Southwest Airlines

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Southwest's expected deliveries of Boeing 737-8s in 2024 have plummeted by 59 aircraft as it faces cost pressure from higher labor and maintenance expenses.

It is the first flight attendant group at a major U.S. carrier to reach an agreement during the latest round of negotiations.

In its largest year yet, the competition saw growth from all-female and international teams.

All U.S. Big Four airlines except Southwest are reducing emissions per ASK at a similar rate; Southwest displays low emissions, particularly moving into 2024.

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The April 8 total solar eclipse will be the last visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2044.

Oakland International Airport is adding San Francisco Bay to its name as part of efforts to attract and sustain more air service.

Southwest Airlines has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables, a corn stover-to-ethanol technology company in which it already holds equity.

Southwest Airlines is planning for future red-eye flights, an evolution of its existing network model.

Of the four out of five largest U.S. airlines with union-represented flight attendants, Southwest’s are the only currently under a TA.

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Southwest Airlines is exploring the feasibility of an inter-island and intra-island seaglider network in Hawaii.

Southwest ponders the costs of transitioning away from all-Boeing fleet while United asks Boeing to stop building MAX 10s for the airline in favor of MAX 9s.

For a third consecutive year, Delta Air Lines has come out as the leader for on-time performance in among the “Big 4” U.S. operators.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Southwest is looking at shifting future Boeing 737 MAX deliveries even further toward the -8 and reducing its exposure to the -7, according to CEO Bob Jordan.

Southwest Airlines has launched a wholly owned subsidiary focused on obtaining scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

As ATW prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Awards on May 31, we are recognizing each decade of winners.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport handled 22.1 million passengers in 2023, up 4.8% over 2022, which had previously been the airport’s busiest-ever year.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

FAA proposals mandating Boeing 737NG nacelle changes have some operators concerned about the agency’s plan to mitigate the risk of maintenance errors.

As many challenges begin the year, carriers anticipate high labor and maintenance costs, delivery delays and air traffic control shortages in the rest of 2024.

An event-saturated January followed a year not short on its own challenges, and during recent earnings calls airlines projected which issues might spill over.

The airline will open its seventh base at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, California on May 1.