Southwest Airlines

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s newest 737-7 exemption request faces opposition from inside and outside the FAA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Southwest entered the winter season using a new playbook it developed following December 2022’s operational disruption.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
U.S. airlines delivered a solid operational performance during the recent holiday season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Investigators detail systemic weaknesses and questionable assumptions as likely contributors to a near-collision between a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest 737.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Insufficient wage increases in relation to the cost of living and stagnant compensation from previous years were the major reasons they rejected the agreement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The airline is the last of the U.S. Big Four to remain in negotiations with its pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
U.S. regional air carrier JSX has revealed plans for a massive expansion of its public charter jet service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Under the terms, Southwest is required to provide $90 million in transferable vouchers evenly split over a three-year period beginning April 30.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
As four of the top 10 largest U.S. airlines seek to merge into two, performance gaps in the marketplace are widening, observes Southwest CEO Bob Jordan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan is confident in the airline’s preparedness, following 2022’s significant disruption.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are looking for optimizations in the year ahead while keeping a close eye on costs, as post-pandemic growth settles into a measured pace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines is expanding trials of an AI solution aimed at improving turnaround performance, from 18 gates in Atlanta to an additional 14 in Denver.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines is making organizational investments to better support advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Negotiations are taking place against a backdrop of recently ratified pilot contracts at Delta, United, and American that saw major gains in pay and benefits.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The union representing more than 10,000 Southwest Airlines pilots has the makings of a deal, and is nearing an agreement-in-principle.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Assumptions about how quickly a Southwest flight would take off when cleared to go in front of an arriving FedEx flight are a key factor in a close call.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Interest in ADL’s aerodynamic modification kit is growing among Boeing 737-800/-900 operators as future design work pivots to the Airbus A320 family.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Weaker demand recently referenced by some U.S. and European LCCs is a return to more seasonal patterns as post-pandemic trends stabilize, Air Lease execs say .
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Third-quarter results for U.S. airlines were mixed, as low-cost carriers struggled to turn a profit amid demand shifts and all-too-familiar constraints.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines is facing possible fines from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for its December operational meltdown.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The added routes were announced even as Southwest warned it will slow overall capacity growth in the 2024 first quarter.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has placed an order for 108 Boeing 737-7s, raising its orderbook for the MAX variant to over 300.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
This week’s carbon analysis delves into the CO2 emissions produced by American Airlines, Delta Air Line, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The agency has given Boeing seven years to ensure new nacelle design is installed on the 737 Next Generation fleet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation