Southwest Airlines

By Lori Ranson
The U.S. Department of Transportation has dropped a lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by the prior administration.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Southwest Airlines asked DOT for blanket authority to operate scheduled flights to U.S. open skies partners, opening the door to more international expansion.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
The CEO of North America’s third-largest airport outlines expansion of international connectivity as a key strategy.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are monitoring how geopolitical and economic uncertainty linked to U.S. tariffs is feeding into demand trends.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Financial results for the first quarter of 2025 from the four largest U.S. carriers show record-high revenues for three of them and net losses for two of them.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines has adjusted its premium seating layout ahead of retrofits set to begin April 30.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Antoine Fafard
The Q1 traffic performance of the largest U.S. carriers showed mixed results for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Lori Ranson
Southwest Airlines plans to increase connectivity in its network later this year to help lift load factors in off-peak periods.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
Cabin upgrades to the airline's Boeing 737 aircraft are set to be completed at the end of 2025.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Aaron Karp
Southwest Airlines has decided to end fuel hedging—long after rivals American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines dropped the practice.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Antoine Fafard
Annual results from the leading U.S. carriers show that profitability in 2024 was significantly lower than in 2019.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Aaron Karp
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Daniel Williams
With only weeks to go until the aviation community meets in Atlanta for MRO Americas 2025, this week's #FlightFriday looks at a carrier causing a stir: Southwest Airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
The year’s rocky start and host of challenges led many carriers to downgrade their first-quarter expectations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
ORD and MDW expect airlines to collectively offer a record 17.8 million departing seats across the two airports in the June-August period.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Current economic upheaval may only speed up certain changes underway among U.S. airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Southwest bag costs were folded into the price of the ticket, which led to its listed ticket prices often being on par with American, Delta and United.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines will soon end its “bags fly free” policy, a long-running perk that helped differentiate the brand from its competitors for decades.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Declining consumer confidence, government demand dropoff and fallout from the DCA collision have forced U.S. airlines to slash their Q1 financial projections.
Airlines & Lessors

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

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
The huge loss of lives in the mid-air collision of a commercial airliner and a military helicopter so close to a busy, important airport was a shocking tragedy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Working to broaden its customer base and improve revenues, Southwest Airlines has added Expedia Group to a growing list of distribution channels.
Airlines & Lessors