Southwest Airlines

Southwest is expanding its route network with the addition of two new domestic leisure destinations.

Southwest Airlines will double its presence at Southern California’s Long Beach Airport (LGB), after receiving 17 new slots that were recently relinquished by JetBlue Airways.

Two Mexican airlines are adding new services from the city despite COVID-19.

Spirit Airlines is expanding in the Los Angeles area with the addition of John Wayne Airport to its route map.

Southwest Airlines president and CEO Gary Kelly said business must double from current levels for the company to break even, as demand remains badly

Previous positive trends have ‘stalled,’ the LCC says in market update.

Southwest Airlines revised down its estimated capacity for the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, despite observing “modest improvement” in revenue and demand trends recently.

Southwest Airlines is pushing ahead with plans to begin service to its second Colorado destination.

EasyJet, Ryanair and Southwest are the only three airlines that retain investment-grade ratings from S&P Global Ratings, after the credit rating

Lawmakers warn mass US airline industry layoffs could occur this fall.

Sixteen Republican Senators signed on to a letter urging the chamber’s leadership to extend the CARES Act Payroll Support Program (PSP) until March 2021, signaling growing bipartisan consensus that more aid will be needed to avert mass layoffs this fall.

Supporters of more payroll support for airlines say the relief is needed to avoid mass layoffs.

CEO Gary Kelly says LCC is ‘prepared for a prolonged war against this pandemic.’

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

Carrier reports July load factors in the 40-45% range.

A sudden reversal in incrementally positive demand trends will force Southwest Airlines to scale back its 2020 capacity plans, but executives are confident that the headwinds will not force it to cut staff beyond what voluntary programs will accomplish.

The announcement comes less than a week after the Treasury agreed to terms with five of the other largest carriers in the US.

Controversial move is in contrast to rival Delta Air Lines, which caps capacity at 60% on all flights.

Southwest Airlines estimates having enough liquidity to survive another two years at current demand levels, positioning it to challenge the “Big 3” U.S. carriers for domestic market share through an anticipated COVID-19 recovery.

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

Leisure demand can boost Oakland International after American Airlines’ exit.

While most large U.S. carriers plan to be 20-30% smaller by year end, Southwest Airlines is bucking the trend.

The U.S. FAA will order Boeing 777 operators to validate the accuracy of fuel-quantity check systems following reports that inaccurate tank status data caused aircraft to depart with too little fuel for their planned missions, leading to at least 10 diversions.

Southwest Airlines plans to shrink its headcount through employee buyouts, as it seeks to align staffing levels with the decline in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

American Airlines is dropping Oakland International from its route network.