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.

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 ...

Western had its own satellite building, Terminal 5. The 1960s and 1970s marked a golden era for Western, which continued to expand both its aircraft fleet – it would add its largest plane, the Douglas ...