Continental Airlines (CAL) and UAL Corp (UAUA), owner of United, closed their merger deal Friday, creating the world's air carrier, called United Airlines.

The new holding company, United Continental Holdings, will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "UAL," Reuters said.

Jeff Smisek, formerly CEO of Continental, will serve as CEO of the new company....

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Continental, United Close Merger Deal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:27:00.

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