Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines   United Airlines  
Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rajesh Singh

United vows to add flights at Chicago O'Hare to block American from gaining gates in 2026

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Wednesday pledged to add "as many flights as are required" at Chicago O'Hare to prevent American Airlines from expanding its gate footprint in 2026, escalating a long-running turf battle between the carriers over ORD capacity and slots.

2026-01-21T13:58:23.288661-08:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   ATR  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Indonesian teams recover flight recorders from ATR 42 that crashed near Makassar

By FlightGlobal: Search personnel in Indonesia have retrieved both flight recorders from the ATR 42-500 which crashed in South Sulawesi. The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop struck a ridge in mountainous terrain while conducting a service between Yogyakarta and Makassar on 17 January.

2026-01-21T12:33:51.562781-08:00