United Completes First Polar Flight From Beijing To U.S.
United's reported that its own Flight 850 from Beijing to Chicago last week became the first flight to operate from Asia to the U.S. over a polar route. The actual flight time was 12 hours and three minutes, saving about 28 minutes and 8,000 pounds of fuel, compared with the normal routing the...
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