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Article: Continental Airlines shifts to Star Alliance.(Shipping)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- October 29, 2009
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NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (Reuters) – Continental Airlines Inc., the world's fifth-largest airline, has joined the Star Alliance, becoming one of the top airlines in this network of 25 global carriers.The switch marks the first time a major airline has switched alliances and brings Continental closer to UAL Corp's United Airlines about 18 months after merger talks ended between the two carriers.''We decided to upgrade our alliance to a first-class alliance,'' said Continental's President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Smisek at a media event.Joining the Star Alliance allows Continental to share pricing, scheduling and other information within the alliance, which also ...