CONTINENTAL AIRLINES RANKED NO. 1 MOST ADMIRED U.S.=0AAIRLINE BY FORTUNE MA= GAZINE=0A =0A =0AHOUSTON, March 6, 2007 =96 Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL= ) today announced it was rated the most admired U.S. airline on FORTUNE mag= azine=92s 2007 list of America=92s Most Admired Companies. The list and rel= ated stories appear in the March 19 issue, on newsstands March 12, and at w= ww.fortune.com.=0AContinental ranked No. 1 in seven of the eight categories= measured to determine the most admired airlines, including quality of prod= ucts and services, people management, quality of management, long-term inve= stment, innovation, social responsibility, and use of corporate assets.=0AO= f the FORTUNE 1,000 =96 the 1,000 largest U.S. companies ranked by revenue = =96 a total of 616 companies in 68 industries were surveyed. Cross-industry= rankings placed Continental as the eighth most admired company for quality= of management following Procter & Gamble, Kinder Morgan, General Electric,= Exxon Mobil and FedEx. =0AContinental also placed tenth as the most admir= ed company for quality of products in a list that included FedEx, Walt Disn= ey, Apple, Whole Foods and United Parcel Service.=0A=93My co-workers at Con= tinental have remained focused on the key things that matter to our custome= rs. I am proud to be on their team,=94 said Larry Kellner, chairman and CE= O. =93We will continue to work hard to meet the high expectations that peo= ple have for us as America's Most Admired Airline.=94=0AThe rankings are de= termined in a survey of industry analysts, boards of directors, and corpora= te and airline executives. =0ASouthwest Airlines was ranked second on the m= ost admired airlines list, followed by JetBlue Airways, Alaska Air Group, A= MR, SkyWest, US Airways Group, UAL, Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.= =0A =0A1.Continental Airlines=0A2.Southwest Airlines=0A3.JetBlue Airways=0A= 4.Alaska Air Group=0A5.AMR=0A6.SkyWest=0A7.US Airways Group=0A8.UAL=0A9.Nor= thwest Airlines=0A10.Delta Air Lines=0A=0A =0A Earlier this year= , Continental was named =93Best Airline=94 in LATIN TRADE magazine=92s =93B= est of Latin America=94 readers=92 choice poll for 2007.=0AContinental Airl= ines is the world=92s fifth largest airline. Continental, together with Co= ntinental Express and Continental Connection, has more than 3,100 daily dep= artures throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, serving 150 domestic and = 136 international destinations. More than 400 additional points are served = via SkyTeam alliance airlines. With more than 44,000 employees, Continenta= l has hubs serving New York, Houston, Cleveland and Guam, and together with= Continental Express, carries approximately 67 million passengers per year.= Continental consistently earns awards and critical acclaim for both its op= eration and its corporate culture.=0AIn 2006, Continental Airlines won its = sixth J.D. Power and Associates award since 1996. The carrier received the = highest rank in customer satisfaction among network carriers in North Ameri= ca in the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Airline Satisfaction Index SurveyS= M. For the third consecutive year, FORTUNE magazine named Continental the = No. 1 Most Admired Global Airline on its 2006 list of Most Admired Global C= ompanies. Continental was also named the No. 1 airline on the publication= =92s 2007 America=92s Most Admired airline industry list. Additionally, Co= ntinental again won major awards at the OAG Airline of the Year Awards incl= uding =93Best Airline Based in North America=94 for the third year in a row= , and =93Best Executive/Business Class=94 for the fourth consecutive year. = For more company information, visit continental.com. =0A =0A###