Western airlines continue to cut flights to China, citing low demand and high costs associated with avoiding Russian airspace. Other reasons include rising geopolitical tensions between Beijing ...

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.

The European Aviation Safety Agency has warned against flying over western Russia. It said there was a risk of airliners being misidentified and shot down. Many airlines have been avoiding Russia ...

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.

The share of Chinese airlines has increased since 2019 for flights inbound to China from the top 20 source markets). The only exceptions are flights from the U.S. and Myanmar.

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.