91 years ago today, July 15, 1934 (June 4, 1934, lunar calendar), Continental Airlines officially set sail. Continental Airlines officially set sail on July 15, 1934. Continental Airlines came into service in 1934, and Walter T.Varney and his partner Louis Mueller co-founded Continental Airlines, named Varney SpeedLines, which operates from El Paso International Airport. On July 15, 1934, Varney SpeedLines 'first flight took off from Pueblo, Colorado, to El Paso, Texas, with stops in Las Vegas, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Albuquerque for a total of 530 miles. In July 1936, Mueller sold a 40% stake in the new company to Robert F.Six. On July 1, 1937, Robert F.Six changed the company's name to Continental Airlines. In October of the same year, Robert Six moved the airline's headquarters to Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. Continental Airlines has gone through bankruptcy protection twice. On March 3, 2012, all Continental Airlines flights were officially merged into United Airlines, and the Continental brand officially became history.