United Airlines files motion to intervene in American Airlines lawsuit over lease agreement at O'Hare Airport

United Airlines files motion to intervene in American Airlines lawsuit over lease agreement at O'Hare Airport

United Airlines has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that American Airlines filed against the City of Chicago over an alleged breach of a lease agreement. Last week, American Airlines filed a suit claiming that Chicago's Department of Aviation had breached its lease agreement after a “gate redetermination” would give United Airlines five more gates while taking away four gates from American Airlines at O'Hare Airport. United has 88 gates…

Leaked Memo: United Airlines Blasts American In Fight Over Chicago O’Hare Gates - View from the Wing

United Airlines has fired back at the American Airlines lawsuit which seeks to block Chicago from redistributing gates away from American and to United. United’s message came in the form of a letter to employees from airline President Brett Hart. Continue reading Leaked Memo: United Airlines Blasts American In Fight Over Chicago O’Hare Gates...

American Turbocharges DFW Growth with Terminal F Takeover – Cranky Flier

There was a big dog-and-pony show at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport last week touting American’s growth. This didn’t sound like much to me until I saw the details. Holy cow. American is turning on the jets with a massive number of new gates at DFW in the not-so-distant future. You may recall the previous DFW growth plan which was announced in 2023. Terminals A and C would each get new stubby piers which would add 5 and 4 net new gates r…

United Airlines To American Airlines: Fly More, Sue Less - Live and Let's Fly

United Airlines Flexes In Chicago As American Tries To Block Gate Expansion United Airlines has fired back at American Airlines in a new memo from company President Brett Hart, defending its right to expand at Chicago O’Hare and accusing American of years of neglect in the Windy City. At the center of the dispute is a proposed gate reallocation at O’Hare International Airport (ORD), which would award United up to six additional gates this autumn…

American Airlines brought a lawsuit against the City of Chicago, alleging an unfair distribution of boarding gates at O-Hare International Airport (ORD), favouring its competitor United Airlines (UA). American Airlines commenced legal proceedings against the City of Chicago on May 3, 2025, before the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois. This suit concerns a 2018 agreement and states that the Chicago Department of Aviation fa…

Gate War: American Airlines Sues Chicago - USA Herald

American Airlines has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago, claiming a breach of contract over gate space allocation at O’Hare International Airport. The complaint, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, centers on the city’s alleged favoritism toward United Airlines in its decision to reassign gate