Continental puts portion of Copa IPO proceeds toward pensions

Continental Airlines announced yesterday that it earned $172 million from the sale of 9 million shares of common stock in the Dec. 15 IPO of Copa Holdings ( ATWOnline , Nov. 29), and that it will contribute $50 million of the proceeds to its pension plans, bringing its 2005 pension contributions to...

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