AIRLINES

United Wins TWA Gates In Chicago: United Air Lines Inc. has beaten out archrival American Airlines Inc. in a bid to lease 16 takeoff and landing slots held by Trans World Airlines Inc. at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Helen Balick, who is overseeing TWA’s Chapter 11 case, approved the deal. United bid $66,000 per month for each of the slots, which will give TWA $12.7 million a year. American had bid just $23,300 a month for each of the slots at O’Hare, where both American and United have hubs.