Ever since the federal bailout of the country’s biggest banks and insurance companies, you would think that massive mergers like the one announced by United and Continental, making it the world’s largest airline would be discouraged. Not so. Meet the U.S. taxpayer’s newest $3.3 billion liability. |LAT|
The pilot of an inbound Continental Airlines flight headed to Newark from Brussels died on board this morning, but two first officers have taken the helm and it’s expected to land at noon. Update: It’s on the ground. |CityRoom|
Check out this new ad for Continental Airlines promoting their nonstop flights to Milan, by highlighting how “A Layover Isn’t Fashionable.” True. But either is flying coach, in a middle aisle seat, knees jammed, waiting on long bathrooms lines, while subsisting on barely edible food for eight hours.
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