United Flight 895

United Flight 895 from Chicago to Hong Kong took a new path over the North Pole and Russia recently, saving 21 minutes and 10,000 pounds of fuel by flying north of headwinds that normally slow aircraft on the route. The new path should be in regular use this year, and United hopes China will be...

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