Southwest Airlines

With a network restoration nearly complete, Southwest Airlines plans to focus on optimization.

Agreements with pilots at American carriers have made great progress this year.

Ongoing negotiations for pilots at Southwest Airlines center around improving efficiency, its union says.

One of the U.S. Congress members pushing for additional flights at DCA has introduced a compromise to his original proposal.

An agreement-in-principle reached for United Airlines pilots would provide cumulative 34.5%-40.2% increases in pay rates over four years.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

It was a rocky start to summer for U.S. airlines and travelers, with weather and system constraints testing operational resilience plans.

A terminal modernization project at Baltimore-Washington International is underway, which will reportedly create room for Southwest Airlines’ continued growth.

Southwest Airlines will open a new seasonal route and resume a host of other seasonal services in January 2024.

The move represents a step toward potential strike action.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Southwest says it will use 2024 to better optimize its operations, and still expects its network to be restored to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023.

Changes in cabin hardware and services can help cut waste and improve airlines’ environmental credentials.

Southwest Airlines, Washington Reagan National Airport’s second-largest carrier, is adding a pair of new routes from the U.S. airport.

“Everybody knows it’s not within our control. It’s really a Boeing issue,” Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said at the carrier’s annual shareholders’ meeting May 17.

Supply chain problems and delayed deliveries from aircraft OEMs are pushing carriers to turn elsewhere to secure sufficient capacity for long-term demand.

A near-unanimous vote from pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has authorized potential strike action.

European airlines fear that the cost of compliance will put them at a disadvantage.

It has become ubiquitous: “When compared to 2019 levels ...”

Southwest Airlines plans to reduce flights in the second half of the year due to ongoing aircraft delivery delays.

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Southwest said its teams worked quickly to minimize flight disruptions.

This week we look at the U.S. "Medium 4" operators in terms of number of scheduled movements.

This week we look at how many flights (cycles) the US ‘Big 4’ operators are operating compared to their equivalent month in 2019.

FAA approval of the last two Boeing 737 MAX variants is “progressing,” a top Boeing official said.