Continental Micronesia
| Continental Micronesia | |
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| IATA code : | CO (previously CS) |
| ICAO code : | COA (previously CMI) |
| Call sign : | CONTINENTAL (previously AIR MIKE) |
| Founding: | 1968 |
| Operation stopped: | 2010 |
| Seat: |
Tamuning , Guam
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| Home airport : | Antonio B. Won Pat Airport |
| Management: | Marc Erwin (President and CEO) |
| Number of employees: | 1,500 (January 2008) |
| Alliance : | Star Alliance , previously SkyTeam |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | OnePass |
| Fleet size: | 13 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Continental Micronesia ceased operations in 2010. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Continental Micronesia (originally Air Micronesia ) was an American airline based in Guam and based at Antonio B. Won Pat Airport . It was a subsidiary of Continental Airlines , under whose license the flight operations were carried out last.
history
On May 16, 1968, the subsidiary Air Micronesia was founded by Continental Airlines and the former US Trust Territory to strengthen Continental Airlines' presence in the Pacific and Asia. This subsidiary became known as AIR MIKE , which is where the airline's former international callsign comes from. Continental Micronesia's fleet initially consisted mainly of Boeing 727s and Douglas DC-6s .
In the 1990s, Guam developed into a major aviation hub for Continental Micronesia as well as United Airlines and Northwest Airlines . During this time AIR MIKE got the official name Continental Air Micronesia , which was later changed to Continental Micronesia.
Together with the parent company, Continental Micronesia switched from SkyTeam to the Star Alliance aviation alliance on October 27, 2009 .
As part of the merger of Continental Airlines with United Airlines , the Air Operator Certificate from Continental Micronesia was revoked in autumn 2010 . Since then, flight operations have been formally carried out by Continental Airlines. This procedure should simplify the planned merger with United under a common air operator certificate as the next step. Since the final merger of United and Continental, the Micronesia division is no longer in use, and flights are operated by United with aircraft from their fleet.
aims
From Antonio B. Won Pat Airport , Continental Micronesia mainly served the Pacific, Japanese and Southeast Asian regions and thus served as a supplement for Continental Airlines in order to bring these regions into the focus of US tourists. It operated from Guam mainly to Japan (8 destinations, including Tokyo , Sapporo and Fukuoka ), Micronesia (7 destinations, e.g. Koror , Yap , Chuuk and Majuro ), to Australia ( Cairns ), to Southeast Asia ( 2 destinations, Manila and Denpasar ), to Hong Kong and Taipei and to Hawaii , which is the most important destination of society.
Other destinations, such as Nouméa , Seoul , Sydney , Cebu and Port Moresby , were canceled due to insufficient utilization.
fleet
As of September 2011, the Continental Micronesia fleet consisted of 15 aircraft:
- 2 Boeing 737-700 (operated by Continental Airlines )
- 9 Boeing 737-800 (operated by Continental Airlines)
- 4 Boeing 767-400ER (operated by Continental Airlines)
Some of the planes already bore the lettering of the new, merged United Airlines .
Incidents
Continental Micronesia has lost an airplane in its history:
- On November 21, 1980, flight CS614 of what was then Continental Air Micronesia from Guam had an accident while landing in Yap . Everyone on board survived the accident, but the machine was badly damaged and then retired.
See also
Web links
- Data on the airline Air Micronesia in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Continental Airlines website
Individual evidence
- ↑ United to transition to Continental operating certificate as part of merger atwonline.com, English, September 6, 2010.
- ↑ Continental Micronesia fleet as part of the Continental Airlines fleet , ch-aviation.ch, English, accessed on September 18, 2011.
- ↑ Aircraft accident data and report of the accident on November 21, 1980 in the Aviation Safety Network , accessed on September 18, 2011.