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Continental Micronesia
Continental Micronesia
Continental Micronesia
IATA CS
ICAO CMI
Callsign AIR MIKE 1968 (as Air Micronesia)[1] May 16, 1968[1] Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (Guam) OnePass
Founded Commenced operations Hubs Frequent flyer program Member lounge Alliance Fleet size Destinations Headquarters Key people
Continental) with its IATA code "CS". Airports which have both "Air Mike" and mainline Continental presence are Tokyo and Honolulu. Note: "Air Mike" and mainline Continental share flight numbers on the Guam-HonoluluHouston (1, 2) and Guam-Tokyo-Houston (6, 7) routes. The segments to/from Guam are operated by "Air Mike", while the segments to/from Houston are operated by mainline Continental.
History
Presidents Club SkyTeam Star Alliance (future)[2] N/A 25 Tamuning, Guam (U.S.)[3]
Continental Micronesia Boeing 737-800 at Fukuoka Airport The airline was established by Continental and other regional shareholders in the former U.S. Trust Territory and started operations on 16 May 1968 as Air Micronesia, hence the nickname and callsign "Air Mike". Service was started with a Boeing 727-100 and a Douglas DC-6. It also operated SA 16 seaplanes to fly from Chuuk (Truk) to Pohnpei (Ponape), until an airfield could be built that could accommodate the 727. The 727’s underside was coated with teflon, due to it having to operate on coral runways. Additionally, the plane had to carry spare parts and a mechanic, as well as open-water survival gear and (beginning in 1975) onboard doppler radar, then a rarity. In the early 1980s the airline started service from Guam to Japan. As Continental’s share and roles in Air Mike changed, the airline’s name became "Continental Air Micronesia" and eventually "Continental Micronesia" by the late 1990s. Continental now owns 100% of Air Mike, and Air Mike’s current president and CEO, Mark
Mark Erwin (President & CEO)[4]
Website: http://www.continental.com
Continental Micronesia, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary airline of Continental Airlines. It operates daily flights to Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as international services to Asia, Micronesia and Australia from its base of operations at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam[5], a U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean. The airline, a Delaware corporation,[6] is headquartered in Tamuning, Guam.[3]
Code data
Continental Micronesia flights use the regular Continental "CO" code on ticketing systems and for frequent-flyer benefit accounting, but use its ICAO code "CMI" and callsign "Air Mike" with air traffic control authorities. In airport terminals, Continental Micronesia flights are listed separately (from
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Erwin, also serves as senior vice president of Continental. With United Airlines exiting Guam in the mid 1990s, Continental Micronesia along with Northwest Airlines became the only American airlines to serve the two U.S. territories (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands). Today, Continental Micronesia provides the only scheduled service directly between Guam and any point in the 50 United States (namely, to/from Honolulu, Hawaii). As of January 2008, Continental Micronesia employs 1,500 people (Guam’s largest private-sector employer) and operates 236 departures each week between 23 cities.[7] Massachusetts-based Cape Air began services in the Mariana Islands under the Continental Connection banner on July 1, 2004. Soon afterward, Continental Micronesia eliminated most jet services to Saipan in favor of Cape Air’s smaller-sized aircraft and increased frequency. A Houston Chronicle article in 2008 stated that expected subsequent military buildup and population growth could lead to an expansion of Continental Micronesia flights to and from Guam.[8] However, on June 12, 2008, Continental’s announcement of cuts of services, routes and destinations due to high fuel prices [9] included termination of Continental Micronesia flights to Hong Kong and Bali. Also among the cuts is the termination of the Saipan-Manila flights on July 15 which is the last remaining Air Mike flight for Saipan, the airline’s original hub 40 years ago. With only Continental Connection/Cape Air services left, Continental closed its Saipan city ticket office on the same day. [10]
Continental Micronesia
• Tokyo (Narita International Airport)
Southeast Asia
• Philippines • Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport)
North America
• United States • Hawaii • Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport)
Oceania
Arrival of UN Visiting Mission, Majuro, 1978. Sign reads "Please release us from the bondage of your trusteeship agreement." An Air Mike Boeing 727 is in the background. • Australia • Cairns (Cairns International Airport) • Marshall Islands • Kwajalein (Bucholz Army Airfield) • Majuro (Marshall Islands International Airport) • Mariana Islands (U.S.) • Guam (Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport) - Main Hub • Micronesia, Federated States of • Chuuk (Chuuk International Airport) • Kosrae (Kosrae International Airport) • Pohnpei (Pohnpei International Airport) • Yap (Yap International Airport) • Palau • Koror (Palau International Airport) Due to small island populations and the corresponding amount of passenger traffic, many of Continental Micronesia’s routes are flown less than daily (some as infrequent as twice weekly). The only routes with at least one flight daily (each direction) are between Guam and Fukuoka, Honolulu, Manila, Nagoya, Palau, and Tokyo.
Destinations
Continental Micronesia flies to the following airports:
Asia
East Asia
• Japan • Hiroshima (Hiroshima Airport) • Fukuoka (Fukuoka Airport) • Nagoya (Chubu International Airport) • Niigata (Niigata Airport) • Okayama (Okayama Airport) • Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) • Sendai (Sendai Airport)
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Continental Micronesia
Former destinations
Former destinations in Asia
Former destinations in East Asia
• China, People’s Republic of • Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) (as of July 2008 served only by Continental Airlines) • Japan • Osaka (Itami Airport, Kansai International Airport) • Okinawa (Naha Airport) [11] • Republic of China • Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung International Airport) [12] • Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) [13][14] • Korea, South • Seoul (Kimpo and Incheon) [15][16][14]
Fleet
Continental Micronesia operates 13 Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 767-400 aircraft (in Pacific Configuration) from Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam. The aircraft are all owned by Continental Airlines and are rotated to Continental Micronesia.[7]
Former fleet
• Boeing 747 [19] • Douglas DC-10[19] • Boeing 727[19]
Accidents and incidents
• November 21, 1980: The aircraft on Continental Micronesia Flight 614, a Boeing 727, crashed in Yap. All of the passengers and crew survived the incident. [20]
Former destinations in Southeast Asia
• Indonesia • Denpasar/Bali (Ngurah Rai International Airport) • Philippines • Cebu (Mactan-Cebu International Airport) [17]
References
[1] ^ Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook (3rd ed.). Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9. http://www.airwaysnews.com. [2] Continental Airlines To Leave SkyTeam To Join Star Alliance (Official Press Release: June 19, 2008) [3] ^ "Docket No. SDWA-06-2005-1516." United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on February 5, 2009. [4] "Board of Directors & Company Officers." Continental Airlines. Retrieved on February 5, 2009. [5] Flight International 3 April 2007 [6] "Docket OST-00." United States Department of Transportation. March 27, 2000. Retrieved on May 20, 2009. [7] ^ Contninental Micronesia’s press release template, January 2008 [8] "Continental stands to gain in Guam." Houston Chronicle. May 29, 2008. [9] Continental Micronesia To Cut Flights To Bali, Hong Kong And Manila, Pacific Magazine Daily News, June 13, 2008 [10] Deposa, Moneth G. Continental shuts down Saipan office." Mariana Variety. July 17, 2008. Retrieved on February 25, 2009. [11] "Continental Micronesia Will Begin NonStop Service To Okinawa Beginning April 6, 1998," Continental Airlines
Former destinations in North America
• United States • Hawaii • Hilo[18]
Former destinations in Oceania
• Mariana Islands (U.S.) • Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.) • Rota [18] • Saipan (Saipan International Airport) (as of July 2008 served only by Continental Connection/Cape Air) • Tinian [18] • New Caledonia • Nouméa [13] • Papua New Guinea • Port Moresby[17] • United States Minor Outlying Islands • Johnston Atoll [13] • Australia • Brisbane (Brisbane Airport)[17] • Melbourne (Melbourne Airport)[17] • Sydney (Sydney Airport)[17] • Townsville (Townsville Airport)
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[12] "June 14, 1997 route map," Continental Airlines [13] ^ Route Map in 1999, Continental Airlines [14] ^ "Historical Timeline 1990-2005." Guam Visitors Bureau. Retrieved on February 5, 2009. [15] "Continental Airlines Launches Non-Stop Service between Guam and Seoul, South Korea," Continental Airlines [16] "Route Map" in 2000, Continental Airlines [17] ^ "1991 Route System," Continental Airlines
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[18] ^ Timetable of April 24, 1977, Continental Airlines [19] ^ "Our Fleet" as of February 2, 1999, Continental Airlines [20] NTSB Accident Report
External links
• Continental Airlines • AirMike Island Fiesta "Inetnon Familia 2008" (Website of 40th anniversary celebration in Texas, with photographs and commercial song of Continental Micronesia)
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