United-Continental Merger Would Call Chicago Home

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Apr 23, 2010 2:20PM

Yesterday, word spread that United Airlines jilted U.S. Airways and started shacking up with Continental Airlines in merger talks again. And according to Crain's, they're close to a deal that would make "the world's largest airline." And the Tribune is reporting that the new airline would call Chicago its home. Which makes sense considering the big wad of cash Mayor Daley used to woo United into the city in spite of the airline's objection to the current O'Hare expansion project. Of course, the two airlines have tangoed before with nothing coming to pass so we'll just play the old wait-and-see game this time around.