The covering of the Southwest Airlines opened up at the stature of 34,000 feet which led to face new inspection to older models 737s around the world; Boeing 737 is a workhorse of international aviation. The airlines and government will take some action after the incident.

The Southwest Airlines team has detected small, subsurface cracks in three of its jetliners. The cracks are similar to those found in the Boeing 737-300, which caused the aircraft to lose pressure and forcing a terrifying emergency landing. 

Southwest Airlines Co. is famous for operating just one type of plane, the Boeing 737, which is often seen as an asset by keeping maintenance and training simple.

Airlines such as Continental Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines, gained heavily in the third quarter.

Southwest’s airlines had spent $2.38 per gallon in the third quarter jut on the fuel and are expecting to pay $2.45 to $2.50 per gallon in the fourth quarter.

With discount airline Southwest Airlines last week announcing its plans to acquire its rival AirTran, Baltimore-area publishers and television stations will likely see a decline in their advertising dollars.

Southwest Airlines, on Monday announced that it will acquire AirTran Holdings Inc along with AirTran Airways. What do travelers benefit from this merger or is it important for them to know more about this merger?

With the completion of the merger the new unit formed will follow the footsteps of Southwest regarding customer services as per the statement made by Southwest.

The agreement between Southwest Airlines Co. and the WestJet Airlines Ltd. was cancelled by the former on Friday. This two-year old code sharing agreement was put to an end after low-cost Canadian carrier tried to overhaul the terms of the original deal.

The commitment of WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Southwest Airlines Co. for working together does not seem to be going the right track. On one hand, Dallas-based Southwest is not happy because it thinks that WestJet is stabbing to revamp the terms that were there in the original agreement.

The Dallas-based Southwest Airlines posted on Thursday its fourth loss in the past five quarters.

Southwest suffered a loss of $16 million during the third-quarter ended September 30. It may be noted here that the company had reported a loss of $120 million for the same quarter last year.

Southwest Airlines Co., the largest US low-fare carrier, has initiated a new service that allows a customer to get a head start on boarding for extra $10.