UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2006

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-10323

74-2099724

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSEO, Houston, Texas

77002

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(713) 324-2950

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

______________________________________

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 29, 2006, we issued a press release concerning the results of voting by our flight attendants on a new collective bargaining agreement.

The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1

Press Release

     

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Continental Airlines, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

 

 

January 30, 2006

By   /s/ Jennifer L. Vogel

       Jennifer L. Vogel

Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Corporate Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

       
     

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1

Press Release

   

 

 

News Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES' FLIGHT ATTENDANTS

RATIFY AGREEMENT

HOUSTON, Jan. 29, 2006 -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced today that it has been advised, after local vote counts at its flight attendant bases (Houston, Newark and Cleveland), that its agreement with the flight attendants has been ratified. District 142 of the International Association of Machinists has informed Continental that it will certify these results and issue an official statement on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006.

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