Southwest Airlines

By Christine Boynton
Ongoing negotiations for pilots at Southwest Airlines center around improving efficiency, its union says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
One of the U.S. Congress members pushing for additional flights at DCA has introduced a compromise to his original proposal.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Aaron Karp
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
It was a rocky start to summer for U.S. airlines and travelers, with weather and system constraints testing operational resilience plans.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Aaron Karp
Southwest Airlines will open a new seasonal route and resume a host of other seasonal services in January 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
The move represents a step toward potential strike action.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp, David Casey
The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Changes in cabin hardware and services can help cut waste and improve airlines’ environmental credentials.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Sean Broderick
“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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Supply chain problems and delayed deliveries from aircraft OEMs are pushing carriers to turn elsewhere to secure sufficient capacity for long-term demand.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines fear that the cost of compliance will put them at a disadvantage.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
It has become ubiquitous: “When compared to 2019 levels ...”
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines plans to reduce flights in the second half of the year due to ongoing aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By Lori Ranson
Southwest said its teams worked quickly to minimize flight disruptions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week we look at the U.S. "Medium 4" operators in terms of number of scheduled movements.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
FAA approval of the last two Boeing 737 MAX variants is “progressing,” a top Boeing official said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By Christine Boynton
The airline says it is "well underway" with a remediation plan.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
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.
Airlines & Lessors