Stanley Ziemba

United Airlines' 29,000 non-union employees aren't about to be left out of the negotiations between the carrier and its three principal unions over a stake in the airline. The non-contract...

United Airlines, following in the wake of other major carriers, is prohibiting passengers from using portable electronic devices on its aircraft during takeoffs and landings. Beginning July 1 travelers won't...

- Main event: With all the lackluster economic news last week, one might conclude that the recovery that began around the middle of last year is running out of steam....

The nation's airlines are slashing fares for summer leisure travel to fill seats left vacant by vacationing business travelers. The discounts are not expected to be as steep as last...

With book wars hitting Chicago in a big way, no one is feeling the pinch more than Kroch's & Brentano's, the city's oldest and largest full-service bookstore chain. Since 1907,...

United Airlines, which had steadfastly avoided cutting employees and trimming paychecks during the lingering slump in the airline business, finally pulled out the big scissors Wednesday. Reeling from losses of...

Independence Day used to mean a holiday and a day off from work as the nation paused to celebrate its birthday. But no more. A sluggish retail economy, changing lifestyles...

LOT Polish Airlines is determined not to be left out of the dogfight over the North Atlantic this summer when U.S. and Western European carriers begin competing for the first...

Developer Michael Reschke usually doesn`t court publicity. But last week, the 35-year-old wunderkind of Chicago real estate sat in his opulent sales office, under a ceiling painted like the daytime...

Move over United, American and Delta. Several new players have suddenly emerged in the commercial aviation business, and a few already are staking claims to small pieces of the not-so-friendly...