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United Airlines considers Chicago for pilot training center

June 16, 2018 at 1:16 a.m.

United Airlines is considering Chicago and two other cities as sites to consolidate its pilot training centers. The cost-saving move would combine pilot training done in Denver and Houston. Chicago...

More than 50 percent of college students plan warm spring break

March 3, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

As everyone is digging out from the mammoth blizzard that hit the Midwest yesterday, many no doubt have visions of warm-weather destinations for spring break. Indeed,more than half of college...

Blizzard continues to ground flights at O’Hare, Midway

June 16, 2018 at 2:45 a.m.

Airlines in the U.S. canceled more than 5,000 flights Sunday and Monday because of Chicago's fifth-worst blizzard, according to FlightAware.com. On Sunday, airlines canceled 2,566 flights in the U.S., with...

A flight attendant waits for passengers to board a Southwest Airlines flight out of Chicago's Midway Airport on Sept. 21, 2014.

Report urges airlines to be nice

March 29, 2019 at 3:15 p.m.

A new study released Monday offers airlines, an often-hated industry, a simple secret to further their success and pad their bottom lines: Be nice. "Call it a back-to-basics mantra, but...

When you walk into a store, beware of marketing techniques and promotions that are designed to make you spend more.

Control your spending by understanding marketing tactics

June 6, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.

Retail therapy might not be the best medicine, but aroma therapy makes scents. These are among the secrets to spending smarter that can be gleaned from academia's study of consumer...

Airport food workers protest against United Airlines

June 16, 2018 at 7:37 p.m.

O'Hare International Airport food workers who supply onboard meals demonstrated outside United Airlines headquarters in Chicago on Thursday, demanding that the carrier pay its food vendors more so they, in...

Boeing's earnings of $2.34 billion, or $2.31 per share, easily beat average analyst estimates of $2.11 per share.

Boeing handily beats profit estimates

June 16, 2018 at 3:29 a.m.

Chicago-based aerospace and defense giant Boeing on Wednesday reported record revenue on the strength of its commercial airplane business, and its profits exceeded Wall Street expectations. Meanwhile, its CEO on...

Sky-high Wi-Fi becoming a reality on more flights

April 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

The ability to get work done on a computer or posting to social media while in flight is rapidly becoming a reality for American fliers. Nowadays, they have a decent...

Amazon sales are likely to decline about 10 percent in Illinois if its pattern follows those of other states that have required collection of sales taxes, an Ohio State University professor says.

Amazon to start collecting Illinois sales tax

June 16, 2018 at 3:39 a.m.

Amazon.com will start collecting sales tax from Illinois shoppers Feb. 1, the e-commerce giant said Friday, in compliance with a new state law that aims to treat online and brick-and-mortar...

Chicago-based United Continental Holdings said Thursday it earned $28 million in the fourth quarter, falling short of Wall Street estimates but reporting a strong 2014 overall.

United’s quarterly profit misses estimate in otherwise strong 2014

June 16, 2018 at 4:34 a.m.

Chicago-based United Continental Holdings said Thursday it earned $28 million in the fourth quarter, falling short of Wall Street estimates. Chicago-based United Continental Holdings, parent of United Airlines, on Thursday...

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