Continental Airlines Inc ., Houston, contributed $71 million to its...

Continental Airlines Inc., Houston, contributed $71 million to its pension plans on Jan. 10, confirmed spokeswoman Julie King. The company plans to contribute $300 million to the plans in 2007, according to an 8-K filing last month, and the company's estimated minimum contribution for 2007 is $180 million. Continental had $1.4 billion in pension assets as of Dec. 31, 2005, the most recent data available.