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Awards

2009

• Best Executive/Business Class
• Best North American Carrier
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• Airline of the Year Food Services
• PAX International Readership Awards
• Best Airline for North American Travel
• Business Traveler Magazine
• Best Worldwide Airline
• Northern Ireland Travel Trade News Awards
• Best Domestic Airline
• TravelAge West WAVE Award
• Best Airline: North America
• Skytrax World Airline Awards^TM
• No. 1 World’s Most Admired Airline
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Presidents Club, Terminal E, Houston Lounge of the Year, North America:
• Priority Pass^TM Lounge of the Year Awards
• Best Airline to North America
• Irish Travel Trade News Awards

2008

• Best Large Domestic Airlines (Premium Seating)
• Best Value for the Money (International)
• Zagat® Airline Survey
• Best Airline for North American Travel
• Best Flight Attendants in North America
• Business Traveler Magazine
• No. 1 U.S. carrier Transatlantic Routes - Business Class
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• Top Airline: Domestic
• Travel Trade Magazine
• No. 1 in Annual Airline Survey
• Business Travel News
• No. 1 World’s Most Admired Airline
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Best North American Carrier
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Network Carriers in North America
• J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Airline Satisfaction Study^SM
• Best Domstic Airline
• Best Airline Customer Service (Domestic)
• Executive Travel Magazine’s Leading Edge Awards
• Corporate Diversity Honor Roll
• Latin Business magazine
• Best Airline: North America
• Best Cabin Staff: North America
• Skytrax World Airline Awards^TM
• Lounge of the Year: Presidents Club, Terminal E, Houston
• Priority Pass Lounge of the Year Awards
• Best Airline for Flights to Mexico
• Executive Travel Magazine’s Leading Edge Awards
• Best Trans-Atlantic Airline
• Scottish Passenger Agents Association
• Most Admired Airline
• Travel Supplier of the Year
• The Beat travel business newsletter
• No. 1 Network Carrier
• Forbes Magazine’s list of America’s most reliable airlines
• 2008 Corporate Diversity Honor Roll
• Latin Business magazine
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation 2009
• Corporate Equality Index (CEI) 100% (highest) ranking
• Design for Environment Stewardship Award
• U.S. EPA
• Best Airline for Travel Agent Support
• Recommend Magazine
• Best Airline to North America
• Irish Travel Trade News Awards

2007

• No. 1 World’s Most Admired Airline
• No. 1 America’s Most Admired Airline
• One of 10 "Green Giant" Corporations
• Top 10 World’s Most Admired Social/Environmental Airline
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Best Executive/Business Class
• Best North American Carrier
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Network Carriers in North America
• J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Airline Satisfaction Study^SM
• No. 1 U.S. carrier for Business Class Service on Transpacific Routes
• No. 1 U.S. carrier for Business Class Service on Transatlantic Routes
• No. 1 Business/First Class Service on U.S. Routes
• ­Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• Lounge of the Year: Presidents Club, Terminal C, Newark
• Priority Pass Lounge of the Year Awards
• Best of Latin America
• LATIN TRADE Magazine’s annual readers’ poll
• Aircraft Particle Emissions Study Group Achievement Award
• NASA 2007
• Best Workplaces for Commuters
• U.S. EPA and DOT
• Best Airline for North American Travel
• Business Travel Magazine

2006

• No. 1 World’s Most Admired Airline
• No. 1 Most Admired Airline
• No. 2 Most Admired Global Airline
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Best Executive/Business Class
• Best North American Carrier
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• No. 1 U.S. carrier for Business Class Service on Transpacific Routes
• No. 1 U.S. carrier for Business Class Service on Transatlantic Routes
• No. 1 Business/First Class Service on U.S. Routes
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• Lounge of the Year: Presidents Club, Terminal E, Houston
• Priority Pass Lounge of the Year Awards
• Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Network Carriers in North America
• J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Airline Satisfaction Study^SM
• Best Airline Branding
• Association of Travel Marketing Executives Atlas Award
• Company of the Year
• Israel’s Tourist Guide
• Best Airline for North American Travel
• Business Travel Magazine
• Airline Strategy Operations Award
• Airline Business Magazine
• Most Opportunities for Hispanics
• Hispanic Magazine
• Outstanding Food Services by a Carrier in the Americas
• PAX International Readership Awards

2005

• No. 1 World’s Most Admired Airline
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Best Executive/Business Class
• Best North American Carrier
• Airline of the Year
• Best Airline Based in North America
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• No. 1 U.S. carrier Transatlantic Business Class
• No. 1 U.S. carrier Transpacific Business Class
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• Lounge of the Year: Presidents Club, Terminal E, Houston
• Priority Pass Lounge of the Year Awards
• World's Leading Business Class Airline
• North America's Leading Business Class Airline
• 2005 World Travel Awards
• Best North/South America Airline
• Irish Travel Trade Annual Awards
• Top U.S. Network Carrier
• Zagat 2005 U.S. Airline Survey and 2005 International Airline Survey
• Most Opportunities for Hispanics
• Hispanic magazine
• Best Concession Design
• Best Customer Service
• Best Concessions Management Team
• Most Unique Services and Best Overall Concession Program
• Best Airport Restaurant Design: George Bush Intercontinental Terminal E
• Airport Revenue News Best Concessions Poll
• 'Extra Mile' Award for creating an innovative solution for OnePass reward redemption
• Budget Travel
• World’s Leading Business Class Airline and North America’s Leading Business Class Airline
• World Travel Awards 2005
• Best Concession Design
• Best Customer Service
• Best Concessions Management Team
• Most Unique Services
• Best Overall Concession Program: Newark Liberty International Terminal C:
• Airport Revenue News Best Concessions Poll

2004

• No. 1 World’s Most Admired Airline
• No. 2 Most Admired U.S. Airline
• 100 Best Companies to Work For
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Best Executive/Business Class
• Best North American Carrier
• Best Executive/Business Class
• Airline of the Year
• Best Airline Based in North America
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• No. 1 U.S. carrier Transatlantic Business Class
• No. 1 U.S. carrier Transpacific Business Class
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• Best Airline for Flights to Western Europe
• Best Airline for Flights to Mexico
• Best Frequent Flyer Program Domestic
• Executive Travel Magazine's Best in Executive Travel Awards
• Most Opportunities for Hispanics
• Hispanic magazine
• Best Airport Project of 2004: George Bush Intercontinental Terminal E
• Texas Construction Magazine
• Corporate Diversity Honor Roll
• Latin Business Magazine
• Training Top 100
• Training Magazine
• Best Concession Program Design: Newark Liberty International Terminal C
• Best Overall Concession Program
• Most Unique Services
• Airport Revenue News Best Concessions Poll
• Best Ground Services Long Haul
• Best Frequent Flyer Program - Long Haul
• Travel Channel

2003

• No. 1 U.S. carrier Transatlantic Business Class
• No. 1 U.S. carrier Transpacific Business Class
• Best North American Carrier
• Best Executive/Business Class
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• No. 1 International Business Class
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• No. 1 U.S.-based Airline
• Nikkei Business Magazine survey
• Best Business Class among U.S. airlines
• Business Traveler
• No. 45 Most Admired Global Company
• No. 2 Most Admired Global Airline
• 100 Best Companies to Work For
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Best Call Center
• Call Center Magazine

2002

• Best Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Business Class among U.S. airlines
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• 2002 Business in the Arts Award
• Business Community for the Arts/Forbes
• 100 Best Companies to Work For
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Best Retail/Specialty Program - Newark Liberty International Terminal C
• Airport Council International-North America
• No. 1 New York City-area Airport: Newark Liberty International Terminal C
• Best Gate Experience
• Best Concessions
• Port Authority of New York and New Jersey customer survey
• Program of the Year: OnePass
• Best Elite-Level Program
• Best Award
• InsideFlyer's Freddie Awards

2001

• No. 1 International Business Class
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• Best Transatlantic Airline
• Best Short Haul Executive/Business Class
• Best Long Haul Executive/Business Class
• Best Airline Based in North America
• Best Frequent Flyer Program
• OAG Airline of the Year Awards
• 100 Best Companies to Work For
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Airline of the Year
• Air Transport World
• No. 1 Best Managed U.S-based Global Airline
• Aviation Week & Space Technology
• No. 1 in Customer Service
• SmartMoney Customer Service Awards
• No. 1 Airline Innovator of Information Technology No. 2 out of 500 companies
• InformationWeek 500 List
• Program of the Year: OnePass
• Best Elite-Level Program*
• Best Award
• Best Web Site
• InsideFlyer's Freddie Awards

2000

• No. 1 International Business Class
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• Top International Airline
• National Airline Quality Rating Study
• Best U.S. Airline for Business Travel
• SmartMoney Customer Service Awards
• 100 Best Companies to Work For
• FORTUNE Magazine
• No. 1 in Frequent Traveler Satisfaction, Short Flights, U.S.
• No. 1 in Frequent Traveler Satisfaction, Long Flights, U.S.
• Frequent Flyer Magazine and J.D. Power and Associates
• No. 1 Airline Web site: continental.com
• Forrester PowerRankings
• No. 1 Web site: continental.com
• NPD New Media Services

1999

• No. 1 International Business Class
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• No. 1 in Frequent Traveler Satisfaction, Long Flights, U.S.
• Frequent Flyer Magazine and J.D. Power and Associates
• Best Foreign-flag Carrier to North America
• Nikkei Business Magazine survey
• Top Airline to North America
• Travel Trade Gazette Europa
• 100 Best Companies to Work For
• Best Airline in the U.S.
• No. 2 most admired global airline in World's Most Admired Companies
• FORTUNE Magazine
• No. 1 Airline Web site: continental.com
• Forrester PowerRankings

1998

• No. 1 International Business Class
• No. 1 Domestic First Class Service
• Condé Nast Business Travel Awards
• 100 Best Companies to Work For
• FORTUNE Magazine
• Program of the Year: OnePass
• Best Customer Service
• Best Web Site
• Best Award
• Best Elite-Level
• InsideFlyer's Freddie Awards

1997

• No. 1 in Frequent Traveler Satisfaction, Long Flights, U.S.
• Frequent Flyer Magazine and J.D. Power and Associates

1996

• Airline of the Year
• Air Transport World
• No. 1 in Frequent Traveler Satisfaction, Long Flights, U.S.
• Frequent Flyer Magazine and J.D. Power and Associates