Southwest Airlines

By David Casey
Southwest Airlines has been awarded five supplemental flight slots, paving the way for the expansion.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Two troubling occurrences at U.S. airports will prompt an examination of airport operational safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay
The 737-700 fleet accounts for 425 of the airlines’ 776 aircraft and should retire over the next 10 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chris Sloan
The competitive schadenfreude of openly criticizing Southwest’s operations could backfire on United.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Lori Ranson
Southwest Airlines is sticking to its 2023 growth plans, concluding the expansion will fortify its operational reliability.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Voting campaigns for new pilot collective bargaining agreements (CBA) are beginning to gain momentum at Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The carrier will operate 18 routes from Long Beach by March.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines is guiding to a much better fourth quarter (Q4) performance than the company originally anticipated.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
The FAA held all U.S. domestic departures for more than two hours on the morning of Jan. 11 after the Notice to Air Mission system went down.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
A change in the LCC's network planner’s job description follows on from its holiday meltdown.
Airports & Networks

By Chris Sloan
Southwest Airlines pilots' union SWAPA has issued a damning report to its membership of what it believes went wrong during the holiday meltdown.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Long-term ramifications could see the airline speed up planned internal upgrades and lawmakers ponder tougher passenger-focused performance standards.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The safety board wants the FAA to explain why the U.S. regulations are adequate while Europe’s are being updated.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Southwest has said it canceled more than 16,700 flights from Dec. 21 to Dec. 31.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
The company explained in regulatory filing that it canceled more than 16,700 flights from Dec. 21 to Dec. 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg has publicly castigated the airline’s management.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson, Chris Sloan
Editors discuss what happened to Southwest’s operations over the holidays and the potential implications of the IT meltdown on the wider industry.
Air Transport

Chris Sloan
For Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, the future is all about getting back to the basics.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
DEN in 2022 opened 16 new gates for the Dallas Love Field-based airline.
Airports & Networks

Chris Sloan
Southwest Airlines’ post-pandemic recovery plan is gathering speed, CEO Bob Jordan says, while acknowledging pain points.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Airline capacity within the US during Thanksgiving week is back to 98% of pre-COVID levels.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Significant expansion is not on the cards until 2024, VP of network planning Adam Decaire tells Routes.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Deputy Premier Kye Rymer told the British overseas territory’s legislature that a delegation to Routes World 2022 met with eight airlines about potential routes.
Airports & Networks