As you know, Pinnacle recently purchased Colgan Air.

Today it was announced that Colgan will be a new regional flying partner to Continental Airlines.



According to Bloomberg,

“Continental Airlines has selected a Pinnacle Airlines unit to fly 15 turboprops that will ferry passengers to its Newark, N.J., hub.

The flights by Pinnacle’s Colgan Air will begin in early 2008, Houston-based Continental said Monday.

Continental and Memphis, Tenn.-based Pinnacle reached a 10-year contract for flying the 74-seat Bombardier Q400s.

The accord will let Continental collect passengers for its U.S. and international flights at Newark’s Liberty International Airport from cities too small for larger planes. Pinnacle is a regional carrier spun off from Northwest Airlines Corp. in 2003.

The planes will operate under the Continental Connection name.”