AVITAS, Inc.
                               14520 Avion Parkway
                                    Suite 220
                               Chamilly, VA 20151




                                November 10, 2000




CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
1600 Smith Street
Houston, TX  77002

            Re:   PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2000
                  TO THE PROSPECTUS DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 2000, INCLUDED IN
                  REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-45834 OF CONTINENTAL
                  AIRLINES, INC.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

            We consent to the use of the report prepared by us with respect to
the aircraft referred to therein, to the summary of such report in the text
under the headings "Prospectus Supplement Summary--Equipment Notes and the
Aircraft," "Risk Factors--Risk Factors Relating to the Certificates and the
Offering--Appraisals and Realizable Value of Aircraft," "Description of the
Aircraft and the Appraisals--The Appraisals" and "Experts" in the
above-captioned Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and to the references to our
name under the headings "Description of the Aircraft and the Appraisals--The
Appraisals" and "Experts" in such Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. We also
consent to such use, summary and references in the Final Prospectus Supplement
relating to the offering described in such Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, to
the extent such use, summary and references are unchanged.

                                    Sincerely,

                                    AVITAS, Inc.


                                    /S/ SUSANNA BLACKMAN
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                                    Name:  Susanna Blackman
                                    Title: Manager, Appraisal Operations