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Gunfire hit a Southwest Airlines plane as it prepared for takeoff in Dallas
The plane was preparing for departure to Indianapolis when it was hit by gunfire, a Southwest spoke…
Rebecca Rommen
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Southwest is making big route changes as it prepares to reveal new details of its turnaround plan
Southwest reportedly plans to cut some 340 pilots and flight attendants at its busy Atlanta base as…
Taylor Rains
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Why a hedge fund made a podcast about a shake-up it's pushing for at Southwest Airlines
Elliott Investment Management built up an 11% stake in Southwest — then started a podcast. It's a g…
Shubhangi Goel
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Southwest will never be the same again
Southwest has caved to pressure to change its long-standing low-cost playbook in favor of an airlin…
Taylor Rains
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JetBlue founder and low-cost airline veteran explains how struggling airlines need to adapt to survive right now
Low-cost guru David Neeleman, who has founded five budget carriers since 1984, told BI some airline…
Taylor Rains
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Budget airlines like Spirit and Southwest are getting more desperate. You're going to hate it.
Low-cost airlines Spirit, Southwest, Frontier, and JetBlue struggling to turn a profit are scrambli…
Benjamin Zhang
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Meet the trainees paying $136,000 to become the next generation of airline pilots
Skyborne's course in England takes 18 months, demands rigorous study and costs plenty, but is a tic…
Pete Syme
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Southwest's new premium seats come with a catch for everyone else
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737s will get new premium seating with extra legroom, but regular seats o…
Taylor Rains,Benjamin Zhang
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Southwest Airlines is teaming up with Archer to give passengers electric flying taxis
The partnership between Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation could allow flyers to bypass road tr…
Benjamin Zhang
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Airlines are making a miraculous recovery by doubling down on premium seats
American, Delta, and United Airlines are doubling down on high-margin premium cabins and expanding …
Taylor Rains,Benjamin Zhang
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Problems keep piling up for budget airlines like Spirit Airlines — so get set to pay more
Spirit Airlines is reportedly considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as budget carriers seek …
Pete Syme
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Southwest ditching its unassigned seat policy shows how budget airlines' business models are getting upended
Low-budget airlines are rethinking their business models as they face an uphill battle for not foll…
Dan DeFrancesco
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A Southwest Airlines employee was charged with theft after police say he printed $79,000 in flight vouchers at a Missouri airport
An investigation carried out by Southwest found that the employee used past passengers' names to pr…
Rebecca Rommen,Nathan Rennolds
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Southwest Airlines blames the boiling summer heat for exploding soda cans that have injured 20 flight attendants
The sweltering summer heat has caused an unexpected problem for flight attendants: exploding soda c…
Lauren Edmonds
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2 major airline CEOs have issued a clear message to Boeing in the past week: Do better
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said it's been years since Boeing plane deliveries went as expected, and t…
Kelsey Vlamis,Aditi Bharade
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Airlines are waiving cancellation fees and capping fares for Florida travelers during Hurricane Milton
The big four airlines, United, American, Delta, and Southwest, said they were waiving fees for trav…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Skiplagged, the money-saving website that airlines hate, says it's not going anywhere after losing a $9.4 million lawsuit from American
Skiplagged's CEO told BI the travel website will still sell money-saving "hidden-city" fares, no ma…
Taylor Rains
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An engine cover rips off a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, forcing an emergency landing
A panel covering one of the engines on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines tore away mid-fl…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The feds are investigating if airlines are being stingy with your rewards
The Department of Transportation is investigating four major airlines to determine if their rewards…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Southwest is ditching its unassigned seat policy for the first time
The change to one of Southwest's best-known policies comes as it faces falling profits and pressure…