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Cranky Flier

Southwest pulls back from Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles, refocusing on Midway, BWI and Reagan

Southwest is abandoning its pandemic-era strategy of operating primary-airport services alongside existing secondary hubs, withdrawing from Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles and reverting focus to Midway, BWI and Reagan. The airline previously ended its Houston IAH experiment in 2024; O'Hare now follows suit.

2026-03-16T03:48:56.539794-07:00
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

United Aircraft to conduct natural-icing tests on Yakovlev SJ-100, MC-21-310 and Il-114-300 in Arkhangelsk

By FlightGlobal: United Aircraft is to undertake natural icing tests on three new aircraft models, with prototypes being flown to Arkhangelsk in northern Russia. The Yakovlev SJ-100 and MC-21-310 have been sent to the city's Talagi airport, and will be joined by the Ilyushin Il-114-300.

2026-03-16T03:18:50.923303-07:00