advani admitted he reached under a blanket covering the victim and assaulted her in May 2010. She awoke and alerted the flight crew, and Advani was detained when the plane landed.

2011/08/15

Continental Airlines Cancels Dozens Of Flights Due To Crew Issue

Continental Airlines canceled 24 flights Wednesday, most of them out of Newark Liberty International Airport, due to “crew availability” problems.

2011/07/27

A Delta Airlines customer checks his baggage before a flight. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Airlines Collected $3.4 Billion In Baggage Fees In 2010

In 2010, the major airlines made a combined $2.6 billion in profits, less than they collected in bag fees.

2011/06/14

Visitors to the memorial for United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., participate in a sunrise remembrance Monday, Sept. 11, 2006, for the 40 passengers and crew who lost their lives on 9/11. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

United Airlines Reinstates Numbers Of Two Planes That Crashed On 9/11: 93 And 175

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A technical error or error in judgment? United Airlines apologized Wednesday for briefly restarting use of flight numbers of two planes that crashed after being hijacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, […]

2011/05/18

Continental Airlines Plane (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

NJ Man Admits Assaulting Sleeping Woman Aboard Continental Flight

Sixty-four-year-old Ramesh Advani, of Berkeley Heights, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Newark to a charge of abusive sexual contact.

2011/04/12

Southwest Airlines planes are seen at MacArthur Airport - Ronkonkoma, NY - Nov 9, 2010 - Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Long Island’s MacArthur Airport Hopes To Increase Business

Right now, two million people a year fly in and out of MacArthur Airport on Long Island.

2011/03/04

Newark Liberty Airport (credit: Getty Images)

Ex-Airline Agent Pleads Guilty To Fraud In NY

The plea by Victoria Scardigno was announced by the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan. She could spend up to 20 years in prison. She also must pay restitution.

2011/02/16

The wreckage of Continental Connection Flight 3407 is seen in Clarence, NY - Feb 16, 2009 - Photo: David Duprey-Pool/Getty Images

Lawsuits Pending As Flight 3407 Crash Anniversary Nears

U.S. District Judge William Skretny said Wednesday that 43 suits have been filed in federal court in Buffalo and of those, about 10 have been settled.

2011/02/10

Plane With Smoke In Cabin Returns To Newark Airport

Continental Airlines says a cross-country flight from Newark, N.J., had to return there a few minutes after taking off when smoke was reported in the plane’s cabin.

2011/01/26

NTSB Probes Safety Of Airline Partnerships

The National Transportation Safety Board began a two-day forum on Tuesday probing the safety implications of “code sharing” agreements.

2010/10/26

Workers Charged In Newark Airport Cocaine Smuggling

Criminal complaints filed Tuesday charge Yunior Lopez, Amaurys Caminero and Kerlwin Taveras with conspiring to smuggle the drugs through Newark Liberty International Airport.

2010/09/07