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Guam community joins Continental in plane pull
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Posted on Apr 08 2006
HAGÅTÑA, Guam—Over 20 teams from various businesses and organizations in the community accepted Continental Micronesia’s challenge to win the Plane Pull Championship title for the American Cancer Society yesterday.
Teams of 25 people in each team mustered their collective energy yesterday morning to tow a Continental Airlines 737 aircraft 12 feet in the shortest amount of time to win the title. The Boeing aircraft weighs 145,000 pounds and is 129 feet long, 41 feet high, and 124 feet wide. Results of yesterday’s contest will be published this week.
The Parade of Teams began at 9:30am and competition started at 10am at the Continental Airlines Hangar on Neptune Avenue, on the Barrigada side, in Tiyan.
Team entry fees directly benefit the American Cancer Society.
“It’s our signature event that our employees wanted to do with the community to help the American Cancer Society,” said Continental Micronesia president and chief executive officer Mark Erwin.
Continental Micronesia is headquartered in Guam and operates a Pacific hub from the A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport. A wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines, Continental Micronesia offers more than 290 departures each week between 22 cities throughout the Pacific Rim, the Micronesian Islands and Hawaii with a fleet of 13 next-generation Boeing 737 narrowbody and 767 widebody aircraft. In addition, Continental Micronesia and its code share partner Cape Air operate commuter service between Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. (PR)
