BREAKING NEWS: CONTINENTAL Airlines has blasted US officials for suggesting that foreign investors should have a greater say over how American carriers should be run. The airline is concerned foreign interests would wield too much power in the tightly regulated US aviation market. Washington, as part of the Open Skies talks, wants to see if overseas companies can help the struggling US sector, which has seen a host of carriers enter bankruptcy protection post-911. The rules on 49% ownership and 25% voting rights for foreign firms are not up for discussion, but Congress wants to strike deals with countries that it has aviation agreements with.