Exhibit 10.16(a)

AWARD NOTICE

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[date]

Pursuant to the Continental Airlines, Inc.

Long Term Incentive Performance Award Program

This document constitutes your formal Award Notice as a Participant under the
Continental Airlines, Inc. Long Term Incentive Performance Award Program (as
amended from time to time, the "LTIP"), adopted under the Continental Airlines,
Inc. Incentive Plan 2000 (as amended from time to time, the "Incentive Plan
2000"). This Award Notice evidences your receipt of [three separate Awards][an
Award] under the LTIP, as follows:

 1. [An Award with respect to the Performance Period commencing on January 1,
    2000 and ending on December 31, 2000;]
 2. [An Award with respect to the Performance Period commencing on January 1,
    2000 and ending on December 31, 2001; and]
 3. [An Award with respect to the Performance Period commencing on January 1,
    2000 and ending on December 31, 2002.]

[1. An Award with respect to the Performance Period commencing on January __,
_______ and ending on December 31, _______.]

The potential Payout Percentage applicable to your Awards (which varies
depending on whether the Company ranks first, second or third in EBITDAR Margin
compared with the Industry Group for the relevant Performance Period), based on
your position and pay at [January 1, 2000][January 1, _________], is set forth
below.

Your Potential Payout Percentage

:

#1 EBITDAR Margin ___%

#2 EBITDAR Margin ___%

#3 EBITDAR Margin ___%

#4-7 EBITDAR Margin 0%

The Payment Amount of your Awards, assuming achievement of the relevant
Performance Targets under the LTIP, will be your Payout Percentage times your
Base Amount (base salary plus a deemed bonus) in effect as of the earlier of the
last day of the relevant Performance Period, the date of your death or
Disability, or the day immediately preceding the date upon which you suffer a
Qualifying Event in connection with, after, or in contemplation of a Change in
Control. [In order to phase in the LTIP, the Payment Amount for the first two
Performance Periods (January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000 and January 1, 2000 to
December 31, 2001) will be 1/3 and 2/3, respectively, of the amount which would
be paid for a full three year Performance Period.]

The Performance Targets are achievement by the Company of number 1, number 2 or
number 3 in EBITDAR Margin among an Industry Group (currently [Continental, AMR
Corporation, Delta Airlines, Inc., Northwest Airlines Corporation, Trans World
Airlines, Inc., UAL Corporation and US Airways Group, Inc.]) and achievement of
an average of at least [$300] million of annual operating income during the
relevant Performance Period, subject to certain adjustments.

Prior to any payout under the LTIP, the Committee must certify that the
performance goals have been met.

Aggregate payments under the LTIP are subject to a cap of 5% of the actual
average annual operating income of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
with respect to the Performance Period, subject to certain adjustments[, and the
LTIP is subject to approval by the Company's stockholders of the Incentive Plan
2000 at the annual meeting of stockholders later this year]. Capitalized terms
used in this Award Notice are defined in the LTIP, and the LTIP and the
Incentive Plan 2000 are hereby incorporated into this Award Notice by reference.

If you have any questions, or wish to obtain a copy of the LTIP, please contact
___________.

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

 

By:_________________________

[Authorized Officer]