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<B><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2000.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Registration No. 333-                                   </P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;<B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Washington, D.C. 20549</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;<B>FORM S-8</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">UNDER</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">74-2099724</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSEO</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Houston, Texas 77002</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">(713) 324-2950</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT PILOTS</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Full title of the plan)</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Jeffery A. Smisek</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Executive Vice President and General Counsel</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Continental Airlines, Inc.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;1600 Smith Street</B>, <B>Dept. HQSEO</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Houston, Texas 77002</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Name and address of agent for service)</P>
<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;(713) 324-2950</P>
</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;<B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P></B></FONT>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Title of</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">to be</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">registered(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">maximum offering</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">price per share</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Proposed</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">Maximum aggregate</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">offering price (2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Amount of</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">registration</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER">fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<P>Supplemental Benefit Obligations&#9;</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$6,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<P>&#9;N/A</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$6,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$1,584</FONT></TD>
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<P>     Total&#9;</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$6,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">N/A</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$6,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER">$1,584</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(1)&#9;The supplemental benefit obligations of the registrant to pay supplemental benefits in the future in accordance with the terms of the Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(2)&#9;The amount to be registered is estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee.</P></DIR>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;<B>PART II</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 3.&#9;<U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The following documents that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Commission</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>) by Continental Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), are incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof:</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(i)&#9;the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999, filed on February&nbsp;11, 2000;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(ii)&#9;the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, filed on April 20, 2000;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(iii)&#9;the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on July 18, 2000 and the amendment thereto on Form 10-Q/A filed
July 25, 2000;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(iv)&#9;the Company's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, filed on October 17, 2000, and the amendment thereto on Form 10-Q/A filed November 13, 2000; and</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(v)&#9;the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated January 18, 2000, February 8, 2000, March 15, 2000, March 27, 2000, June 13, 2000, September 21, 2000,
November 6, 2000, November 6, 2000, and November 15, 2000.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Exchange Act</FONT>
<FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Company will provide without charge to any person to whom a copy of this registration statement has been delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the foregoing documents incorporated herein by reference
(other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents).  Requests should be directed to Continental Airlines, Inc., 1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSEO, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention:
Secretary, telephone (713) 324-2950.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 4.&#9;<U>Description of Securities</U>.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The supplemental benefit obligations registered hereunder (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Obligations</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) are unsecured
obligations of the registrant to pay supplemental benefits in the future in accordance with the terms of the Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Plan</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), which is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to this registration statement, and the Continental Airlines, Inc.
Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots Trust Agreement (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Trust Agreement</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>), which is filed as Exhibit 4.4 to this registration statement.  Such exhibits set forth a
description of the Obligations and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety in response to this Item&nbsp;4, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;411(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">No participant under the Plan shall have any preferred claim to, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets that are subject to the Trust established by the Trust Agreement (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Trust</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>).  All such assets are subject to the claims of the creditors of the participant</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s employer until
they are paid out of the Trust to the participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  The Plan provides that the Obligations of the registrant</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s subsidiaries are separate and will be administered by separate sub-trusts for each subsidiary.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 5.&#9;<U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not applicable.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 6.&#9;<U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>.</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DGCL</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>),
which enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director for violations of the director</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful
stock purchases or redemptions) or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.  The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company contain provisions eliminating the liability of
directors to the extent permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Company is empowered by Section 145 of the DGCL, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, to indemnify any person against expenses (including attorneys</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2> fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which such person is made a party by reason of his or her being
or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company.  The statute provides that indemnification pursuant to its provisions is not exclusive of other rights of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any by-law, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.  Article V of the By-laws of the Company provides for mandatory indemnification of each of the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s directors and officers to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as from time to time in effect.  Indemnification of non-officer employees and agents of the
Company may be provided if authorized by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and at least one of the President, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel and to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, from time to time in effect.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Administrative Committee appointed by the President of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Continental Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan shall serve as the committee (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Committee</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>) to administer the Plan.  The officer members of the Committee and the Company shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or suffered by their
having relied in good faith upon certain parties, including the trustee of the Trust.  No officer member of the Committee shall incur any liability for anything done or omitted by him or her except only liability for his or her gross negligence, willful
misconduct or other breach of fiduciary responsibility under the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.  Any non-officer employee member of the Committee would be eligible for indemnification as
described above.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 7.&#9;<U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>.</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Not applicable.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 8.&#9;<U>Exhibits</U>.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">  4.1&#9;Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (No. 333-06993)).</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">  4.2&#9;By-laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000).</P>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*4.3&#9;Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*4.4&#9;Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots Trust Agreement.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*5.1&#9;Opinion of Executive Vice President and General Counsel.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*23.1&#9;Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*23.2&#9;Consent of Executive Vice President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*24.1&#9;Powers of Attorney (Gordon M. Bethune, Lawrence W. Kellner, Chris T. Kenny, Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., David Bonderman, Gregory D. Brenneman, Kirbyjon Caldwell, Patrick Foley, Douglas H. McCorkindale, George G.C. Parker, Richard
W. Pogue, William S. Price III, Donald L. Sturm, Karen Hastie Williams, Charles A. Yamarone).</P></DIR>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">_____________________________</P><DIR>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*&#9;Filed with this registration statement.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 9.  <U>Undertakings</U>.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(1)&#9;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(i)&#9;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the </FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>A</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>1933 Act</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols"
SIZE=2>@</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>);</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(ii)&#9;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(iii)&#9;To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;</P>
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<I><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">provided, however</I>, that paragraphs&nbsp;(1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(2)&#9;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(3)&#9;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(4)&#9;That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;
13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</P><DIR>
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<B><P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>
</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filings on Form S-8 and duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on November&nbsp;29,&nbsp;2000.</P>
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<B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">By: <U>/s/ JEFFERY A. SMISEK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Jeffery A.  Smisek</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Executive Vice President and</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">   General Counsel</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 29, 2000.</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;<U>Signature</U>&#9;<U>Title</U>&#9;</P>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                         *                                   </U>&#9;Chief Executive Officer&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Gordon M. Bethune        &#9;&#9;  (Principal Executive Officer)</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">  and Director</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                         *                                   </U>&#9;Executive Vice President and Chief&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Lawrence W. Kellner&#9; &#9;  Financial Officer (Principal</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> &#9;  Financial Officer)</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                           *                                  </U>&#9;Staff Vice President and Controller&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Chris T. Kenny&#9;&#9;  (Principal Accounting Officer)</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                          *                                   </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                          *                                  </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">David Bonderman</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                          *                                  </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Gregory D. Brenneman</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                          *                                  </U>&#9;Director</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Kirbyjon H. Caldwell  &#9;&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                          *                                  </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Patrick Foley</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                         *                                   </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Douglas H. McCorkindale</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                         *                                   </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">George G.C. Parker</P></DIR>
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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                            *                               </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Richard W. Pogue</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                            *                               </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">William S. Price III</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                            *                                </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Donald L. Sturm</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                            *                                </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Karen Hastie Williams</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">                            *                                </U>&#9;Director&#9;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Charles A. Yamarone</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*By <U>/s/ JEFFERY A. SMISEK</P>
</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Jeffery A. Smisek</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Attorney in-Fact</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">November 29, 2000</P>
<P ALIGN="CENTER"></P>
<B><U><P ALIGN="CENTER">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>
</B></U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&nbsp;</P>
<U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Exhibit No.</U>&#9;<U>Description</P>
</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></P></FONT>
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<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>  4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.
333-06993)).</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>  4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company</FONT><FONT FACE="WP TypographicSymbols" SIZE=2>=</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000).</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>*4.3</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P>Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots.</P>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>*4.4</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P>Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots Trust Agreement.</P>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>*5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Opinion of Executive Vice President and General Counsel.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>*23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>*23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P>Consent of Executive Vice President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</P>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2><P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>*24.1</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="85%" VALIGN="TOP">
<FONT SIZE=2>
<P>Powers of Attorney (Gordon M. Bethune, Lawrence W. Kellner, Chris T. Kenny, Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., David Bonderman, Gregory D. Brenneman, Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, Patrick Foley, Douglas H. McCorkindale, George G.C. Parker, Richard W. Pogue, William S.
Price, Donald L. Sturm, Karen Hastie Williams, Charles A. Yamarone).</P>
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</P>

<FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">______________________________</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">*Filed with this registration statement.</P>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 30, 2000.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
74-2099724
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSEO
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 324-2950
(Address of principal executive offices)
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. SUPPLEMENTAL SAVINGS
PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT PILOTS
(Full title of the plan)
Jeffery A. Smisek
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Continental Airlines, Inc.
1600 Smith Street
,
Dept. HQSEO
Houston, Texas 77002
(Name and address of agent for service)
(713) 324-2950
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
securities to be
registered(1)
Amount
to be
registered(2)
Proposed
maximum offering
price per share
Proposed
Maximum aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration
fee
Supplemental Benefit Obligations
$6,000,000
N/A
$6,000,000
$1,584
Total
$6,000,000
N/A
$6,000,000
$1,584
(1)	The supplemental benefit obligations of the registrant to pay supplemental benefits in the future in accordance with the terms of the Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots.
(2)	The amount to be registered is estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
A
Commission
@
) by Continental Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
A
Company
@
), are incorporated herein by reference and
made a part hereof:
(i)	the Company
=
s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, filed on February 11, 2000;
(ii)	the Company
=
s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, filed on April 20, 2000;
(iii)	the Company
=
s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, filed on July 18, 2000 and the amendment thereto on Form 10-Q/A filed
July 25, 2000;
(iv)	the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, filed on October 17, 2000, and the amendment thereto on Form 10-Q/A filed November 13, 2000; and
(v)	the Company
=
s Current Reports on Form 8-K, dated January 18, 2000, February 8, 2000, March 15, 2000, March 27, 2000, June 13, 2000, September 21, 2000,
November 6, 2000, November 6, 2000, and November 15, 2000.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
A
Exchange Act
@
), subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
The Company will provide without charge to any person to whom a copy of this registration statement has been delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the foregoing documents incorporated herein by reference
(other than exhibits to such documents unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents).  Requests should be directed to Continental Airlines, Inc., 1600 Smith Street, Dept. HQSEO, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention:
Secretary, telephone (713) 324-2950.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
The supplemental benefit obligations registered hereunder (the
A
Obligations
@
) are unsecured
obligations of the registrant to pay supplemental benefits in the future in accordance with the terms of the Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots (the
A
Plan
@
), which is filed as Exhibit 4.3 to this registration statement, and the Continental Airlines, Inc.
Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots Trust Agreement (the
A
Trust Agreement
@
), which is filed as Exhibit 4.4 to this registration statement.  Such exhibits set forth a
description of the Obligations and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety in response to this Item 4, pursuant to Rule 411(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933.
No participant under the Plan shall have any preferred claim to, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any assets that are subject to the Trust established by the Trust Agreement (the
A
Trust
@
).  All such assets are subject to the claims of the creditors of the participant
=
s employer until
they are paid out of the Trust to the participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan.  The Plan provides that the Obligations of the registrant
=
s subsidiaries are separate and will be administered by separate sub-trusts for each subsidiary.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
A
DGCL
@
),
which enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director for violations of the director
=
s fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director
=
s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful
stock purchases or redemptions) or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.  The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company contain provisions eliminating the liability of
directors to the extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL.
The Company is empowered by Section 145 of the DGCL, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, to indemnify any person against expenses (including attorneys
=
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which such person is made a party by reason of his or her being
or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company.  The statute provides that indemnification pursuant to its provisions is not exclusive of other rights of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any by-law, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.  Article V of the By-laws of the Company provides for mandatory indemnification of each of the Company
=
s directors and officers to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as from time to time in effect.  Indemnification of non-officer employees and agents of the
Company may be provided if authorized by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and at least one of the President, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel and to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, from time to time in effect.
The Administrative Committee appointed by the President of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Continental Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan shall serve as the committee (the
A
Committee
@
) to administer the Plan.  The officer members of the Committee and the Company shall be fully protected with respect to any action taken or suffered by their
having relied in good faith upon certain parties, including the trustee of the Trust.  No officer member of the Committee shall incur any liability for anything done or omitted by him or her except only liability for his or her gross negligence, willful
misconduct or other breach of fiduciary responsibility under the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.  Any non-officer employee member of the Committee would be eligible for indemnification as
described above.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
4.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Company
=
s Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (No. 333-06993)).
4.2	By-laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company
=
s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000).
*4.3	Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots.
*4.4	Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots Trust Agreement.
*5.1	Opinion of Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
*23.1	Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
*23.2	Consent of Executive Vice President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
*24.1	Powers of Attorney (Gordon M. Bethune, Lawrence W. Kellner, Chris T. Kenny, Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., David Bonderman, Gregory D. Brenneman, Kirbyjon Caldwell, Patrick Foley, Douglas H. McCorkindale, George G.C. Parker, Richard
W. Pogue, William S. Price III, Donald L. Sturm, Karen Hastie Williams, Charles A. Yamarone).
_____________________________
*	Filed with this registration statement.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)	To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)	To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
A
1933 Act
@
);
(ii)	To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement;
(iii)	To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2)	That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)	To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)	That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant
=
s annual report pursuant to Section 
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan
=
s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filings on Form S-8 and duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on November 29, 2000.
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
By:
/s/ JEFFERY A. SMISEK
Jeffery A.  Smisek
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 29, 2000.
Signature
Title
*
Chief Executive Officer
Gordon M. Bethune        		  (Principal Executive Officer)
and Director
*
Executive Vice President and Chief
Lawrence W. Kellner	 	  Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
*
Staff Vice President and Controller
Chris T. Kenny		  (Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Director
Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.
*
Director
David Bonderman
*
Director
Gregory D. Brenneman
*
Director
Kirbyjon H. Caldwell
*
Director
Patrick Foley
*
Director
Douglas H. McCorkindale
*
Director
George G.C. Parker
*
Director
Richard W. Pogue
*
Director
William S. Price III
*
Director
Donald L. Sturm
*
Director
Karen Hastie Williams
*
Director
Charles A. Yamarone
*By
/s/ JEFFERY A. SMISEK
Jeffery A. Smisek
Attorney in-Fact
November 29, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Company
=
s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No.
333-06993)).
4.2
By-Laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company
=
s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000).
*4.3
Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots.
*4.4
Continental Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan for Management Pilots Trust Agreement.
*5.1
Opinion of Executive Vice President and General Counsel.
*23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
*23.2
Consent of Executive Vice President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
*24.1
Powers of Attorney (Gordon M. Bethune, Lawrence W. Kellner, Chris T. Kenny, Thomas J. Barrack, Jr., David Bonderman, Gregory D. Brenneman, Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, Patrick Foley, Douglas H. McCorkindale, George G.C. Parker, Richard W. Pogue, William S.
Price, Donald L. Sturm, Karen Hastie Williams, Charles A. Yamarone).
______________________________
*Filed with this registration statement.