Southwest Airlines

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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.

Today—not so much as an extra service but as a customer expectation—IFC is improving, and U.S. airlines are upgrading

The airline says it is "well underway" with a remediation plan.

Southwest Airlines is “well underway” with a remediation plan to prevent a winter event on the magnitude and impact of its December 2022 operational disruption.

Southwest Airlines unveiled four new routes it will launch in October 2023

Readers write about the Boeing 747, airline operations snafus, vertical flight on Mars and the Mitsubishi SpaceJet.

The “industry-leading” contract increases attention on the other U.S. “Big Four” as negotiations with their pilots continue.

The airline plans to buy over 400,000 carbon credits from lessor SMBC Aviation Capital, making the Dallas-based carrier the launch customer for the program.

The construction project at the Missouri airport took four years to complete.

Delta Air Lines is the first of the four largest U.S. carriers to finalize a new pilot contract this year.

Southwest’s response to holiday chaos will be strong.

Incursions and other close calls trigger proactive move to flag safety risks.

While the probe is in its early stages, nothing so far points to clear errors by anyone involved.

Dallas-based Southwest last operated BWI-OAK service in 2020.

While the company’s crew scheduling technology initially garnered major attention, the root cause is much simpler.

Southwest Airlines has been awarded five supplemental flight slots, paving the way for the expansion.

Two troubling occurrences at U.S. airports will prompt an examination of airport operational safety risks.

The 737-700 fleet accounts for 425 of the airlines’ 776 aircraft and should retire over the next 10 years.

The competitive schadenfreude of openly criticizing Southwest’s operations could backfire on United.

Holiday tech failures and meltdowns, on top of other ongoing operational difficulties, will make this an interesting year for U.S. commercial transport.

Southwest Airlines is sticking to its 2023 growth plans, concluding the expansion will fortify its operational reliability.