Southwest Airways CEO predicts Boeing MAX 7 arrival in 2024
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan believes that the Boeing MAX 7 won’t be ready this year and is more…
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Southwest Airlines – a major low-cost carrier based in the United States.
Video shows passengers evacuating Southwest 737 MAX following engine failure
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-8, registered as N8792Q, suffered an engine failure and was forced to turn…
NTSB: no CVR data for Southwest-FedEx near miss in Austin
The United States (US) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published the preliminary report about the near-miss incident…
Southwest: ‘We know we messed up’ on the Holiday meltdown
Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer (COO) Andrew Watterson has appeared in front of a United States (US) Senate…
NTSB calls for cockpit video recorders and longer CVR data
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has appeared in front of the United States House…
Close call: FedEx, Southwest planes narrowly avoid collision at Austin Airport
The US authorities are investigating a close call incident at Austin Internation Airport (AUS) on February 4, 2023.…
Southwest Airlines ends Q4 2022 with $220 million loss after operational meltdown
While Southwest Airlines’ full-year result was a net profit, it ended the year with a net loss of…
US DOT opens investigation into Southwest Airlines operational meltdown
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has initiated an investigation into the Southwest Airlines operational meltdown in…
Southwest Airlines pilots vote to strike in wake of operational meltdown
Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) announced that the pre-eminent union of the airline’s pilots will vote on whether…
Operational meltdown will ‘certainly impact’ Southwest Airlines results: CEO
The US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines chief executive (CEO) Bob Jordan has said that the operational meltdown which…
Southwest Airlines sued for allegedly breaching passenger refund policy
The New Orleans federal court is examining a proposed class action filed by a passenger who has accused…
Southwest to resume normal operations with “minimal disruptions”
Beleaguered Southwest Airlines announced that it plans to resume normal operations with “minimal disruptions” on December 30, 2022.“We…
DOT finds Southwest continuous cancellations after weather calms “unacceptable”
Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is continuously canceling flights over the holiday season even after the forecasted “bomb cyclone”…
Sacked flight attendant sues Spirit Airlines over racial discrimination
Former Spirit Airlines flight attendant Chelsea Blackmon is filing an employment discrimination lawsuit against the airline after not…
US judge orders Southwest to reinstate flight attendant who sued the airline
“Bags fly free with Southwest. But free speech didn’t fly at all with Southwest in this case.” This is…
Court dismisses Boeing and Southwest 737 MAX fraud allegations
A judge in the United States (US) dismissed an interlocutory appeal from several plaintiffs accusing Boeing and Southwest…
Southwest pilot dangles out of cockpit window to retrieve passenger’s phone
What happens when you realize you left your phone at the airport and your plane is about to…
Pilot sues Southwest Airlines after captain exposed himself mid-flight: AP
A Southwest Airlines (LUV) pilot is suing the airline, her union and an ex-colleague after the co-worker locked…