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#Continental advertised their #Boeing #747 service as the only 747 with 2 lounges and a pub. Did you ever fly on a Continental 747? #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 15, 2017.
#Continental was one of three U.S. airlines, along with Pan American World Airways and TWA (Trans World Airlines), to launch Boeing 747 jumbojet service in 1970. Did you ever fly on a Continental Airlines 747? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
#OnThisDay in 1919, Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. or #Avianca was founded. Avianca was the first airline in the Americas. #avgeek This tweet was posted on December 05, 2016.
#Onthisday in 1991, Continental Airlines introduced their new blue, gold, and grey aircraft #livery with a globe logo. It replaced the gold and red livery with “jetstresm” logo designed by #SaulBass and introduced in 1968. Do you remember this livery? #avgeek #graphicdesign This tweet was posted on February 12, 2020.
#TACA (Transportes Aereos del Continente Americano), now operating under the Avianca brand as Avianca El Salvador, was founded in 1932. #TravelTuesday This tweet was posted on April 10, 2018.
Continental Airlines began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934. It originally used symbols and slogans to promote its claim to be the “Fastest Airline In The World.” #DefunctThursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #ContinentalAirlines This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.
Continental had an onboard Pink Cloud Buffet Bar & issued this summer uniform from 1967 to 1970. #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on September 09, 2016.
Continental's service mark featured an aerodynamic oval with jet contrails designed to communicate the carrier’s new global services. Over the next 20 years, “Contrails Red” became the predominant color, while the symbol also appeared in gold, black, and white. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on June 21, 2023.
DC #avgeeks, check out @airandspace's new exhibit, Hawaii By Air: http://t.co/1YRV3bXAqT We LOVE that Continental poster! (via @boingboing) This tweet was posted on July 31, 2014.
Founded as Varney Speed Lines in 1934, Continental Airlines expanded its domestic regional services during the 1950s & 60s. When the airline became an international carrier in the late 1960s, it launched a new corporate identity created by Saul Bass & Associates. #AirlineMealSets This tweet was posted on June 21, 2023.
Happy birthday, United! Did you know that both United Airlines and Continental Airlines both trace their founding to one man? Walter T. Varney, a flight school and air taxi operator from San Francisco, founded Varney Air Lines, which began airmail service #onthisday in 1926. This tweet was posted on April 06, 2023.
How much information can you squeeze on to a matchbook cover? Continental Air Lines took on the challenge in the 1950s. #52Objects This tweet was posted on May 01, 2023.
In 1968, #Continental Airlines launched a new corporate identity, an oval, defined in spreading jet contrails, and an updated typeface communicated its emerging global status and market position. This tweet was posted on March 02, 2018.
In 1969, Continental Airlines received approval for a route to Hawai’i, which the airline considered the most lucrative. The service was widely advertised and featured on promotional items such as branded flight bags. Do you own any flight bags? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on December 26, 2019.
In the 1980s, Continental offered its first- and business-class passengers premium meals on white china with the Contrails Red logo. #AirlineMealSets #AvGeek #PaxEx This tweet was posted on June 21, 2023.
Named the 240 after its twin engine and 40 seating capacity, 75 were ordered by American and 50 more by Continental, Pan American, KLM, Trans-Australia Airlines, and Western Air Lines #AvGeek #Convair #WesternAirLines This tweet was posted on March 16, 2023.
People Express Airlines commenced operations #onthisday in 1981. A low-cost airline inspired by Freddie Laker and Laker Air, People Express only lasted a few years and merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Did you ever fly on #PeoplExpress? #Avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 30, 2020.
RT @airlinemaps: #OnThisDay Continental flew its last flight in 2012, when it merged into @united. Their proposed merger map from 2010 http… This tweet was posted on March 02, 2019.
RT @airwaysmagazine: 30 Years Ago: People Express Merged Into Continental Airlines https://t.co/Ni5NSapCSv This tweet was posted on February 06, 2017.
RT @usatodaytravel: Lufthansa purges Boeing 737s from its fleet, will use A320 line for continental service https://t.co/hLBsJ3JvZ5 https:/… This tweet was posted on November 01, 2016.
Renamed in 1937 as Continental Airlines, the carrier introduced a red, white, and blue eagle symbol with its block letter logotype in 1944. #DefunctThursday #avgeek #aviationhistory #ContinentalAirlines This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.
See more Continental uniforms on display, in "#FashionInFlight", pre-security, in the IT. https://t.co/UbL4YNFAUD This tweet was posted on September 10, 2016.
The #Continental uniforms were issued until 1973 and were in use for the introduction of the airline’s next #widebody airliner, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
The 1970 Continental uniform was designed to project the airline’s identity & a sporty casual look. #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on July 22, 2016.
The Ponape Lounge was the Coach lounge on Continental's 747 where passengers could order a cocktail in a Micronesian themed room. #avgeek This tweet was posted on July 15, 2017.
The attention to detail on Continental's late 1960s uniform includes a brooch with a Boeing's SST. #FashionInFlight This tweet was posted on September 09, 2016.
The last #Continental flight departed #onthisday in 2012, leaving Phoenix, AZ as Continental 1267 & landing as #United 1267 in Cleveland, OH This tweet was posted on March 02, 2017.
The last #Continental flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Continental Airlines began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934 and changed its name to Continental Air Lines in 1937. This tweet was posted on March 02, 2018.
The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Leaving Phoenix, AZ, as Continental 1267, the flight landed as United 1267 in Cleveland, OH. The airline began as Varney Speed Lines in 1934 and was renamed to Continental in 1937. #Continental #United #AvGeek This tweet was posted on March 02, 2023.
The last Continental Airlines flight departed #onthisday in 2012. Leaving Phoenix, AZ, as Continental 1267, the flight landed as United Airlines 1267 in Cleveland, OH. Did you ever fly on #Continental? #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 02, 2019.
Their rapid expansion to new destinations and acquisitions of airlines in the mid-1980s led to financial distress, and the airline merged with Continental Airlines in 1987. Did you ever fly on People Express? #DefunctThursday #PeoplExpress #Avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2022.
To celebrate and promote the new Boeing 747, #Continental introduced new uniforms, including a form-fitting, polyester mini-dress that projected a flashy, energetic look of casual comfort with bright stripes in the airline’s colors. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.
To promote its widebody-operator status, Continental Airlines introduced a new line of uniforms in 1970. Stewardesses were offered a choice of several ensembles. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 12, 2020.
Varney Speed Lines would go on to become Continental Air Lines three years later. The two companies Varney started would merge into one when United and Continental combined in 2010. #AvGeek #UnitedAirlines #ContinentalAirlines #VarneyAirlines #SFHistory This tweet was posted on April 06, 2023.
When Continental became an international carrier in 1968, it launched a new corporate identity created by Saul Bass & Associates. An oval, defined in spreading jet contrails, and an updated typeface communicated its new global status and market position. #DefunctThursday #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 21, 2022.
With the success of its #Boeing 747 service, which began in 1970, #Continental Airlines introduced its next #jumbojet airliner in 1972, the DC-10 #trijet, McDonnell Douglas’ first #widebody airliner. Did you ever fly on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 02, 2019.