Emirates is to launch a daily service from Dubai to Chicago O'Hare International on 5 August.
The service will be operated using Boeing 777-200LRs configured with 266 seats: eight in first class, 42 in business and 216 in economy. The aircraft can also carry 17t of cargo.
Chicago will become the Middle Eastern airline's ninth US gateway.
The city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel, says the new flights will "further our goal to host 55 million visitors by 2020".
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Wisk Aero has shared new images of the first full-scale prototype of its autonomous Gen6 air taxi.
A trio of leading US air taxi companies moved forward this week on plans to certificate, manufacture and commercialise a new class of electric aircraft.
More than a year after a fatal V-22 crash killed eight US Air Force personnel, a recent “near-crash” has prompted the Pentagon to order fleet-wide inspections of a problematic component, while plans for a long-term mechanical fix remain uncertain.
