HOUSTON, March 6, 2007 – Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced it was rated the most admired U.S. airline on FORTUNE magazine’s 2007 list of America’s Most Admired Companies. The list and related stories appear in the March 19 issue, on newsstands March 12, and at www.fortune.com.
Continental ranked No. 1 in seven of the eight categories measured to determine the most admired airlines, including quality of products and services, people management, quality of management, long-term investment, innovation, social responsibility, and use of corporate assets.
Continental also placed tenth as the most admired company for quality of products in a list that included FedEx, Walt Disney, Apple, Whole Foods and United Parcel Service.
The rankings are determined in a survey of industry analysts, boards of directors, and corporate and airline executives.
Southwest Airlines was ranked second on the most admired airlines list, followed by JetBlue Airways, Alaska Air Group, AMR, SkyWest, US Airways Group, UAL, Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
1.Continental Airlines 2.Southwest Airlines 3.JetBlue Airways 4.Alaska Air Group 5.AMR 6.SkyWest 7.US Airways Group 8.UAL 9.Northwest Airlines 10.Delta Air Lines
Earlier this year, Continental was named “Best Airline” in LATIN TRADE magazine’s “Best of Latin America” readers’ choice poll for 2007.