October

CHICAGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported September 2010 and year-to-date 2010 operational results for Continental Airlines. Earlier today, United Continental Holdings, Inc., formerly UAL Corporation, announced that a wholly owned subsidiary merged with Continental Airlines, Inc., and that Continental Airlines and United Air Lines, Inc. are now wholly owned subsidiaries of United Continental Holdings, Inc. Stand-alone operational results for United Air Lines will be reported on Oct. 7.

SEATTLE, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK), the parent company of Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., will announce its third quarter financial results on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. A conference call is scheduled at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time/11:30 a.m. Eastern time. Interested parties may listen to the call via webcast at alaskaair.com/investors.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today began nonstop service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) in Gainesville, Fla. Eagle operates the service with 64-seat Super ATR aircraft.

SEATTLE, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines starts new daily service today between San Diego and Kahului, Maui. The airline is also launching a new Hawaiian-themed menu and coffee to enhance the onboard experience on all of its flights to Hawaii.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL), formerly UAL Corporation, announced today that a wholly owned subsidiary has merged with Continental Airlines, Inc., and that Continental Airlines and United Air Lines, Inc. are now wholly owned subsidiaries of United Continental Holdings, Inc., creating a world-class global airline. Today, the common stock of United Continental Holdings, Inc. begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UAL.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is proud to announce it has once again earned a top rating on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index and Best Places to Work survey, a leading indicator of companies' attitudes and policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and customers.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines has been honored again by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) with the highest ranking possible in its 2011 Corporate Equality Index. The achievement marks the ninth year in a row American has received a top score of 100 percent, a record unmatched by any other airline.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, today filed an application with the United States Department of Transportation seeking authority to launch nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport to Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, beginning April 5, 2011.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today launched four daily nonstop flights between New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Eagle flies the route with CRJ-700 jet aircraft, featuring Eagle's new First Class service.

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today reported traffic for the month of September. The airline reported all-time September record revenue passenger miles, (RPMs), load factor and enplaned passengers.