Southwest

WATCH: Southwest Debuts 737

AP | DAVID KOENIG | Posted 03.21.2012

DALLAS -- Southwest Airlines Co. is rolling out some new, larger planes that will start hauling passengers next month. The airline introduced its fir...

Judge Rules Against Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.20.2012

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Las Vegas developer must keep fighting in tribal court as he tries to retain his contractual rights to the Grand Canyon Sk...

Why Don't Airlines Award Loyalty Points Based on Dollars Spent Rather Than Miles Flown?

Quora | Posted 05.12.2012

Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. Michael McGraw-Herdeg, Microsoft PM (Excel Services). Yes, the legacy US airline model of "if you you ...

Southwest Airlines Opening Crew Quarters At DIA

AP | Posted 04.25.2012

DENVER — Southwest Airlines Inc. is opening a new pilot crew base and flight attendant crew base at Denver International Airport. The facilitie...

WATCH: Take A Time Lapse Journey Through The American Southwest

Posted 02.23.2012

Your last vacation may seem like a blur, but try keeping up with this time lapse. "The Wild Heart - A Journey through the Southwest Wilderness" fro...

10 Reasons To Visit Vegas Right Now

George Hobica | Posted 03.22.2012

George Hobica

Even if you visit for just a night or two, Vegas is the ideal base to explore the natural wonders of the Southwest.

How To Find A Truthful Price For An Airline Ticket

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 03.20.2012

Blake Fleetwood

The outrage is not that the airlines are doing anything illegal, but that all this deceptive advertising has been perfectly legal for years.

WATCH: Teen Sleeps On Southwest, Wakes Up In Wrong City

Posted 03.05.2012

Keena McBee is accusing Southwest Airlines of negligence for leaving Erik McBee, her napping 15-year-old son, on a St. Louis-bound plane after the tee...

Southwest Airlines Calls New Airfare Advertising Rule Unfair

aviationblog.dallasnews.com | Posted 12.28.2011

Southwest Airlines Co. and some other carriers are fighting the U.S. Department of Transportation over a new airfare advertising rule scheduled to tak...

Southwest Plane's Tires Blow At Sacramento Airport

AP | Associated Press | Posted 02.27.2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Southwest Airlines flight that suffered two blown tires at Sacramento International Airport has been towed from the run...

Country Crooner John Rich Booted From Southwest Flight

Posted 12.06.2011

Celebrities are just like us. They even get kicked off of planes like the plebeian folk. And, the latest celeb to get the boot is country singer John ...

Drought Leaves Slim Pickings For Migrating Birds

AP | By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 11.21.2011

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- From nesting grounds in Alaska and Idaho to the prairie potholes in Canada, thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese and other mi...

Gay Up and Fly Right

Mariah Hanson | Posted 12.13.2011

Mariah Hanson

Some might say, "Grab your bag and head to another airline." And indeed, Leisha and Cam have taken that stance. I say, "Southwest, be 'plane smart' and take this opportunity to further educate your employees."

How Southwest Deals With Disgruntled Passengers

Posted 12.05.2011

By Scott McCartney, The Wall Street Journal Southwest Airlines gives flight attendants detailed training in how to resolve conflicts and deal with ...

PHOTOS: Which Celebrity Will Southwest Kick Off Next?

Posted 11.28.2011

First Kevin Smith. Then Billie Joe Armstrong. Now, Leisha Hailey of "The L Word." Is there any celebrity Southwest airlines won't kick off a flight? ...

PDA Hullabaloo: 'L Word' Actress Urges Fans to Boycott Southwest Airlines

AP | By TRACIE CONE | Posted 11.27.2011

-- A lesbian actress who starred in the Showtime cable show "The L Word" says she was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight for kissing a woman, w...

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Kicked Off Flight For Baggy Pants

Posted 11.02.2011

Billie Joe Armstrong's Labor Day weekend is off to a rocky start after the Green Day frontman was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight Thursday for ...

Andrew Burmon

More Rights For Airline Passengers...

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 10.24.2011

A series of pro-passenger Department of Transportation airline regulations aimed at decreasing the number and length of tarmac delays, making extra ti...

Southwest Pilot Apologizes For Profane Anti-Gay Rant

Posted 08.30.2011

The Southwest Airlines pilot whose profane and offensive anti-gay rant was broadcast over cockpit radio, then shared around the world, has issued writ...

Southwest Rant -- Holding Pilots to a Higher Standard

Christine Negroni | Posted 08.24.2011

Christine Negroni

What's behind this a state of horrified outrage over the presumed-to-be-private conversation between two men piloting a flight from Austin to San Diego?

LISTEN: Southwest Pilot's Shocking Anti-Gay Rant -- And He's Still Flying

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 08.24.2011

A Southwest Airlines pilot is back in the skies after accidentally broadcasting a profane, gay-bashing tirade directed at the Chicago-based flight cre...

What Recipe Do You Want To Be Remembered For?

Food52 | Posted 07.10.2011

Food52

What recipe do you want to be remembered for -- by your children (real or hypothetical) or even among friends? It's a heavy question, we know, but a g...

FAA Orders Safety Inspection On Boeing 737s

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 06.04.2011

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration plans to issue an emergency safety order on Tuesday requiring special inspections aimed at find...

Southwest Flights Canceled: Thousands Inconvenienced, Airline Stands To Lose Millions

AP | Posted 06.03.2011

UPDATE, 4/4 10:52 AM DALLAS — Southwest Airlines expects to cancel 70 more flights on Monday as it inspects older planes for cracks in the fusela...

Southwest Finds Cracks In 3 More Planes

AP | By BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 06.03.2011

YUMA, Ariz. -- Three more Southwest Airlines jetliners have small, subsurface cracks that are similar to the cracks suspected of playing a role in the...