Exhibit 10.6(a)

                       Supplemental Agreement No. 7 

                                    to

                        Purchase Agreement No. 1783

                                  between

                            The Boeing Company

                                    and

                        Continental Airlines, Inc.

                 Relating to Boeing Model 757-224 Aircraft


     THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, entered into as of 
July 23, 1996 by and between THE BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation with its principal office in Seattle, Washington,
(Boeing) and Continental Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation
with its principal office in Houston, Texas (Buyer);

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into Purchase Agreement
No. 1783 dated March 18, 1993, as amended and supplemented,
relating to Boeing Model 757-224 aircraft (the Agreement); and

     WHEREAS, Boeing and Buyer have agreed to amend the Agreement
to incorporate certain contractual matters and adjust the advance
payment base prices for the Aircraft; 

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties agree to amend the Agreement as
follows:

1.   Table of Contents, Articles and Exhibits:

     1.1  Remove and replace, in its entirety, the  Table of
Contents with a new Table of Contents (attached hereto) to
reflect amendment of the Agreement as of the date of this
Supplemental Agreement.

     1.2  Remove and replace, in its entirety, Article 2,
Delivery, Title and Risk of Loss, with new Article 2 (attached
hereto) to differentiate Block A-1 from Block A Aircraft as a
result of [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST
FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

     1.3  Remove and replace, in its entirety, Article 3, Price of
Aircraft, with new Article 3 (attached hereto) to incorporate
revised Advance Payment Base Prices as a result [CONFIDENTIAL
MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT.]

     1.4  Add a new Exhibit A-1, Aircraft Configuration, in its
entirety and attached hereto, which applies to the Block A-1
Aircraft and reflects [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT
TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

     1.5  Add a revised page 1 to Exhibit D, Price Adjustment Due
to Econonic Fluctuations Airframe Price Adjustment, which
incorporates Block A-1 Aircraft (attached hereto).  All remaining
pages to Exhibit D remain unchanged.

2.   Letter Agreements:

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

4.   Payment of Advance Payment Credits.

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

     The Agreement will be deemed to be supplemented to the
extent herein provided and as so supplemented will continue in
full force and effect.

EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE as of the day and year first above written.

THE BOEING COMPANY                     CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.


By:     /s/ Monica Fix                 By:  /s/ Brian Davis      


Its:    Attorney-In-Fact               Its:   Vice President     

                            TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLES                                                Page   Rev. By
                                                      
ARTICLE 1.    Subject Matter of Sale. . . . . . . . .   1-1    SA#2

ARTICLE 2.    Delivery, Title and Risk of Loss. . . .   2-1    SA#7

ARTICLE 3.    Price of Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . .   3-1    SA#7

ARTICLE 4.    Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4-1

ARTICLE 5.    Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5-1

ARTICLE 6.    Excusable Delay . . . . . . . . . . . .   6-1

ARTICLE 7.    Changes to the Detail 
              Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7-1    SA#4

ARTICLE 8.    Federal Aviation Requirements and
              Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8-1

ARTICLE 9.    Representatives, Inspection,
              Flights and Test Data . . . . . . . . .   9-1

ARTICLE 10.   Assignment, Resale or Lease . . . . . .   10-1

ARTICLE 11.   Termination for Certain Events. . . . .   11-1

ARTICLE 12.   Product Assurance; Disclaimer and
              Release; Exclusion of Liabilities;
              Customer Support; Indemnification
              and Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12-1

ARTICLE 13.   Buyer Furnished Equipment and
              Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   13-1   SA#2

ARTICLE 14.   Contractual Notices and Requests. . . .   14-1

ARTICLE 15.   Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15-1

Schedule for Delivery of Model 757-224 Aircraft                SA#6

EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A     Aircraft Configuration. . . . . . . . .   A-1    SA#2

EXHIBIT B     Product Assurance Document. . . . . . .   B-1    SA#2

EXHIBIT C     Customer Support Document . . . . . . .   C-1    SA#2

EXHIBIT D     Price Adjustments Due to Economic . . .   D-1    SA#4
              Fluctuations - Airframe and Engines

EXHIBIT E     Buyer Furnished Equipment Provisions
              Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   E-1    SA#4

EXHIBIT F     Defined Terms Document. . . . . . . . .   F-1    SA#2


LETTER AGREEMENTS

1783-1        Spare Parts Support . . . . . . . . . .          SA#2

1783-2        Seller Purchased Equipment. . . . . . .          SA#2

1783-4        Waiver of Aircraft Demonstration. . . .          SA#2
              Flights

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]



SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS                Dated as of:

Supplemental Agreement No. 1           April 29, 1993

Supplemental Agreement No. 2           November 4, 1993

Supplemental Agreement No. 3           July 15, 1994

Supplemental Agreement No. 4           March 31, 1995

Supplemental Agreement No. 5           November 30, 1995

Supplemental Agreement No. 6           June 13, 1996

Supplemental Agreement No. 7           July 23, 1996


ARTICLE 2.    Delivery, Title and Risk of Loss.

     2.1  Time of Delivery.  The Aircraft will be delivered to
Buyer by Boeing, and Buyer will accept delivery of the Aircraft,
in accordance with the following schedule:

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

     2.2  Notice of Target Delivery Date.  Boeing will give Buyer
notice of the Target Delivery Date of the Aircraft approximately
30 days prior to the scheduled month of delivery.

     2.3  Notice of Delivery Date.  Boeing will give Buyer at
least 7 days' notice of the delivery date of the Aircraft.  If an
Aircraft delivery is delayed beyond such delivery date due to the
responsibility of Buyer, Buyer will reimburse Boeing for all
costs incurred by Boeing as a result of such delay, including
amounts for storage, insurance, Taxes, preservation or protection
of the Aircraft and interest on payments due.

     2.4  Place of Delivery.  The Aircraft will be delivered at a
facility selected by Boeing in the State of Washington, unless
mutually agreed otherwise.

     2.5  Title and Risk of Loss.  Title to and risk of loss of an
Aircraft will pass from Boeing to Buyer upon delivery of such
Aircraft, but not prior thereto.

     2.6  Documents of Title.  Upon delivery of and payment for
each Aircraft, Boeing shall deliver to Buyer a bill of sale duly
conveying to Buyer good title to such Aircraft free and clear of
all liens, claims, charges and encumbrances of every kind
whatsoever, and such other appropriate documents of title as
Buyer may reasonably request.

ARTICLE 3.    Price of Aircraft.

     3.1  Definitions.

          3.1.1  Special Features are the features listed in
Exhibit A which have been selected by Buyer.

          3.1.2  Base Airframe Price is the Aircraft Basic Price
excluding the price of Special Features and Engines.

          3.1.3  Engine Price is the price established by the
Engine manufacturer for the Engines installed on the Aircraft
including all accessories, equipment and parts set forth in
Exhibit D.

          3.1.4  Aircraft Basic Price is comprised of the Base
Airframe Price, the Engine Price and the price of the Special
Features.

          3.1.5  Economic Price Adjustment is the adjustment to
the Aircraft Basic Price (Base Airframe, Engine and Special
Features) as calculated pursuant to Exhibit D.

          3.1.6  Aircraft Price is the total amount Buyer is to
pay for the Aircraft at the time of delivery.

          3.1.7  Price First Published is the first price
published by Boeing for the same model of aircraft to be
delivered in the same general time period as the affected
Aircraft and is used to establish the Base Airframe Price when
the Base Airframe Price was not established at the time of
execution of this Agreement.

     3.2  Aircraft Basic Price.

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

     3.3  Aircraft Price.

          3.3.1  Block A Aircraft and Block A-1 Aircraft.  The
Aircraft Price of the Block A Aircraft and Block A-1 Aircraft
will be established at the time of delivery of such Aircraft to
Buyer and will be the sum of:

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.] plus

                 3.3.1.3   other price adjustments made pursuant to
this Agreement or other written agreements executed by Boeing and
Buyer.

     3.4  Advance Payment Base Price.

          3.4.1  Advance Payment Base Price.  [CONFIDENTIAL
MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT.]

          3.4.2  Adjustment of Advance Payment Base Prices -
Long-Lead Aircraft.  For Aircraft scheduled for delivery 36
months or more after the date of this Agreement, the Advance
Payment Base Prices appearing in Article 3.4.1 will be used to
determine the amount of the first advance payment to be made by
Buyer on the Aircraft.  No later than 25 months before the
scheduled month of delivery of the first Aircraft scheduled for
delivery in a calendar year (First Aircraft), Boeing will
increase or decrease the Advance Payment Base Price of the First
Aircraft and all Aircraft scheduled for delivery after the First
Aircraft as required to reflect the effects of [CONFIDENTIAL
MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT.]  Boeing will provide the adjusted Advance Payment
Base Prices for each affected Aircraft to Buyer, and the advance
payment schedule will be considered amended to substitute such
adjusted Advance Payment Base Prices.




                          AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION

                                  between

                            THE BOEING COMPANY

                                    and

                        CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

               Exhibit A-1 to Purchase Agreement Number 1783



                                 EXHIBIT A

                          AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION

                            Dated July 23, 1996

                                relating to

                  BOEING MODEL 757-224 BLOCK A-1 AIRCRAFT


     The Detail Specification is Boeing Detail Specification
[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.] as amended to reflect the effect of the
changes set forth in the Change Requests listed below, including
the effects of such changes on Manufacturer's Empty Weight (MEW)
and Operating Empty Weight (OWE).  Such Change Requests are set
forth in Boeing Document [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT
TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]  As soon as
practicable, Boeing will furnish to Buyer copies of the Detail
Specification, which copies will reflect the effect of such
changes.  The Aircraft Basic Price reflects and includes all
effects of such changes of price, except such Aircraft Basic
Price does not include the price effects of Change Requests
changing Buyer Furnished Equipment to Seller Purchased Equipment.

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]


Exhibit D
Page 1

                          PRICE ADJUSTMENT DUE TO
                           ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
                         AIRFRAME PRICE ADJUSTMENT
       [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

                  (Relating to Block A and A-1 Aircraft)

1.   Formula.

     The Airframe Price Adjustment will be determined at the time
of Aircraft delivery in accordance with the following formula:

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]


6-1162-MMF-319
July 23, 1996

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas  77019

Subject:   Letter Agreement No. 6-1162-MMF-319 to
           Purchase Agreement No. 1951 -
           [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
           WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
           A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

Gentlemen:

This Letter Agreement amends Purchase Agreement No. 1951 dated as
of even date herewith (the Agreement) between The Boeing Company
(Boeing) and Continental Airlines, Inc. (Buyer) relating to Model
737-724/-824 aircraft (the Aircraft).

All terms used herein and in the Agreement, and not defined
herein, will have the same meaning as in the Agreement.

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

If the foregoing accurately reflects your understanding of the
matters treated herein, please so indicate by signature below.

Very truly yours,

THE BOEING COMPANY



By     /s/ Monica Fix      

Its    Attorney-In-Fact    


ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this

Date:  July 23, 1996

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.



By    /s/ Brian Davis      

Its   Vice President       


6-1162-WLJ-375R3
July 23, 1996

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas  77019


Subject:   Letter Agreement No. 6-1162-WLJ-375R3 to
           Purchase Agreement No. 1783 -
           [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
           WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
           A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

Gentlemen:

This Letter Agreement amends Purchase Agreement No. 1783 dated
March 18, 1993 (the Agreement) between THE BOEING COMPANY
(Boeing) and CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. (Buyer) relating to
twenty-five (25) firm Model 757-224 aircraft (Aircraft) and eight
(8) option Model 757-224 aircraft (Option Aircraft).  Letter
Agreement 6-1162-WLJ-375R2 is hereby cancelled and superseded.

All terms used herein and in the Agreement, and not defined
herein, will have the same meaning as in the Agreement.

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

If the foregoing accurately reflects your understanding of the
matters treated herein, please so indicate by signature below.


Very truly yours,

THE BOEING COMPANY


By     /s/ Monica Fix      

Its    Attorney-In-Fact    


ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this

Date:  July 23, 1996

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.


By    /s/ Brian Davis      

Its   Vice President       


6-1162-WLJ-367R3
July 23, 1996

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas  77019


Subject:   Letter Agreement No. 6-1162-WLJ-367R3 to
           Purchase Agreement No. 1783 -
           [CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY
           WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO
           A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

Gentlemen:

This Letter Agreement amends Purchase Agreement No. 1783 dated
March 18, 1993 as amended and supplemented (the Agreement)
between THE BOEING COMPANY (Boeing) and CONTINENTAL AIRLINES,
INC. (Buyer) relating to Model 757-224  aircraft (the Aircraft). 
Letter Agreement 6-1162-WLJ-367R2 is hereby cancelled and
superseded.

All terms used herein and in the Agreement, and not defined
herein, will have the same meaning as in the Agreement.

[CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.]

If the foregoing accurately reflects your understanding of the
matters treated herein, please so indicate by signature below.


Very truly yours,

THE BOEING COMPANY


By     /s/ Monica Fix      

Its    Attorney-In-Fact    


ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this

Date: July 23, 1996

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.


By    /s/ Brian Davis      

Its   Vice President