Southwest Airlines

By Aaron Karp
Southwest Airlines unveiled four new routes it will launch in October 2023
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The “industry-leading” contract increases attention on the other U.S. “Big Four” as negotiations with their pilots continue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The construction project at the Missouri airport took four years to complete.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Delta Air Lines is the first of the four largest U.S. carriers to finalize a new pilot contract this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Incursions and other close calls trigger proactive move to flag safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
While the probe is in its early stages, nothing so far points to clear errors by anyone involved.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Dallas-based Southwest last operated BWI-OAK service in 2020.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
While the company’s crew scheduling technology initially garnered major attention, the root cause is much simpler.
Airlines & Lessors

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