1963 Continental Airlines moved its headquarters to Los Angeles, California. 1968 introduced a new painting, with orange and gold lines and a black circular logo on the tail rudder of the aircraft. /kloc-in the 1960s, Continental Airlines transported American soldiers to Vietnam, realizing the market in the Pacific region, so Micronesian Airlines, now Continental Airlines, was established in Micronesia and has been painting the fuselage of Continental Airlines. Honolulu Airlines opened in 1969, and Continental Airlines received the first Boeing 747 in 1970. Throughout the1970s, Continental Airlines has been expanding its trans-Pacific routes, with 1977 reaching Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.
1978, the us congress passed the act of abolishing state regulation of aviation industry, which set off a wave of airline merger. Continental Airlines 1982 was acquired by Texas International Airlines. After the merger, Continental Airlines acquired George Bush Intercontinental Airport, one of the three major hubs, and the right to fly to Mexico.
1983, Continental Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection according to Chapter XI of the United States Federal Bankruptcy Law, and continued to operate as a low-cost airline (LCC) after clearing its debts. Although the route in the South Pacific was retained, Continental Airlines was forced to abandon the hub airport in Los Angeles. 1985, Continental Airlines opened flights from Newark Liberty International Airport, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport to London Gatwick Airport. These two routes brought a glimmer of life to Continental Airlines and escaped bankruptcy protection at 1986.
1987 continental airlines purchased People Express and its Newark airport hub, making continental airlines the third largest airline in the United States at that time. OnePass frequent flyer program was founded in 1987, and Continental Airlines and SAS Company formed a partnership in 1988. 199 1 year, Continental Airlines launched a new white and blue globe logo painting. 199 1 The outbreak of the Gulf War caused the oil price to soar. Two years before the merger of People's Express and Continental Airlines, it acquired Frontier Airlines with huge debts, which made Continental Airlines apply for bankruptcy protection again. 1993 Air Canada, together with Air Partners and Pacific Construction Group, Texas, injected 450 million US dollars to help Continental Airlines get out of bankruptcy protection again. 1995 continental airlines closed the Denver hub.
From 65438 to 0994, Gordon Bethune served as the president of Continental Airlines and implemented drastic reforms. Gordon Bethune formulated the development strategy of "flying must win" and immediately grounded the loss-making flights. At the same time, it also put forward the goal of "winning the trust of the people" and the slogan of "working hard and flying correctly", requiring the company to keep ahead of the industry in four indicators: flight punctuality rate, baggage arrangement rate, passenger complaint handling rate and seat oversold rate, and advocating performance-based hero evaluation standards. Continental Airlines has taken on a new look. Continental's fleet has been simplified to all Boeing aircraft.
In 2003, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines announced an alliance agreement.