About 2 million people are expected at North Ave. Beach to watch the show, which is free to the public and the largest show of its kind. more ›

Fortunately temps should drop by this weekend - making it the perfect weather to sit in the Giordano's parking lot at 63rd and Cicero to watch the planes land. more ›

Tribune "Getting Around" columnist John Hilkevitch points out an increasing occurrence of commercial aircraft flying lower in the Loop. This being post-9/11 America, the frequency with which this is happening has some downtown residents and high-rise office workers that the aircraft are flying below their minimum height requirements. more ›

United Airlines unveiled a Boeing 757 today painted in colors to commemorate the Big O's farewell season. more ›

No, those sounds of fighter jets screaming across the sky we've been hearing all week doesn't signify that we're under attack by our neighbors from across the lake. The ruckus means aircraft are practicing ahead of this weekend's Chicago Air & Water Show, which runs this Saturday and Sunday at North Ave. Beach. more ›

There may only be one plane in the fleet, but new airline start-up Jet America jump passengers between inconvenient regional hotspots starting July 13. According to the Chicago Tribune, Jet America is modeled after the British airline Ryan Air, which provides cheap flights on a sliding scale all over Europe. According to its press release, the airline will offer 34 flights per week on its full-sized jet, a Boeing 737-800. The first 9 seats will go for $9 starting today; cities served include Lansing, Mich.; Melbourne-Vero Beach, Fla.; South Bend, Ind.; Toledo, Ohio and New York-Newark, N.J. more ›

An All Nippon Airways Boeing 777 cargo plane bound for Narita International Airport in Japan made a safe emergency landing shortly after takeoff from O'Hare. An FAA spokeswoman said the plane experienced an engine malfunction and that it "may have ingested some birds" as it flew over the Mt. Prospect area. Per regulations for an emergency landing, the plane dumped its fuel over Lake Michigan (the fuel supposedly disintegrating before reaching the water) before returning to O'Hare and landing without further incident around 12:15 p.m. [Trib] more ›