John Schmeltzer

Chances that Congress will pass some kind of passenger bill of rights appear to be brightening. Officials of the Air Transport Association, the trade group representing the nation's largest airlines,...

Indianapolis may be in line to become a hub for US Airways Group Inc., the nation's sixth-largest airline. Stephen Wolf, the airline's chairman, recently commented that a Midwest hub remains...

United Airlines' airport templates designed to restrict the size of carry-on bags have hit a snag--literally. Unless they are tightly rolled, garment bags are getting caught by the dozens in...

Continuing efforts to boost tourism in Chicago, particularly with overseas travelers, are paying off. The number of people traveling to Chicago from outside North America rose 11 percent in 1998--the...

Finally, Wall Street has something to worry about with the unexpected increase in the consumer price index and industrial production, sending bond yields higher. But Steven Wood, chief economist for...

The battle between American Airlines and its pilots stemming from the so-called flyboy flu appears to be nearing an end. The pilots union, in a filing this week in U.S....

Non-stop is a simple concept, according to the various editions of Webster's dictionary. So simple that it takes only six words to define: "making or having made no stops." But...

American Airlines pilots, who staged a sickout in February that brought the airline to its knees, are slated to be back in Federal District Court in Dallas on Monday to...

The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board on Thursday unanimously approved the joint operation of Waukegan's Victory Memorial and Provena St. Therese hospitals. "This is the best approach to enhance the...

Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport could be in for a windfall if U.S. Rep. Bud Shuster (R-Pa.) succeeds in his move to have more money appropriated from the...