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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): September 4, 2007

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):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 4, 2007, we issued a press release announcing our August 2007 performance. 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 for August Performance
     

 

 

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.



September 4, 2007

By  /s/ Lori A. Gobillot

      Lori A. Gobillot

Staff Vice President and Assistant General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1

Press Release for August Performance
   

News Release

EXHIBIT 99.1

News Release

Contact: Corporate Communications

Houston: 713.324.5080

Email: corpcomm@coair.com

News archive: continental.com/company/news/ Address: P.O. Box 4607, Houston, TX 77210-4607


CONTINENTAL AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST 2007

OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE

HOUSTON, Sept. 4, 2007 - Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today reported an August consolidated (mainline plus regional) load factor of 85.3 percent, 2.9 points above the August 2006 consolidated load factor, and a mainline load factor of 85.9 percent, 2.9 points above the August 2006 mainline load factor. The carrier reported a domestic mainline load factor of 88.0 percent, 2.5 points above August 2006, and an international mainline load factor of 83.7 percent, 3.4 points above August 2006. All four were records for August. Domestic load factor was an all time record.

During the month, Continental recorded a U.S. Department of Transportation on-time arrival rate of 75.3 percent and a mainline segment completion factor of 99.2 percent.

In August 2007, Continental flew 9.1 billion consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and 10.6 billion consolidated available seat miles (ASMs), resulting in a traffic increase of 8.1 percent and a capacity increase of 4.4 percent as compared to August 2006. In August 2007, Continental flew 8.2 billion mainline RPMs and 9.5 billion mainline ASMs, resulting in a mainline traffic increase of 9.7 percent and a mainline capacity increase of 6.0 percent as compared to August 2006. Domestic mainline traffic was 4.3 billion RPMs in August 2007, up 8.7 percent from August 2006, and domestic mainline capacity was 4.9 billion ASMs, up 5.6 percent from August 2006.

For August 2007, consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (RASM) is estimated to have increased between 6.5 and 7.5 percent compared to August 2006, while mainline passenger RASM is estimated to have increased between 8.0 and 9.0 percent compared to August 2006. For July 2007, consolidated passenger RASM increased 3.0 percent compared to July 2006, while mainline passenger RASM increased 4.1 percent from July 2006.

Continental's regional operations had a record August load factor of 80.2 percent, 2.2 points above the August 2006 load factor. Regional RPMs were 912.3 million and regional ASMs were 1,137.7 million in August 2007, resulting in a traffic decrease of 4.9 percent and a capacity decrease of 7.5 percent versus August 2006.

Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Continental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily departures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 144 domestic and 138 international destinations. More than 400 additional points are served via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more than 45,000 employees, Continental has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with Continental Express, carries approximately 67 million passengers per year. Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its operation and its corporate culture.

For the fourth consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the No. 1 World's Most Admired Airline on its 2007 list of World's Most Admired Companies. Continental was also named the No. 1 airline on the publication's 2007 America's Most Admired airline industry list. Additionally, Continental again won major awards at the OAG Airline of the Year Awards including "Best Airline Based in North America" for the fourth year in a row, and "Best Executive/Business Class" for the fifth consecutive year. For more company information, visit continental.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect the company's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. For examples of such risks and uncertainties, please see the risk factors set forth in the company's 2006 10-K and its other securities filings, including any amendments thereto, which identify important matters such as the consequences of the company's significant financial losses and high leverage, the significant cost of aircraft fuel, its high labor and pension costs, service interruptions at one of its hub airports, disruptions in its computer systems, and industry conditions, including the airline pricing environment, industry capacity decisions, industry consolidation, terrorist attacks, regulatory matters, excessive taxation, the availab ility and cost of insurance, public health threats and the seasonal nature of the airline business. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law.

 

 

 

PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC RESULTS

AUGUST

2007

2006

Change

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

Domestic

4,329,100

3,981,998

8.7

Percent

International

3,834,162

3,456,972

10.9

Percent

Transatlantic

2,033,507

1,765,194

15.2

Percent

Latin America

1,077,232

1,020,205

5.6

Percent

Pacific

723,423

671,573

7.7

Percent

Mainline

8,163,262

7,438,970

9.7

Percent

Regional

912,292

959,435

-4.9

Percent

Consolidated

9,075,554

8,398,405

8.1

Percent

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

Domestic

4,917,424

4,654,891

5.6

Percent

International

4,580,806

4,305,204

6.4

Percent

Transatlantic

2,429,420

2,200,637

10.4

Percent

Latin America

1,288,572

1,260,029

2.3

Percent

Pacific

862,814

844,538

2.2

Percent

Mainline

9,498,230

8,960,095

6.0

Percent

Regional

1,137,690

1,230,027

-7.5

Percent

Consolidated

10,635,920

10,190,122

4.4

Percent

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR

Domestic

88.0 Percent

85.5 Percent

2.5

Points

International

83.7 Percent

80.3 Percent

3.4

Points

Transatlantic

83.7 Percent

80.2 Percent

3.5

Points

Latin America

83.6 Percent

81.0 Percent

2.6

Points

Pacific

83.8 Percent

79.5 Percent

4.3

Points

Mainline

85.9 Percent

83.0 Percent

2.9

Points

Regional

80.2 Percent

78.0 Percent

2.2

Points

Consolidated

85.3 Percent

82.4 Percent

2.9

Points

ONBOARD PASSENGERS

Mainline

4,761,799

4,356,907

9.3

Percent

Regional

1,646,488

1,679,477

-2.0

Percent

Consolidated

6,408,287

6,036,384

6.2

Percent

CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)

Total

82,093

87,743

-6.4

Percent

PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC RESULTS

YEAR-TO-DATE

2007

2006

Change

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

Domestic

30,844,424

29,155,593

5.8

Percent

International

26,649,448

24,690,106

7.9

Percent

Transatlantic

13,468,301

11,992,425

12.3

Percent

Latin America

8,001,622

7,661,192

4.4

Percent

Pacific

5,179,525

5,036,489

2.8

Percent

Mainline

57,493,872

53,845,699

6.8

Percent

Regional

6,712,903

6,991,667

-4.0

Percent

Consolidated

64,206,775

60,837,366

5.5

Percent

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

Domestic

36,396,463

34,653,024

5.0

Percent

International

33,036,399

31,244,916

5.7

Percent

Transatlantic

16,728,788

15,132,687

10.5

Percent

Latin America

9,756,049

9,582,867

1.8

Percent

Pacific

6,551,562

6,529,362

0.3

Percent

Mainline

69,432,862

65,897,940

5.4

Percent

Regional

8,523,055

8,903,610

-4.3

Percent

Consolidated

77,955,917

74,801,550

4.2

Percent

PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR

Domestic

84.7 Percent

84.1 Percent

0.6

Points

International

80.7 Percent

79.0 Percent

1.7

Points

Transatlantic

80.5 Percent

79.2 Percent

1.3

Points

Latin America

82.0 Percent

79.9 Percent

2.1

Points

Pacific

79.1 Percent

77.1 Percent

2.0

Points

Mainline

82.8 Percent

81.7 Percent

1.1

Points

Regional

78.8 Percent

78.5 Percent

0.3

Points

Consolidated

82.4 Percent

81.3 Percent

1.1

Points

ONBOARD PASSENGERS

Mainline

34,897,544

33,177,295

5.2

Percent

Regional

12,166,325

12,341,311

-1.4

Percent

Consolidated

47,063,869

45,518,606

3.4

Percent

CARGO REVENUE TON MILES (000)

Total

671,296

703,729

-4.6

Percent

 

 

PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL RESULTS

AUGUST

2007

2006

Change

On-Time Performance 1

75.3%

76.3%

(1.0)

Points

Completion Factor 2

99.2%

99.6%

(0.4)

Points

July 2007 year-over-year consolidated RASM change

3.0

Percent

July 2007 year-over-year mainline RASM change

4.1

Percent

August 2007 estimated year-over-year consolidated RASM change

6.5 - 7.5

Percent

August 2007 estimated year-over-year mainline RASM change

8.0 - 9.0

Percent

August 2007 estimated average price per gallon of fuel, including fuel taxes

2.23

Dollars

Third Quarter 2007 estimated average price per gallon of fuel, including fuel taxes

2.21

Dollars

1 Department of Transportation Arrivals within 14 minutes

2 Mainline Mileage Completion Percentage

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