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ROUTES Feb 25, 2026 Porter Airlines Shifts Chicago Operations to O'Hare International Airport Amid Transborder Network Expansion Porter Airlines is redefining its footprint in the American Midwest by relocating its Chicago operations from Midway to Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Read More →

ROUTES Feb 18, 2026 Porter Airlines Strengthens North American Network With New Austin Service And Strategic Shift To Chicago O’Hare Porter Airlines is accelerating its transborder expansion today with the announcement of a landmark move into the Texas market and a significant operational pivot in the American Midwest. Read More →

NEWS Feb 13, 2026 Amazon Prime Air Prepares To Launch Revolutionary Drone Delivery Across Chicago Suburbs The horizon over the "Windy City" is about to look significantly different as Amazon has officially moved into the final testing and deployment phase for its Prime Air drone delivery service in the greater Chicago. Read More →

NEWS Feb 04, 2026 Spirit Airlines Agrees to Transfer Final Chicago O’Hare Gates to United Airlines for 30 Million Dollars In a move that underscores the intensifying "turf war" at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Spirit Airlines has formally moved to transfer its final two preferential gate leases to United Airlines. Read More →

NEWS Feb 02, 2026 American Airlines Plans Full Widebody Free Wi-Fi Expansion After Internal Meeting Leak A leaked recording from a recent American Airlines employee meeting has revealed that the carrier intends to equip its entire widebody fleet with free high-speed Wi-Fi. As of February 2, 2026, the carrier is moving to close the gap on its long-haul international product, expanding the AT&T-sponsored service that debuted on domestic routes just last month. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 18, 2025 American Airlines Unveils 15 New Routes for 2026 Expansion In a major strategic move to dominate regional connectivity, American Airlines (AA) has officially unveiled its 2026 flight schedule. The carrier is set to launch 15 new domestic routes starting in the spring and summer of 2026. Read More →

ROUTES Oct 09, 2025 EgyptAir Looks to Add Chicago, Los Angeles Flights in 2026 Egyptair this week filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to request authority for new non-stop flights between Cairo International Airport and two additional destinations in North America. The national flag carrier, a member of the prestigious Star Alliance, seeks to introduce service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in May 2026 and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in June 2026. Read More →

NEWS Oct 22, 2024 Finnair Announces Largest Summer Schedule To US Finnair announced a large capacity increase to various destinations across the United States and Asia. The carrier is expecting a large surge in demand for next summer and, as such, will be increasing its overall capacity by an impressive 46%. Read More →

NEWS Oct 19, 2024 American Airlines 787 Engine Ingests Cargo Container at Chicago Airport On Thursday, October 17th, a mishap occurred at Chicago's O'Hare International airport involving an American Airlines Boeing 787. While taxiing, a cargo container was ingested into the aircraft's number 2 (right) engine and caused substantial damage to both the engine and airframe. Read more to find out what happened. Read More →

NEWS Oct 09, 2024 United Adds New Routes from Chicago, Washington, D.C. Hubs Article covering United's new domestic route announcements. Also covered is the small cuts made from other hubs. Read More →