Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines will not charge for checked bags for the foreseeable future, according to outgoing CEO Gary Kelly and his successor, Bob Jordan.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly is stepping aside, a company insider will take the helm in February of 2022.

The major U.S. carrier is offering "50% off base fares for 50 days of fall travel" for only 48 hours as an incentive to lure in travelers after the busy summer season winds down. Customers can use the limited time discount to book a flight this coming fall through June 17.

The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday it is seeking to fine Air Canada about $25.5 million for what it termed extreme delays in giving refunds to thousands of passengers whose flights across the U.S.-Canada border were canceled or rescheduled.

Southwest Airlines’ computer issues continued into Tuesday afternoon, a day after a computer glitch stranded passengers at airport terminals around the country.

California’s Hollywood Burbank Airport announced on Twitter late Monday that Southwest Airlines resolved an issue that had suspended all departures at the location and flights are resuming.

It's going to be a dry summer on American Airlines flights this summer.

Eleven U.S. airlines issued $12.84 billion in cash refunds to customers in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic upended the travel industry, the head of industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A) said in a letter to lawmakers on Friday.

WASHINGTON -Two key U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday they are seeking records from Boeing Co and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on production issues involving the 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner.

While on that Dec. 23 Delta Air Lines flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Seattle, the passenger "repeatedly refused to comply with crew members’ instructions."

Although the travel industry is slowly bouncing back as pandemic worries start to fade, the effects of the coronavirus on U.S. domestic air travel will have a lingering impact for years to come.

Carol Madden, according to the suit, was required to attend "Recurrent Training that would lead to renewal or reauthorization of her ‘Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency.’"

With help from Washington, Southwest Airlines is the first major U.S. airline to report a profit since the pandemic started.

Southwest Airlines is bringing back all flight attendants who participated in the airline’s voluntary Extended Time-Off Program.

U.S. airlines, including American, United and Alaska, are pulling Boeing Max jets from their fleets after Boeing reported an electrical issue with the planes.

Boeing has told 16 of its customers to address a possible electrical issue in group of 737 Max aircraft before using them further.

Early on in the pandemic, when travel demand had slumped to historic lows, Southwest had implemented its voluntary time off program, offering employees "who wish to continue their employment" the opportunity to take long-term time off.

Air travel is bouncing back and leaving millions with frequent flyer miles that are set to expire.

Southwest says it still expects 28 Max 8 aircraft to be delivered this year. At the same time, the company will also retire 17 737-700 planes.

U.S. passenger airline traffic fell 60.1% in 2020 to the lowest number since 1984 as the COVID-19 pandemic devastated demand for air travel, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday.