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Report: United to Update Globe Livery Acquired in Continental Merger
The United Airlines of yesteryear had always been synonymous with one symbol, the tulip. Although not of Dutch origins where the tulip was once a highly valued and speculated upon commodity, United had sported the tulip, merely consisting of four…
December 1, 2018 9:38 am ET -
Air New Zealand’s Longest Flight Departs for Chicago
Air New Zealand's newest route from Chicago to Auckland took off at 5 p.m. yesterday as what is now the carrier's longest route, overtaking Air New Zealand's previous longest route from Auckland to Houston. The flight, NZ26, is estimated to…
November 29, 2018 6:26 pm ET -
TAP Air Portugal Announces U.S. Destinations with New Aircraft
TAP Air Portugal announced on Thursday that it will begin flying between Lisbon and Chicago and Washington D.C . with its brand new A330-900neo. The airline received the first aircraft earlier this week at a ceremony in Toulouse, France. The…
October 25, 2018 4:50 pm ET -
Iberia Announces More Routes for New A350s, South American Expansion
Spanish flag carrier Iberia has announced a major route expansion for its latest aircraft, the Airbus A350-900XWB, which will now serve Chicago and Buenos Aires, Argentina in addition to New York. First delivered to the airline in June, the newest…
May 18, 2018 1:00 pm ET -
The Story of Southwest in The Windy City
With American Airlines and United fighting for control of Chicago O’Hare in the 1980s and 1990s, it made sense for carriers to look for other locations to start operations knowing that O’Hare operations were limited. However, Chicago Midway was a…