Several Western airlines are slashing flights they brought back just a year ago, with aviation industry analysts citing lukewarm demand due to China’s slumping economy. Higher operational costs ...

A Boeing 747-400 freighter operated by Western Global Airlines approaches Chicago O’Hare International Airport on July 11, 2019. WGA owes the airport authority nearly $200,000 for unpaid fees.

This article is for subscribers only. Western Global Airlines LLC is weighing options including filing for bankruptcy as it faces dwindling liquidity, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

GIG HARBOR — Arthur F. Kelly, a former head of Western Airlines who prided himself on his planes’ on-time arrivals and departures, lured customers with free champagne and more legroom and ...

Eventually, Delta Airlines and Western agreed to a merger (sans coin flip) in September 1986, and it became final that December. The two companies were completely merged by April 1, 1987.