Continental Connection was the brand name under which several commuter airline carriers and their holding companies operated services marketed exclusively by Continental Airlines. As such, all Continental Connection banner carrier services were operated primarily with turboprop aircraft in contrast to Continental Express, whose flights were operated by Continental's regional jet partners, ExpressJet and Chautauqua Airlines. Continental Connection operations were merged into Continental Express in 2012.
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| Founded | 1986 (1986) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | March 3, 2012 (2012-03-03) (merged into United Express) | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | OnePass | ||||||
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| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
According to the Official Airline Guide, earlier Continental Express flights, such as those operated by Royale Airlines followed by Britt Airways from the Continental hub at Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH), were operated with such turboprop aircraft as the ATR-42, Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia, and Grumman Gulfstream I during the 1980s.[1]
All flights operated by Continental Connection carriers were given full OnePass frequent-flyer credit, as if they were mainline Continental flights.
The "Continental Connection" name was discontinued and the operation was renamed United Express following the merger of Continental Airlines with United Airlines.
| Airline | IATA Service | ICAO Code | Callsign | Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers | Parent |
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| Cape Air | 9K | KAP | Cair | ATR 42 | 2 | 46 | Hyannis Air Service, Inc. |
| Colgan Air | 9L | CJC | Colgan | Bombardier Q400 | 29 | 74 | |
| Saab 340 | 10 | 34 | |||||
| CommutAir | C5 | UCA | CommutAir | Bombardier Q200 | 16 | 37 | Champlain Enterprises, Inc. |
| Bombardier Q300 | 5 | 50 | |||||
| Silver Airways | 3M | SIL | Silver Wings | Beechcraft 1900D | 21 | 19 | Victory Park Capital |
| Total | 83 | ||||||
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