Southwest Airlines

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Though faced with rising fuel prices, strong demand is helping U.S. airlines navigate the headwind, even allowing some to raise first quarter revenue targets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Southwest will drop service from Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles in June, focusing its schedule on nearby airports where it has a much larger presence.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Will it remain a year of resilient demand for U.S. airlines? Much hinges on the duration of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing and CFM remain on track to have an NTSB-recommended modification finalized that will address concerns with the Leap-1B load reduction device safety system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By James Pozzi, Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
Editors discuss disk durability concerns around the CFM International Leap at Southwest Airlines and the knock-on effects for the strong CFM56 overhaul market.
MRO Podcast

By Sean Broderick
Southwest Airlines remains “optimistic” that its first Boeing 737-7s will arrive late this year and enter service in early 2027, a top executive said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Thierry Dubois
An unexpectedly low life limit on a key Leap-1B engine part could leave some operators scrambling if CFM’s replacement part plan does not stay on track.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 from the four largest U.S. carriers reveal record-high operating performances.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
CFM International partner Safran will rely on spare engine leasing to help solve the looming engine availability issue, Safran's CEO said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Sean Broderick
CFM’s decision to cap the life limit of a critical Leap-1B component has Southwest Airlines concerned about a potential engine shortage.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Southwest began 2026 with a new onboard experience, following a year of change, and has plans for more.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines expects new products and offerings will significantly reduce the number of customers buying its most basic fares.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis assesses how some major U.S. low-cost carriers have performed, efficiency-wise, in 2025, namely JetBlue, Frontier, Allegiant and Southwest.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Aaron Karp
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has completed a $520 million terminal enhancement project primarily benefiting Southwest Airlines.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) finalized a new use and land agreement (ULA) with its airline tenants, setting the stage for a 32-gate expansion.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has named Turkish Airlines as its sixth overseas airline partner.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
After launching into a plan for transformation with a flurry of initiatives in 2025, Southwest Airlines anticipates a more measured rollout in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Transportation Department has canceled the final installment of a civil penalty owed by Southwest Airlines for its winter 2022 operational disruption.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Frankfurt-based Condor Airlines becomes Southwest’s fifth international partner, joining China Airlines, EVA Air, Icelandair, and Philippine Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has named Philippine Airlines as its newest partner carrier, while continuing to explore new transatlantic partnerships for later this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
The third quarter traffic performance of the major U.S. carriers showed record-high revenue passenger kilometers for three of the four airline groups.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines is seeing a “disproportionate” customer reaction to its new extra legroom and assigned seating products.
Airlines & Lessors