Editorial: Here Is What’s Really Going on at Chicago’s O’Hare as American and United Battle It Out

Editorial: Here is what’s really going on at Chicago’s O’Hare as American and United battle it out

American Airlines and United Airlines are fighting over gates at ORD. Chicago's O'Hare International Airport needs both these airlines to maintain viable hubs.

American Airlines Blasts United for Flooding Chicago O’Hare to Block Gates — The Employee Memo Isn’t Signed by CEO Robert Isom [Roundup]

American Airlines sent employees a pointed note accusing United of dumping capacity into Chicago O’Hare to manipulate a lease provision that allocates gates based on prior-year flying. What stands out is who didn’t sign it: the message came from the COO and Chief Commercial Officer, not CEO Robert Isom, whose job has been on the line.

Summer Travel Misery: American Airlines Slams United's 'Reckless' Tactics at Chicago O'Hare to 'Flood the Zone'

American Airlines has slammed its arch-rival, United Airlines, over its ‘reckless’ actions at Chicago O’Hare, claiming that United’s plans to increase flights this summer from the busy airport threaten to cause travel misery for millions of passengers. American’s chief operating officer, David Seymour, and chief commercial officer, Nat Pieper, told staffers in a new internal memo that United’s strategy to dominate O’Hare will cause “long taxi ti…