Pursuits
Continental to Cut 500 Jobs in Merger With United
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Continental Airlines will eliminate 500 jobs in Houston as it combines with United Airlines and moves its headquarters from the Texas city to Chicago.
The number represents almost 17 percent of the estimated 3,000 management and administrative employees in Houston. The workers will lose their jobs between April 1 and June 30, the airline said in a notice filed with the state of Texas.